A day for the climbers to kick off the third week.
Corsa Rosa resumed on Tuesday with the shortest road stage of this edition, just 113 kilometers from Bellinzona to Cari. It was a short but hard day that the peloton spent in Switzerland, and former National Champion Filippo Zana tried to be among the protagonists, going in a breakaway that ended up forming after multiple attempts.
The fast start led to several groups being strewn across the road, and it took almost two hours for a proper breakaway to form. Zana was there for Soudal Quick-Step, but was eventually caught by the peloton long before the final climb, the demanding Cari. Averaging 7.9% over 11.7 kilometers, the ascent made its Giro d’Italia and witnessed a solo victory of overall leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).
Paul Magnier arrived well inside the time limit and retained the points classification jersey, which he’ll sport again during Wednesday’s stage between Cassano d’Adda to Andalo. The 22-year-old Frenchman now has 15 days in the prestigious maglia ciclamino – the youngest rider this century to reach this impressive milestone.
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