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Isaac Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place in Stage 19 and precious bonus seconds.
Isaac Del Toro, the first Mexican rider to wear the pink jersey, finished safely in the main pack following the 89-mile route from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno, which featured three minor climbs early on before a relatively flat finale.
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.
Isaac Del Toro’s lead was reduced to 26 seconds ahead of British rider Simon Yates and 31 seconds ahead of Richard Carapaz.
Pre-race favorite Primoz Roglic abandoned the Giro d’Italia after crashing during a wet Stage 16, one of several falls during the mountain leg.
Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro has worn the Giro d’Italia leader’s pink jersey for one week. Now he’s got one more week to go as the 21-year-old attempts to beat all of the pre-race favorites and claim his first Grand Tour victory.
Overall leader Isaac Del Toro gained chunks of time on many of his biggest rivals who were slowed by a crash in the wet and slippery 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday.
Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro keeps on adding to his Giro d’Italia lead — even if it’s just a few seconds per day.
Dutch cyclist Olav Kooij won the 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint finish Thursday as Mexico’s Isaac Del Toro slightly extended his overall lead in the pink jersey.
The 31-year-old attacked as the peloton caught the breakaway about 3 miles from the end of the last of the 3 high-category climbs, and he held his pursuers off to clinch his first Giro d’Italia stage win since he won the Italian race in 2019.
