The Colombian Egan Bernal (right) is sixth in the general classification of the Italian turn after 17 days of competition.
Photo: AFP – Luca Bettini
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Isaac del Toro was the winner this Wednesday at the 17th stage of the Italian turn, imposing himself in a high mountain stage. At the close in Bormio, a population located in the Alps, the Mexican cyclist was more skilled in the descent than his persecutors and achieved his first victory in a great return.
The UAE Team Emirates corridor strengthened as the owner of the pink jersey Not only for the four seconds that Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (EF Education-Easypost) took out in the arrival line, but also for the other 10 bonus he received after taking the victory.
Now the Mexican has 41 seconds of difference with Carapaz, who since Wednesday places the second position of the general classification. The podium is completed by the British Simon Yates (Team Visma | Lease Bike), 51 seconds from the leader.
For Colombia, the day left good news, because now two of its representatives are part of the Top 10 of the Rosa Corsa. The Cundinamarqués Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) remained in the sixth place, while the Boyacense Éiner Rubio (Movistar Team) climbed to the eighth box.
In general it has been a turn of Italy in which Latin Americans have been protagonists, because if we add the Mexican of the bull, leader, and the Ecuadorian Carapaz, there are already four cyclists in the region that are part of the 10 best of the race.
This was the top 10 of the Italian turn after stage 17
| Cyclist | Country | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Isaac del Toro | Mexico | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 65:30:34 |
| (2) Richard Carapaz | Ecuador | EF Education – EasyPost | +0:41 |
| (3) Simon YATES | United Kingdom | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | +0:51 |
| (4) Treaty | Canada | Israel – Premier Tech | +1:57 |
| (5) Damiano CARUSO | Italia | Bahrain – Victorious | +3:06 |
| (6) Egan BERNAL | Colombia | INEOS Grenadiers | +4:43 |
| (7) Giulio Pellizari | Italia | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | +5:02 |
| (8) Essin Rubio | Colombia | Movistar Team | +6:09 |
| (9) Adam YATES | United Kingdom | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | +7:45 |
| (10) Michael STORER | Australia | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | +7:46 |
The Pink Corsa continues this Thursday with its 18th stage. It will be a steep fraction between Morbegno and Cesano Maderno, both populations of Lombardy, in northern Italy. The route will have an extension of 144 kilometers and will have a slope of 1,800 meters.
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