The Colombian star wears the pink jersey and leads the 2021 Giro d’Italia by a considerable margin despite the fact that he was uncertain of his form due to his lingering back problems. Egan Bernal even expected to lose time in the opening week, but…
This year’s Italian Grand Tour is taking place from May 8—30. It will return six months after the last edition, which was pushed back in the calendar due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The riders will start in Turin and end in Milano.
The Mitchelton-Scott pro gained 1,230 points thanks to his 10 days in the red jersey and managed to overtake Peter Sagan in the lead, if only by 80 points. Meanwhile, Alejandro Valverde moved up to third place after taking two stage wins at the Vuelta.
Froome won the Triple Crown – Le Tour (2017), La Vuelta (2017), and the Giro (2018). The Team Sky’s embarrassment of riches resulted in another Briton winning the next big prize – Geraint Thomas winning Le Tour earlier this year.
The Italian champion took advantage of an excellent lead-out by his teammates from Quick-Step who dropped him off in the last stretch in a perfect position to open up a sprint. With just 100 m to go, even Peter Sagan was unable to come round…
