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Japan Today
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Japan Today
Del Toro stays in pink at Giro d'Italia after first of two mountain showdowns
Mexico's Isaac Del Toro Romero of Uae Team Emirates Xrg celebrates with the pink jersey after the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Biella to Champoluc, Italy, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP) cycling One down, one to go. Isaac Del Toro maintained his tight grip on the Giro d'Italia pink jersey on Friday, the first of two massive alpine days. Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place on the 19th stage and two precious extra bonus seconds. The duo crossed the line 58 seconds behind Nicolas Prodhomme, who claimed the biggest victory of his career on the Queen stage. Del Toro inched to 43 seconds ahead of Carapaz overall. Simon Yates remained third but slipped to one minutes, 21 seconds behind Del Toro. Del Toro has been in pink since the end of the ninth stage, when he became the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro. His continued success has sparked cycling fever in his home country. He dominates the front pages of the newspapers and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum wished him luck in her press conference on Thursday. 'It's amazing. I cannot believe it to be honest. All the people in my country now start to see the sport and how hard it is and it's just incredible,' Del Toro said. 'I think we are coming a little bit, step by step, but now it's incredible this feeling.' He added with a laugh, 'And I cannot believe I'm the guy who represents the country. They need to send another one better I think.' The stage featured 5,000 meters of elevation across five climbs — three of which were of the highest classification — on a 166-kilometer (103-mile) route from Biella to Champoluc. Prodhomme was part of a large breakaway right at the start, and he pulled clear of the remaining escapees on the penultimate climb up the Col de Joux to solo to victory. The French cyclist had a broad smile on his face as he approached the finish and he sat up and stretched out his arms before putting his hands over his face, in disbelief, as he crossed the line for his first win in a Grand Tour and only the second victory in his career. 'I waited a long time for a win, but I won my first race three weeks ago, and now I win here in Grand Tour, in Giro d'Italia,' Prodhomme said. 'I'm very, very happy and it's a very, very nice day.' Behind Prodhomme, Carapaz attacked on the final climb — 6.8 kilometers from the finish — and only Del Toro stayed with him. The pair rode away from the peloton. Yates, who had been 51 seconds behind Del Toro at the start of the day, was 1:22 slower than Prodhomme. The Giro winner will almost certainly be decided in another mountain showdown on Saturday before the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome the following day. The penultimate stage is a 205-kilometer (127-mile) leg from Verres to Sestriere that features the beyond-category climb on a gravel road to Colle delle Finestre, where Chris Froome's audacious attack in 2018 earned him the title. 'I have the same chances to win than before the Giro and I just want to be easy, normal guy,' Del Toro said. 'Big dinner and hotel, then in the morning we go again.' © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
The Advertiser
17 hours ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Del Toro touches the heights as Giro triumph beckons
One down, one to go. Isaac Del Toro maintained his tight grip on the Giro d'Italia pink jersey on the first of two massive alpine days. Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly on Friday as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place on the 19th stage and two precious extra bonus seconds. The duo crossed the line 58 seconds behind Nicolas Prodhomme, who claimed the biggest victory of his career on the Queen stage. Del Toro inched to 43 seconds ahead of Carapaz overall. Simon Yates remained third but slipped to one minute 21 seconds behind Del Toro. Del Toro has been in pink since the end of the ninth stage, when he became the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro. His continued success has sparked cycling fever in his home country. He dominates the front pages of the newspapers and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum wished him luck in her press conference on Thursday. "It's amazing. I cannot believe it to be honest. All the people in my country now start to see the sport and how hard it is and it's just incredible," Del Toro said. "I think we are coming a little bit, step by step, but now it's incredible this feeling." He added with a laugh, "And I cannot believe I'm the guy who represents the country. They need to send another one better I think." The stage featured 5,000m of elevation across five climbs, three of which were of the highest classification, on a 166km route from Biella to Champoluc. Prodhomme was part of a large breakaway right at the start, and he pulled clear of the remaining escapees on the penultimate climb up the Col de Joux to solo to victory. The French cyclist had a broad smile on his face as he approached the finish and he sat up and stretched out his arms before putting his hands over his face, in disbelief, as he crossed the line for his first win in a Grand Tour and only the second victory in his career. "I waited a long time for a win, but I won my first race three weeks ago, and now I win here in Grand Tour, in Giro d'Italia," Prodhomme said. "I'm very, very happy and it's a very, very nice day." Behind Prodhomme, Carapaz attacked on the final climb, 6.8km from the finish, and only Del Toro stayed with him. The pair rode away from the peloton. Yates, who had been 51 seconds behind Del Toro at the start of the day, was 1.22 slower than Prodhomme. Australia's Michael Storer climbed one place to ninth in the general classification after finishing 13th, 2.17 behind Prodhomme. Chris Harper (32nd) and Damien Howson (48th) were the other Australians to finish in the top 50. Harper is 28th and Howson 42nd overall. The Giro winner will almost certainly be decided in another mountain showdown on Saturday before the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome the following day. The penultimate stage is a 205km leg from Verres to Sestriere that features the beyond-category climb on a gravel road to Colle delle Finestre, where Chris Froome's audacious attack in 2018 earned him the title. "I have the same chances to win than before the Giro and I just want to be easy, normal guy," Del Toro said. "Big dinner and hotel, then in the morning we go again." One down, one to go. Isaac Del Toro maintained his tight grip on the Giro d'Italia pink jersey on the first of two massive alpine days. Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly on Friday as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place on the 19th stage and two precious extra bonus seconds. The duo crossed the line 58 seconds behind Nicolas Prodhomme, who claimed the biggest victory of his career on the Queen stage. Del Toro inched to 43 seconds ahead of Carapaz overall. Simon Yates remained third but slipped to one minute 21 seconds behind Del Toro. Del Toro has been in pink since the end of the ninth stage, when he became the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro. His continued success has sparked cycling fever in his home country. He dominates the front pages of the newspapers and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum wished him luck in her press conference on Thursday. "It's amazing. I cannot believe it to be honest. All the people in my country now start to see the sport and how hard it is and it's just incredible," Del Toro said. "I think we are coming a little bit, step by step, but now it's incredible this feeling." He added with a laugh, "And I cannot believe I'm the guy who represents the country. They need to send another one better I think." The stage featured 5,000m of elevation across five climbs, three of which were of the highest classification, on a 166km route from Biella to Champoluc. Prodhomme was part of a large breakaway right at the start, and he pulled clear of the remaining escapees on the penultimate climb up the Col de Joux to solo to victory. The French cyclist had a broad smile on his face as he approached the finish and he sat up and stretched out his arms before putting his hands over his face, in disbelief, as he crossed the line for his first win in a Grand Tour and only the second victory in his career. "I waited a long time for a win, but I won my first race three weeks ago, and now I win here in Grand Tour, in Giro d'Italia," Prodhomme said. "I'm very, very happy and it's a very, very nice day." Behind Prodhomme, Carapaz attacked on the final climb, 6.8km from the finish, and only Del Toro stayed with him. The pair rode away from the peloton. Yates, who had been 51 seconds behind Del Toro at the start of the day, was 1.22 slower than Prodhomme. Australia's Michael Storer climbed one place to ninth in the general classification after finishing 13th, 2.17 behind Prodhomme. Chris Harper (32nd) and Damien Howson (48th) were the other Australians to finish in the top 50. Harper is 28th and Howson 42nd overall. The Giro winner will almost certainly be decided in another mountain showdown on Saturday before the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome the following day. The penultimate stage is a 205km leg from Verres to Sestriere that features the beyond-category climb on a gravel road to Colle delle Finestre, where Chris Froome's audacious attack in 2018 earned him the title. "I have the same chances to win than before the Giro and I just want to be easy, normal guy," Del Toro said. "Big dinner and hotel, then in the morning we go again." One down, one to go. Isaac Del Toro maintained his tight grip on the Giro d'Italia pink jersey on the first of two massive alpine days. Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly on Friday as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place on the 19th stage and two precious extra bonus seconds. The duo crossed the line 58 seconds behind Nicolas Prodhomme, who claimed the biggest victory of his career on the Queen stage. Del Toro inched to 43 seconds ahead of Carapaz overall. Simon Yates remained third but slipped to one minute 21 seconds behind Del Toro. Del Toro has been in pink since the end of the ninth stage, when he became the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro. His continued success has sparked cycling fever in his home country. He dominates the front pages of the newspapers and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum wished him luck in her press conference on Thursday. "It's amazing. I cannot believe it to be honest. All the people in my country now start to see the sport and how hard it is and it's just incredible," Del Toro said. "I think we are coming a little bit, step by step, but now it's incredible this feeling." He added with a laugh, "And I cannot believe I'm the guy who represents the country. They need to send another one better I think." The stage featured 5,000m of elevation across five climbs, three of which were of the highest classification, on a 166km route from Biella to Champoluc. Prodhomme was part of a large breakaway right at the start, and he pulled clear of the remaining escapees on the penultimate climb up the Col de Joux to solo to victory. The French cyclist had a broad smile on his face as he approached the finish and he sat up and stretched out his arms before putting his hands over his face, in disbelief, as he crossed the line for his first win in a Grand Tour and only the second victory in his career. "I waited a long time for a win, but I won my first race three weeks ago, and now I win here in Grand Tour, in Giro d'Italia," Prodhomme said. "I'm very, very happy and it's a very, very nice day." Behind Prodhomme, Carapaz attacked on the final climb, 6.8km from the finish, and only Del Toro stayed with him. The pair rode away from the peloton. Yates, who had been 51 seconds behind Del Toro at the start of the day, was 1.22 slower than Prodhomme. Australia's Michael Storer climbed one place to ninth in the general classification after finishing 13th, 2.17 behind Prodhomme. Chris Harper (32nd) and Damien Howson (48th) were the other Australians to finish in the top 50. Harper is 28th and Howson 42nd overall. The Giro winner will almost certainly be decided in another mountain showdown on Saturday before the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome the following day. The penultimate stage is a 205km leg from Verres to Sestriere that features the beyond-category climb on a gravel road to Colle delle Finestre, where Chris Froome's audacious attack in 2018 earned him the title. "I have the same chances to win than before the Giro and I just want to be easy, normal guy," Del Toro said. "Big dinner and hotel, then in the morning we go again." One down, one to go. Isaac Del Toro maintained his tight grip on the Giro d'Italia pink jersey on the first of two massive alpine days. Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly on Friday as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place on the 19th stage and two precious extra bonus seconds. The duo crossed the line 58 seconds behind Nicolas Prodhomme, who claimed the biggest victory of his career on the Queen stage. Del Toro inched to 43 seconds ahead of Carapaz overall. Simon Yates remained third but slipped to one minute 21 seconds behind Del Toro. Del Toro has been in pink since the end of the ninth stage, when he became the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro. His continued success has sparked cycling fever in his home country. He dominates the front pages of the newspapers and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum wished him luck in her press conference on Thursday. "It's amazing. I cannot believe it to be honest. All the people in my country now start to see the sport and how hard it is and it's just incredible," Del Toro said. "I think we are coming a little bit, step by step, but now it's incredible this feeling." He added with a laugh, "And I cannot believe I'm the guy who represents the country. They need to send another one better I think." The stage featured 5,000m of elevation across five climbs, three of which were of the highest classification, on a 166km route from Biella to Champoluc. Prodhomme was part of a large breakaway right at the start, and he pulled clear of the remaining escapees on the penultimate climb up the Col de Joux to solo to victory. The French cyclist had a broad smile on his face as he approached the finish and he sat up and stretched out his arms before putting his hands over his face, in disbelief, as he crossed the line for his first win in a Grand Tour and only the second victory in his career. "I waited a long time for a win, but I won my first race three weeks ago, and now I win here in Grand Tour, in Giro d'Italia," Prodhomme said. "I'm very, very happy and it's a very, very nice day." Behind Prodhomme, Carapaz attacked on the final climb, 6.8km from the finish, and only Del Toro stayed with him. The pair rode away from the peloton. Yates, who had been 51 seconds behind Del Toro at the start of the day, was 1.22 slower than Prodhomme. Australia's Michael Storer climbed one place to ninth in the general classification after finishing 13th, 2.17 behind Prodhomme. Chris Harper (32nd) and Damien Howson (48th) were the other Australians to finish in the top 50. Harper is 28th and Howson 42nd overall. The Giro winner will almost certainly be decided in another mountain showdown on Saturday before the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome the following day. The penultimate stage is a 205km leg from Verres to Sestriere that features the beyond-category climb on a gravel road to Colle delle Finestre, where Chris Froome's audacious attack in 2018 earned him the title. "I have the same chances to win than before the Giro and I just want to be easy, normal guy," Del Toro said. "Big dinner and hotel, then in the morning we go again."
RTÉ News
18 hours ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Nicolas Prodhomme solos clear for stage win as Isaac Del Toro tightens grip on pink jersey
Nicolas Prodhomme won stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia as Isaac Del Toro boosted his overall lead ahead of this weekend's finale. Frenchman Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R Mondiale) powered to his first Grand Tour victory after breaking away from a group at the front to go on his own with just under 30 of the 166 kilometres from Biella to Champoluc to go. Around a minute behind him in second was Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates), with general classification rival Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) closely following in third. Tyrone's Darren Rafferty (EF Education-Easypost) crossed the line over 32 minutes after Prodhomme, nine minutes ahead of compatriot Sam Bennett who finished with the final group of riders. Rafferty is 84th in the general classification, while Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's Bennett is 146th overall. Carapaz attacked late on but Del Toro went with him and managed to outsprint him at the end. It gave the Mexican another two seconds over second-placed Carapaz in the GC, with Del Toro's advantage standing at 43 seconds heading into Saturday's penultimate 205km stage from Verres to Sestriere. The gap to Great Britain's Simon Yates (Team Visma) in third has grown from 51 seconds to a minute and 21 seconds after he was among the group that finished behind Del Toro and Carapaz in Friday's race. Prodhomme said: "I've waited a long time for a win but I won my first race three weeks ago (a stage at the Tour of the Alps) and now to win here, the WorldTour at the Giro d'Italia, I am very, very happy. "When I followed the first attack, my feeling was not very good. My legs were very bad for the first climb, it is very steep and hard. "Kilometre after kilometre my legs were better and on the last, I saw the gap was not very big and I needed to take a risk. "Before today, I'd had two top fives because I didn't take a lot of risks. Today, I wanted to play for the win and it's very nice for me."
West Australian
19 hours ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Del Toro touches the heights as Giro triumph beckons
One down, one to go. Isaac Del Toro maintained his tight grip on the Giro d'Italia pink jersey on the first of two massive alpine days. Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly on Friday as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place on the 19th stage and two precious extra bonus seconds. The duo crossed the line 58 seconds behind Nicolas Prodhomme, who claimed the biggest victory of his career on the Queen stage. Del Toro inched to 43 seconds ahead of Carapaz overall. Simon Yates remained third but slipped to one minute 21 seconds behind Del Toro. Del Toro has been in pink since the end of the ninth stage, when he became the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro. His continued success has sparked cycling fever in his home country. He dominates the front pages of the newspapers and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum wished him luck in her press conference on Thursday. "It's amazing. I cannot believe it to be honest. All the people in my country now start to see the sport and how hard it is and it's just incredible," Del Toro said. "I think we are coming a little bit, step by step, but now it's incredible this feeling." He added with a laugh, "And I cannot believe I'm the guy who represents the country. They need to send another one better I think." The stage featured 5,000m of elevation across five climbs, three of which were of the highest classification, on a 166km route from Biella to Champoluc. Prodhomme was part of a large breakaway right at the start, and he pulled clear of the remaining escapees on the penultimate climb up the Col de Joux to solo to victory. The French cyclist had a broad smile on his face as he approached the finish and he sat up and stretched out his arms before putting his hands over his face, in disbelief, as he crossed the line for his first win in a Grand Tour and only the second victory in his career. "I waited a long time for a win, but I won my first race three weeks ago, and now I win here in Grand Tour, in Giro d'Italia," Prodhomme said. "I'm very, very happy and it's a very, very nice day." Behind Prodhomme, Carapaz attacked on the final climb, 6.8km from the finish, and only Del Toro stayed with him. The pair rode away from the peloton. Yates, who had been 51 seconds behind Del Toro at the start of the day, was 1.22 slower than Prodhomme. Australia's Michael Storer climbed one place to ninth in the general classification after finishing 13th, 2.17 behind Prodhomme. Chris Harper (32nd) and Damien Howson (48th) were the other Australians to finish in the top 50. Harper is 28th and Howson 42nd overall. The Giro winner will almost certainly be decided in another mountain showdown on Saturday before the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome the following day. The penultimate stage is a 205km leg from Verres to Sestriere that features the beyond-category climb on a gravel road to Colle delle Finestre, where Chris Froome's audacious attack in 2018 earned him the title. "I have the same chances to win than before the Giro and I just want to be easy, normal guy," Del Toro said. "Big dinner and hotel, then in the morning we go again."
Perth Now
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Del Toro touches the heights as Giro triumph beckons
One down, one to go. Isaac Del Toro maintained his tight grip on the Giro d'Italia pink jersey on the first of two massive alpine days. Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly on Friday as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place on the 19th stage and two precious extra bonus seconds. The duo crossed the line 58 seconds behind Nicolas Prodhomme, who claimed the biggest victory of his career on the Queen stage. Del Toro inched to 43 seconds ahead of Carapaz overall. Simon Yates remained third but slipped to one minute 21 seconds behind Del Toro. Del Toro has been in pink since the end of the ninth stage, when he became the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro. His continued success has sparked cycling fever in his home country. He dominates the front pages of the newspapers and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum wished him luck in her press conference on Thursday. "It's amazing. I cannot believe it to be honest. All the people in my country now start to see the sport and how hard it is and it's just incredible," Del Toro said. "I think we are coming a little bit, step by step, but now it's incredible this feeling." He added with a laugh, "And I cannot believe I'm the guy who represents the country. They need to send another one better I think." The stage featured 5,000m of elevation across five climbs, three of which were of the highest classification, on a 166km route from Biella to Champoluc. Prodhomme was part of a large breakaway right at the start, and he pulled clear of the remaining escapees on the penultimate climb up the Col de Joux to solo to victory. The French cyclist had a broad smile on his face as he approached the finish and he sat up and stretched out his arms before putting his hands over his face, in disbelief, as he crossed the line for his first win in a Grand Tour and only the second victory in his career. "I waited a long time for a win, but I won my first race three weeks ago, and now I win here in Grand Tour, in Giro d'Italia," Prodhomme said. "I'm very, very happy and it's a very, very nice day." Behind Prodhomme, Carapaz attacked on the final climb, 6.8km from the finish, and only Del Toro stayed with him. The pair rode away from the peloton. Yates, who had been 51 seconds behind Del Toro at the start of the day, was 1.22 slower than Prodhomme. Australia's Michael Storer climbed one place to ninth in the general classification after finishing 13th, 2.17 behind Prodhomme. Chris Harper (32nd) and Damien Howson (48th) were the other Australians to finish in the top 50. Harper is 28th and Howson 42nd overall. The Giro winner will almost certainly be decided in another mountain showdown on Saturday before the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome the following day. The penultimate stage is a 205km leg from Verres to Sestriere that features the beyond-category climb on a gravel road to Colle delle Finestre, where Chris Froome's audacious attack in 2018 earned him the title. "I have the same chances to win than before the Giro and I just want to be easy, normal guy," Del Toro said. "Big dinner and hotel, then in the morning we go again."
