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The Star
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Cycling-Prodhomme solos to Giro stage 19 win in mountains, Del Toro extends overall lead
Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 19 - Biella to Champoluc - Italy - May 30, 2025 Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's Nicolas Prodhomme celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 19 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini (Reuters) -Nicolas Prodhomme claimed the first Grand Tour stage victory of his career when he rode solo to victory on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, while pink jersey holder Isaac Del Toro came second to extend his overall lead. On their penultimate day in the mountains, the riders faced a brutal 166 km ride from Biella to Champoluc with five classified climbs and a total elevation gain of nearly 5,000 metres. Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale's Prodhomme broke free on the fourth climb to take the lead and eventually the victory to become the first Frenchman to win a Giro stage this year. As the general classification battle raged behind him, the 28-year-old emerged through a cloud of pink smoke on the home stretch, holding his helmet in disbelief as he crossed the line. Richard Carapaz, who was second in the general classification, attacked with 6.8 kilometres left but Del Toro responded by staying glued to his wheel as they left third-placed Simon Yates behind. But Del Toro then beat his closest rival in the sprint to the finish to take second place and remain the firm favourite for the title with two stages left after his other rivals lost 24 seconds or more. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
RTÉ News
21-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Richard Carapaz claims stage 11 win at Giro d'Italia
Richard Carapaz won stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday with a solo ride in the last nine kilometres and leader Isaac Del Toro came second in a sprint to the line, finishing 10 seconds behind the former Olympic champion. The stage was a challenging 186km ride from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne' Monti which had the most punishing sector on the Giro this year - the Alpe San Pellegrino climb with gradients of around 20%. Although a breakaway group led by nearly a minute with 15km to go, EF Education-EasyPost's Carapaz left the peloton behind and attacked to reel them in, overtaking them with nine km left. The Ecuadorean powered to the finish with a lead of 18 seconds in the final kilometre while Del Toro led the chasers, beating Giulio Ciccone who completed the podium. Del Toro retained the pink jersey while his UAE Team Emirates team mate Juan Ayuso is in second place in the general classification. Ireland's Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) crossed the line 161st and the sprint specialist is and is 45th in the points classification. Darren Rafferty (EF Education-EasyPost) was 106th and is 99th in the general classification.
