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Japan Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- Japan Today
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
The 42
3 days ago
- Sport
- 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
New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Giro leader Del Toro hits back with stage 17 triumph
BORMIO: 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 today. 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. "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."
France 24
3 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Giro leader Del Toro hits back with stage 17 triumph
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. "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."
The 42
4 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Del Toro clings on to Giro pink jersey on crash-filled day in the Alps
CHRISTIAN SCARONI WON stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia while Isaac Del Toro wobbled but clung on to first overall as several contenders fell or faltered on a crash-filled day in the Alps. One of those was the former winner Primoz Roglic whose troubled race ended in abandonment after suffering a fourth crash in this year's race. Richard Carapaz was also involved but was able to continue. Scaroni and fellow Italian and Astana team-mate Lorenzo Fortunato, the two survivors of a long breakaway, crossed the line holding hands at the end of a mountainous 203-kilometre push from Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino. 'We spoke about it. He said he would give the stage to me. He's an incredible mate,' said Scaroni. 🔻 The greatest image you'll see today. A demonstration of teamwork and friendship. And the first Italian success on la Corsa Rosa. 🔻 La più bella immagine che vedrai oggi. Una dimostrazione di gioco di squadra e amicizia. E il primo successo italiano alla Corsa Rosa. ⏪ The… — Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 27, 2025 Scaroni became the first Italian to win a stage on this year's Giro, while Fortunato tightened his hold on the king of the mountains classification. Behind them, Carapaz, Derek Gee and then Simon Yates, one after another, launched late attacks that Del Toro could not match. Advertisement The 21-year-old Mexican plugged away and did enough to save his pink jersey, but his overall lead dropped to 26 seconds over Yates and 31 seconds over Carapaz. On a day when pre-race favourite Roglic, who had started the day in 10th nearly four minutes off the lead, crashed out and Juan Ayuso, who had been third overall, cracked, Gee rose to fourth, 1:31 off the lead. Ayuso, in theory the leader of Del Toro's Team UAE, lost the thread on the penultimate climb, Santa Barbara. He crossed the finish line almost 15 minutes after Scaroni and dropped out of the top 10. His collapse left the other UAE riders, including Simon Yates' twin Adam, free to protect Del Toro. Heading toward the final climb, Del Toro rode in a Yates sandwich, sitting in Adam's slipstream while Simon tracked behind. Ireland's Darren Rafferty finished the day in a respectable 40th place while Sam Bennett survived to finish the stage 40 minutes behind Scaroni - Rain jacket - Two other riders were forced to withdraw on Tuesday after crashes. Josh Tarling of Ineos dropped out after hitting a guardrail while Italian Alessio Martinelli plunged into a ravine during a descent. Martinelli's team Bardiani said the 24-year-old was conscious when he was taken away by ambulance and was in 'stable' condition. On a day of intermittent showers, former Tour de France winner, Egan Bernal of Ineos, crashed on a descent when another rider's rain jacket appeared to become tangled in his wheel. He changed bikes and rode on, climbing to sixth overall. Roglic, a five-time Grand Tour champion including the 2023 Giro, had already crashed three times in this year's edition and said before the start that he had struggled to train on Monday's rest day. 'I still came to the start today and I couldn't even ride the bike yesterday, so I'll just see if I can ride,' he said. It is the fifth time in his last nine Grand Tours he has failed to finish the race. Tuesday's stage opened a mountainous final week on the Giro. Wednesday brings a 155km run from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio that organisers rate three out of five for difficulty. Friday and Saturday offer two five-star days with a string of huge climbs which will decide who can enjoy a triumphal entry to Rome at the end of a flat final stage. – © AFP 2025
