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6 hours ago
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Giro leader Del Toro hits back with stage 17 triumph
Isaac Del Toro bows in celebration after winning the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling Overall leader Isaac del Toro bounced back from the disappointment of seeing his advantage slashed by storming to a brilliant victory on stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday. The Mexican saw his lead cut from 1 minute, 20 seconds to just 26 seconds in stage 16, but attacked on the Le Motte climb before powering away from Romain Bardet and Richard Carapaz in the final two kilometers. Del Toro celebrated his maiden Grand Tour stage victory with a bow and is now 41 seconds ahead of Ecuadoran rider Carapaz overall, with Simon Yates 10 seconds further back. It was a spectacular response from Team UAE's Del Toro, who timed his surge to victory to perfection at the end of a mountainous 155-km ride to Bormio in the Alps. "It's incredible, everybody wants this and today I realized I will never give up," he said. "I will always stay one step in front, and I will always try... I don't have anything to lose and today wasn't easier than yesterday but for sure I had a better mentality." The 21-year-old finished three seconds clear of Frenchman Bardet and six seconds ahead of pink-jersey rival Carapaz to extend his general classification lead. Yates, who started the day in second overall, was cut adrift by Del Toro's attack, which only Carapaz could initially follow, and crossed the finish line nine seconds behind. It was heartbreak for Bardet, who will retire in two weeks' time, as he came up just short in his latest bid to complete a hat-trick of stage wins on every Grand Tour. "As is often the case at the Giro, this is my fourth second place in four participations," said the 34-year-old, who led on his own until being caught by Del Toro and Carapaz. "I did my best. It's definitely a shame because I had everything in place to win, but you can't control the behavior of the other teams. I'm proud of this last appearance in a Grand Tour." Thursday's 18th stage is a hilly 144-km route from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno in Lombardy. © 2025 AFP
RTÉ News
7 hours ago
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- RTÉ News
Isaac Del Toro sprints clear on stage 17 to extend Giro d'Italia lead
Isaac Del Toro of UAE Team Emirates-XRG maintained his excellent form at the Giro d'Italia to win stage 17 with a perfectly-timed sprint, with the Mexican's first stage victory of the race allowing him to extend his lead in the overall standings. The 155-km route from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio was less punishing than Tuesday's stage 16, but featured two difficult climbs - Passo del Tonale and Passo del Mortirolo - with a total of 3,800m of elevation. Del Toro was the freshest man at the end of the final ascent and he broke away from Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL) and rival Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) with just over 2km left. Bardet crossed the line four seconds after Del Toro, with Carapaz in third. Tyrone's Darren Rafferty (EF Education-Easypost) crossed the line over 35 minutes after Del Toro, a minute ahead of compatriot Sam Bennett. Rafferty drops half a dozen places in the general classification to 86th, while Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) is 147th overall. Del Toro's spectacular effort breathed new life into his bid to win a first Grand Tour and assuaged any doubts that arose after the pink jersey holder saw his lead shrink in a chaotic stage 16 on Tuesday. "I imagined that I could win a stage with the maglia rosa. The Giro has been very good so far," the 21-year-old said after his win. "The fight for the podium is incredible. Today I realised that I will never give up. I will always try to win. I have nothing to lose. It wasn't any easier today than yesterday. With the team, we expected some attacks to take place on the Mortirolo. "We didn't want to let all the GC riders go. I went across to them and I took it easy a bit. I caught them in the descent. We had made this plan with the team that I would attack on the last small climb." Del Toro, who became only the second Mexican to win a stage at the Giro d'Italia after Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio in 2001 and 2002, now has a 41-second lead in the general classification. Ecuadorean Carapaz leapfrogged Simon Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) into second place, with the Briton finishing the stage in fourth place, 15 seconds behind Del Toro. Earlier on Wednesday, Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) and stage-eight winner Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) both abandoned the Giro.
The Advertiser
7 hours ago
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Comeback kid Del Toro claims stage but Aussie aces quit
Twenty-four hours after it seemed the maglia rosa was slipping from his grasp Isaac del Toro has reasserted his grip in style winning the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia with a bold late breakaway. The young Mexican's first stage victory meant the day ended in triumph for UAE Emirates-XRG after an early blow when Australian teammate Jay Vine was forced to retire. On a disappointing stage for Aussies Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) also abandoned the race while Michael Storer (Tudor), who had been tipped to climb the GC rankings, and maybe even win the 155km stage from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio, faded to lose more than four minutes on the leader, coming in 29th. He now appears out of contention, being 10th overall, seven minutes 46 seconds adrift of Del Toro. For much of the race, which featured climbs Passo del Tonale and Passo del Mortirolo, amid 3,800 metres of elevation, there was a breakaway which initially included Australians Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) and Daniel Howson (Q36.5 Pro). That was gradually thinned down until there was just Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL), who was seeking a Giro stage win before his retirement this summer to go with victories in the Tour de France and Vuelta d'Espana Behind them was a bunch of GC contenders from which Storer had been dropped. Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), the 2019 Giro winner, had taken more than 90 seconds out of Del Toro's lead to move within 31 seconds of pink on Tuesday, and tried to repeat the trick on the Mortirolo but the 21-year-old, in his first Giro, caught him as they approached the short final climb of Le Motte before the descent to the finish. Del Toro and Carapaz then burst away to catch Bardet before Del Toro left the pair behind 1700m from the finish. Bardet, crossed the line three seconds after Del Toro, with Carapaz third. Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished fourth, 15 seconds down on Del Toro, to drop behind Carapaz in the general classification. "The finish was very technical, and I had studied every detail. Whoever came through that final corner first was going to win," said Bardet. "Carapaz lost Del Toro's wheel — he was taking those corners like a madman. The road had started to get wet — it was truly impressive. He opened a five-metre gap and that was it." Del Toro now leads overall by 41 seconds from Carapaz, who has a 10-second advantage over Yates. Canadian Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) is the only other rider within three minutes, fourth at 1:57. "I imagined that I could win a stage with the maglia rosa. The Giro has been very good so far," Del Toro said after his win. "The fight for the podium is incredible. Today I realised that I will never give up. I will always try to win. I have nothing to lose. It wasn't any easier today than yesterday." Vine, who crashed badly in the opening week, was 97th at the start, more than two hours behind. He appears to have quit on the category 2 Tonale climb, around 90 km from the stage finish. Plapp, who won stage eight, was similarly placed. After a string of mountain stages, Thursday's will be a largely flat 144 km ride from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno, which will attract the interest of Australian sprinter Kaden Groves. with agencies Twenty-four hours after it seemed the maglia rosa was slipping from his grasp Isaac del Toro has reasserted his grip in style winning the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia with a bold late breakaway. The young Mexican's first stage victory meant the day ended in triumph for UAE Emirates-XRG after an early blow when Australian teammate Jay Vine was forced to retire. On a disappointing stage for Aussies Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) also abandoned the race while Michael Storer (Tudor), who had been tipped to climb the GC rankings, and maybe even win the 155km stage from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio, faded to lose more than four minutes on the leader, coming in 29th. He now appears out of contention, being 10th overall, seven minutes 46 seconds adrift of Del Toro. For much of the race, which featured climbs Passo del Tonale and Passo del Mortirolo, amid 3,800 metres of elevation, there was a breakaway which initially included Australians Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) and Daniel Howson (Q36.5 Pro). That was gradually thinned down until there was just Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL), who was seeking a Giro stage win before his retirement this summer to go with victories in the Tour de France and Vuelta d'Espana Behind them was a bunch of GC contenders from which Storer had been dropped. Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), the 2019 Giro winner, had taken more than 90 seconds out of Del Toro's lead to move within 31 seconds of pink on Tuesday, and tried to repeat the trick on the Mortirolo but the 21-year-old, in his first Giro, caught him as they approached the short final climb of Le Motte before the descent to the finish. Del Toro and Carapaz then burst away to catch Bardet before Del Toro left the pair behind 1700m from the finish. Bardet, crossed the line three seconds after Del Toro, with Carapaz third. Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished fourth, 15 seconds down on Del Toro, to drop behind Carapaz in the general classification. "The finish was very technical, and I had studied every detail. Whoever came through that final corner first was going to win," said Bardet. "Carapaz lost Del Toro's wheel — he was taking those corners like a madman. The road had started to get wet — it was truly impressive. He opened a five-metre gap and that was it." Del Toro now leads overall by 41 seconds from Carapaz, who has a 10-second advantage over Yates. Canadian Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) is the only other rider within three minutes, fourth at 1:57. "I imagined that I could win a stage with the maglia rosa. The Giro has been very good so far," Del Toro said after his win. "The fight for the podium is incredible. Today I realised that I will never give up. I will always try to win. I have nothing to lose. It wasn't any easier today than yesterday." Vine, who crashed badly in the opening week, was 97th at the start, more than two hours behind. He appears to have quit on the category 2 Tonale climb, around 90 km from the stage finish. Plapp, who won stage eight, was similarly placed. After a string of mountain stages, Thursday's will be a largely flat 144 km ride from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno, which will attract the interest of Australian sprinter Kaden Groves. with agencies Twenty-four hours after it seemed the maglia rosa was slipping from his grasp Isaac del Toro has reasserted his grip in style winning the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia with a bold late breakaway. The young Mexican's first stage victory meant the day ended in triumph for UAE Emirates-XRG after an early blow when Australian teammate Jay Vine was forced to retire. On a disappointing stage for Aussies Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) also abandoned the race while Michael Storer (Tudor), who had been tipped to climb the GC rankings, and maybe even win the 155km stage from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio, faded to lose more than four minutes on the leader, coming in 29th. He now appears out of contention, being 10th overall, seven minutes 46 seconds adrift of Del Toro. For much of the race, which featured climbs Passo del Tonale and Passo del Mortirolo, amid 3,800 metres of elevation, there was a breakaway which initially included Australians Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) and Daniel Howson (Q36.5 Pro). That was gradually thinned down until there was just Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL), who was seeking a Giro stage win before his retirement this summer to go with victories in the Tour de France and Vuelta d'Espana Behind them was a bunch of GC contenders from which Storer had been dropped. Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), the 2019 Giro winner, had taken more than 90 seconds out of Del Toro's lead to move within 31 seconds of pink on Tuesday, and tried to repeat the trick on the Mortirolo but the 21-year-old, in his first Giro, caught him as they approached the short final climb of Le Motte before the descent to the finish. Del Toro and Carapaz then burst away to catch Bardet before Del Toro left the pair behind 1700m from the finish. Bardet, crossed the line three seconds after Del Toro, with Carapaz third. Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished fourth, 15 seconds down on Del Toro, to drop behind Carapaz in the general classification. "The finish was very technical, and I had studied every detail. Whoever came through that final corner first was going to win," said Bardet. "Carapaz lost Del Toro's wheel — he was taking those corners like a madman. The road had started to get wet — it was truly impressive. He opened a five-metre gap and that was it." Del Toro now leads overall by 41 seconds from Carapaz, who has a 10-second advantage over Yates. Canadian Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) is the only other rider within three minutes, fourth at 1:57. "I imagined that I could win a stage with the maglia rosa. The Giro has been very good so far," Del Toro said after his win. "The fight for the podium is incredible. Today I realised that I will never give up. I will always try to win. I have nothing to lose. It wasn't any easier today than yesterday." Vine, who crashed badly in the opening week, was 97th at the start, more than two hours behind. He appears to have quit on the category 2 Tonale climb, around 90 km from the stage finish. Plapp, who won stage eight, was similarly placed. After a string of mountain stages, Thursday's will be a largely flat 144 km ride from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno, which will attract the interest of Australian sprinter Kaden Groves. with agencies Twenty-four hours after it seemed the maglia rosa was slipping from his grasp Isaac del Toro has reasserted his grip in style winning the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia with a bold late breakaway. The young Mexican's first stage victory meant the day ended in triumph for UAE Emirates-XRG after an early blow when Australian teammate Jay Vine was forced to retire. On a disappointing stage for Aussies Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) also abandoned the race while Michael Storer (Tudor), who had been tipped to climb the GC rankings, and maybe even win the 155km stage from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio, faded to lose more than four minutes on the leader, coming in 29th. He now appears out of contention, being 10th overall, seven minutes 46 seconds adrift of Del Toro. For much of the race, which featured climbs Passo del Tonale and Passo del Mortirolo, amid 3,800 metres of elevation, there was a breakaway which initially included Australians Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) and Daniel Howson (Q36.5 Pro). That was gradually thinned down until there was just Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL), who was seeking a Giro stage win before his retirement this summer to go with victories in the Tour de France and Vuelta d'Espana Behind them was a bunch of GC contenders from which Storer had been dropped. Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), the 2019 Giro winner, had taken more than 90 seconds out of Del Toro's lead to move within 31 seconds of pink on Tuesday, and tried to repeat the trick on the Mortirolo but the 21-year-old, in his first Giro, caught him as they approached the short final climb of Le Motte before the descent to the finish. Del Toro and Carapaz then burst away to catch Bardet before Del Toro left the pair behind 1700m from the finish. Bardet, crossed the line three seconds after Del Toro, with Carapaz third. Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished fourth, 15 seconds down on Del Toro, to drop behind Carapaz in the general classification. "The finish was very technical, and I had studied every detail. Whoever came through that final corner first was going to win," said Bardet. "Carapaz lost Del Toro's wheel — he was taking those corners like a madman. The road had started to get wet — it was truly impressive. He opened a five-metre gap and that was it." Del Toro now leads overall by 41 seconds from Carapaz, who has a 10-second advantage over Yates. Canadian Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) is the only other rider within three minutes, fourth at 1:57. "I imagined that I could win a stage with the maglia rosa. The Giro has been very good so far," Del Toro said after his win. "The fight for the podium is incredible. Today I realised that I will never give up. I will always try to win. I have nothing to lose. It wasn't any easier today than yesterday." Vine, who crashed badly in the opening week, was 97th at the start, more than two hours behind. He appears to have quit on the category 2 Tonale climb, around 90 km from the stage finish. Plapp, who won stage eight, was similarly placed. After a string of mountain stages, Thursday's will be a largely flat 144 km ride from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno, which will attract the interest of Australian sprinter Kaden Groves. with agencies
The 42
9 hours ago
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- The 42
Giro leader Del Toro hits back with stage 17 triumph
OVERALL LEADER Isaac del Toro bounced back from the disappointment of seeing his advantage slashed by storming to a brilliant victory on stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday. The Mexican saw his lead cut from 1min 20sec to just 26 seconds in stage 16, but attacked on the Le Motte climb before powering away from Romain Bardet and Richard Carapaz in the final two kilometres. Del Toro celebrated his maiden Grand Tour stage victory with a bow and is now 41 seconds ahead of Ecuadoran rider Carapaz overall, with Simon Yates 10 seconds further back. It was a spectacular response from Team UAE's Del Toro, who timed his surge to victory to perfection at the end of a mountainous 155km ride to Bormio in the Alps. 'It's incredible, everybody wants this and today I realised I will never give up,' he said. Advertisement 'I will always stay one step in front, and I will always try… I don't have anything to lose, and today wasn't easier than yesterday, but for sure I had a better mentality.' The 21-year-old finished three seconds clear of Frenchman Bardet and six seconds ahead of pink-jersey rival Carapaz to extend his general classification lead. Yates, who started the day in second overall, was cut adrift by Del Toro's attack, which only Carapaz could initially follow, and crossed the finish line nine seconds behind. It was heartbreak for Bardet, who will retire in two weeks, as he came up just short in his latest bid to complete a hat-trick of stage wins on every Grand Tour. 'As is often the case at the Giro, this is my fourth second place in four participations,' said the 34-year-old, who led on his own until being caught by Del Toro and Carapaz. 'I did my best. It's definitely a shame because I had everything in place to win, but you can't control the behaviour of the other teams. I'm proud of this last appearance in a Grand Tour.' Darren Rafferty finished in 127th position, while fellow Irish rider Sam Bennett was 154th. Overall, the duo are 86th and 147th, respectively. Bennett is 42nd in the points classification on 17 points. Thursday's 18th stage is a hilly 144km route from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno in Lombardy. You can view the standings in full here. – © AFP 2025
NBC Sports
10 hours ago
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- NBC Sports
Giro d'Italia leader Isaac Del Toro claims statement win in Stage 17
BORMIO, Italy — Not content with being the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro d'Italia, Isaac Del Toro claimed a statement win during one of the race's trickiest stages to add some precious seconds to his slender advantage. The 21-year-old Del Toro had time to raise his arms over his head and then bow as he crossed the line at the end of the 17th stage four seconds ahead of Romain Bardet and overall rival Richard Carapaz. It was Del Toro's first stage victory in a Grand Tour and might assuage some of his disappointment from the previous day, when he lost nearly two minutes to Carapaz and barely managed to hold onto the leader's pink jersey. Del Toro was the youngest rider in 46 years to win in the maglia rosa, since Beppe Saronni — who was also 21 — won a time trial back in 1979. 'It's incredible, everybody wants this and today I realized I will never give up,' Del Toro said. 'And I will always stay one step in front, and I will always try it.' 'I don't have anything to lose and today was not easier than yesterday but for sure I had a better mentality.' With the bonus seconds, Del Toro extended his lead to 41 seconds over Carapaz, the 2019 champion who leapfrogged above Simon Yates into second. Yates is 51 seconds behind Del Toro. It is Del Toro's second Grand Tour. He finished 36th in the Spanish Vuelta last year. The 96-mile leg from San Michele All'Adige to Bormio featured three climbs, including the Mortirolo, one of the Giro's toughest and most famous climbs. It was there that Carapaz attacked but the Ecuadorian cyclist only had a 12-second advantage at the summit and was caught by his rivals on the descent. Del Toro made his move about nine kilometers from the finish, on the toughest section of the category three ascent of Le Motte. Carapaz managed to stick to his wheel but the young Mexican pulled away inside the final two kilometers and kept his small margin on the technical finish. 'I predict with the team something like this will happen and of course you don't want to let go all the GC riders,' Del Toro said. 'And I went to them, I take it easy, I put a little bit of pressure on the other ones after the descent and then I just tried to relax and recover because obviously it was a hard stage, to try to do the last kick and the last climb. 'We make this plan with the team and the team gave me all the confidence to try full gas.' Del Toro became only the second Mexican to win a Giro stage, after Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio claimed one stage victory in 2001 and two more the following year. Stage 18 is a 89-mile route from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno that features three classified climbs before a relatively flat finale that should end in a bunch sprint. The Giro ends in Rome.
