27 May 2022
Carapaz ready for queen stage
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Richard Carapaz
Giro d'Italia - Stage 19 » Marano Lagunare › Santuario di Castelmonte, 178km
Richard Carapaz retained his slender grip on the maglia rosa after leading home his rivals on stage 19 at the Giro d’Italia.
The Ecuadorian sprinted in for eighth place atop the final climb as up ahead a breakaway contested the stage victory. The Grenadier finished with nearest rival Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) on his wheel after a series of accelerations on the second-category finale.
Jonathan Castroviejo and Ben Tulett had helped lead Carapaz into the final ascent, with Pavel Sivakov then upping the pace on the Santuario di Castelmonte climb.
Carapaz launched a move under the 2km to go banner, but was unable to shake off Hindley and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious).
The end result means the tight GC fight continues into Saturday’s queen stage, with high mountains and altitude set to provide another stern challenge.
Sadly Richie Porte will be unable to join his team on the final road stage after the Tasmanian was forced to abandon the Giro. Porte had fallen ill overnight and battled on in a gutsy performance before eventually having to climb off.
The Ecuadorian sprinted in for eighth place atop the final climb as up ahead a breakaway contested the stage victory. The Grenadier finished with nearest rival Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) on his wheel after a series of accelerations on the second-category finale.
Jonathan Castroviejo and Ben Tulett had helped lead Carapaz into the final ascent, with Pavel Sivakov then upping the pace on the Santuario di Castelmonte climb.
Carapaz launched a move under the 2km to go banner, but was unable to shake off Hindley and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious).
The end result means the tight GC fight continues into Saturday’s queen stage, with high mountains and altitude set to provide another stern challenge.
Sadly Richie Porte will be unable to join his team on the final road stage after the Tasmanian was forced to abandon the Giro. Porte had fallen ill overnight and battled on in a gutsy performance before eventually having to climb off.
