No significant changes in the overall standings after Piancavallo.
With the last mountain stage of the race out of the way, only 131 kilometers remain until the 109th edition of the season’s first Grand Tour comes to a conclusion. It will be a last opportunity for the sprinters, and a well-deserved one after they made it over the double ascent of the famous Piancavallo that the penultimate day of racing scheduled.
Despite two separate groups going from the peloton in the hope of getting a good result, it ended up being a day for the general classification men. Pink jersey Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) took the win, while Gianmarco Garofoli - who had been present in four breakaways in the last three weeks - came over the line as the first Soudal Quick-Step rider home.
“It has been a hard and exhausting Giro d’Italia, but I gave it my best and tried to go for a good result whenever I was presented with the opportunity. I’ve learned a lot from this race and I’m confident this experience will be useful in the future. We have one more stage here and we’ll do everything we can to get another solid result”, Gianmarco said referring to Sunday’s stage, where maglia ciclamino Paul Magnier will be one of the favorites.
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