Giro, Carapaz wins the eleventh stage, Del Toro remains in the squad

Never give it up, never keep it out of the games. Richard Carapaz is one of the most experienced champions of the group, he won the Giro d’Italia 2019 and today in Castelnuovo Ne ‘Monti (Reggio Emilia), an eleventh stage of the pink race, hits his fourth stage at the Giro with a sniper action, in his own way. It takes 10 km from the arrival, at the foot of the last climb, the spectacular Bismantova stone, and goes. They do not take it anymore, and on the finish he maintains 10 “on the pink shirt of the Toro, Ciccone, Pidcock, Bernal and Tiberi. Now in the standings, thanks to the 6” of Abbuono, Del Toro has 31 “on Ayuso, 1’07” on Tiberi, 1’09 “on Simon Yates, 1’24” on Roglic: Carapaz, who was at 2’10 ” Placed to 1’56 ”in front of Ciccone, seventh at 2’09”. He could really win in the pink jersey. but once again we underline the great action of Richard Carapaz, who in addition to the triumph at the 2019 Giro was fourth in 2018 and second in 2022, and then third at the Tour 2021 and 4th at Vuelta 2024: fourth stage won after Montevergine di Mercogliano 2018, Frascati and Courmayeyr 2019. He puts himself in his head for Del Toro, but it’s too late, Carapaz has 19 “at 1500 meters. At the last km he has 18” again. But he holds hard and he does it.

FINAL

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The battle breaks out on the Bismantova stone, a stone terrace that dates back to 15 million years ago. At 10 km, the 5 fugitives have 26 “, the climb measures 5.8 km to 5.8% average. It is the Carapaz EF that pushes thoroughly, then the UAE of the pink jersey. Lucky is the first to detach. Carapaz sinks to 9 km, I resumed all the fugitives. A – 7.5 km, are 14 “for Carapaz, 20” to the minus 7, then 23 “, 33” to 6.5 km, 35 “at 6.3 km. Rosa group pulled by Majka and McNulty. At 4 km it has 30 “. At 3 km accelerates at the head of the McNulty group with the wheel bull.

News

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The escape goes, after a first hour to 53 per hour. It is Lorenzo Fortunato, the blue jersey of the mountain, to attack on the slopes of the Alpe San Pellegrino, one of the hardest climbs: 13.7 km at 8.8% and points of 19%. With him the Basque Bilbao, the Dutch Poels, the Colombian Quintana and the Australian Plapp. At the top of the San Pellegrino, First Fortunato and a group in just over 1 ‘. Then downhill the escape stretches because the best do not harm their soul downhill. The compact UAE with Majka and Baroncini plus the rose of the Toro and Ayuso; Pellizzari with Roglic; Kruijswijk and Kelderman with Simon Yates. But the Recipa Group, at 22 km the advantage of the five is 1’19 “. Then he puts himself in front of the Mads Pedersen cyclamen shirt, which alone closes a detachment of almost two minutes. Up to the final.

MOUNTAIN

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A single shot, but of great meaning: at the hardest point of Alpe San Pellegrino, around the 90 km, when the 19% slopes put the legs in crisis, at the top of the group attacks Egan Bernal. Yes, the Colombian who in 2021 had triumphed in the pink race and then, three years ago, he risked dying for a very serious training accident in January on his roads. Immediate reaction of the big names, and the first to report on Bernal’s wheel is Juan Ayuso, who has the pink jersey of Toro on his wheel. For Bernal the first attack that makes him understand he is fit. For Del Toro, the meaning that his team believes in him and he will protect him: it is not a short time the role of Ayuso. Because it was not Majka who drive the pink jersey, but Ayuso, the other captain of the formation of Pogacar.

PLAN

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Tomorrow twelfth stage, Modena-Viadana (Oglio-Po), 172 kilometers and 1700 meters in altitude: two difficulties of difficulty for a very probable sprint on the Po. You cross the provinces of Modena, Reggio Emilia, Parma, Mantua, Cremona and Mantua. We pass on the arrival when there are 27 km away to the finish line, and a circuit is made to pass in front of the wonder of Sabbioneta.