Nothing doing for the Dutchman, winner of the 2017 edition: on the Matterhorn he tries to attack but the pink jersey remains firmly on Froome's shoulders, who thus becomes the first Briton to win the Giro.
Legendary feat of the English champion who redeems a disappointing Giro in just one day and breaks away from everyone else in the Bardonecchia stage: he is now 37 seconds ahead of Dumoulin in the standings, while Yates has definitively collapsed, saying goodbye to dreams…
The pink jersey and the Dutchman expected at the test on the toughest mountain in Europe - Also keep an eye out for Pinot, Pozzovivo and Carapaz - Last call for Froome and Aru who have been disappointing so far - Yesterday Elia Viviani's trio for Nervesa.
The Dutchman wins big by trimming sound gaps to everyone. Aru only 47th loses 50”. Froome also disappoints (21st at 37”) conditioned by a crash in the morning reconnaissance. Today arrival for sprinters in Tel Aviv.
In the final time trial from Monza to Milan, the Dutchman finished behind his compatriot Van Emden, catching up with his rivals and thus winning his first Corsa Rosa. The Colombian precedes the Sicilian on the podium by only 9". Pinot 4th and Zakarin…
Revolutionized ranking but increasingly shorter: Dumoulin gives way uphill and drops to second place 38” behind the Condor. Nibali third at 43”, Pinot fourth at 53”. In Piancavallo Landa wins alone. Today Monte Grappa and the final ascent…
The Shark is back - Nibali goes on the run and mocks Landa at the finish line in Bormio - Dumoulin, stranded by a stomach ache, recovers in the final and defends the pink jersey, ahead of Quintana and Nibali himself
The Sicilian triumphs in the alpine stage, with arrival in Bormio, double climb of the Stelvio and, first, of the Mortirolo - Dumoulin's pink jersey is in difficulty, losing over two minutes from Nibali and Quintana but remains leader of the general classification...
Quintana gains a 6” bonus on Dumoulin who hadn't attacked him with much fair play when the Condor fell on the Miragolo descent - The Italians continue to fast. Retreat of Kangert after an impressive carom - Today rest, tomorrow…
The pink jersey also dominates in Oropa and teaches the Condor a lesson on the Pantani mountain: the Colombian only loses fourth between gap and bonus 24” slipping to 2'47” behind the Dutch leader. Nibali and Pinot disappoint. After this exploit…
The Dutchman continues to amaze: after dominating the time trial, he manages to gain ground on his rivals even on the uphill finish of Oropa despite not being a climber - Nibali loses 43 seconds, he is fourth in the general classification.
The Dutchman confirms the predictions, beating a disappointing Quintana by 2'53” only 23rd - Much better than the Condor was Nibali sixth at 2'07” - Behind Dumoulin a splendid Geraint Thomas who wants to climb up the standings after…
Dumoulin repeats the success of Arcalis. Froome finishes second but it is enough for him to push his rivals: Quintana loses over 2 minutes, disappointing even Aru (3'22” from the British). In the standings Mollema overtakes Yates in second place.
The Dutchman goes into crisis on the Alpe di Poti, as soon as Valverde attacks with Nibali. The new pink jersey is Gianluca Brambilla who won in Arezzo with an isolated action. Today the awaited time trial of Chianti: Dumoulin is the favorite but anything can happen after the flop of…
