Del Toro fights for Maglia Rosa: Drama on the penultimate mountains!

Del Toro fights for Maglia Rosa: Drama on the penultimate mountains!

The Giro d’Italia 2025, an important stage race in road cycling, is expected to be decided on Saturday at the penultimate mountains. vienna.at reports that the 21-year-old Mexican Isaac del Toro from the UAE team was able to defend his leadership from Biella to Champoluc. While Del Toro finished second, Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R) triumphed as a stage winner.

del Toro and Richard Carapaz (EF) achieved the goal with a gap of 58 seconds to Prodhomme and were able to expand their lead overall. The young Mexican now leads with 43 seconds in front of the Ecuadorian Carapaz, while the remaining co -favorites, including Simon Yates (Visma), already have 1:22 minutes behind.

exciting developments in the overall ranking

The race took a dramatic turn when a top group of about 30-strong group formed at the beginning of the mountainous section. Patrick Konrad had to have about 70 kilometers from the finish on the Col Saint Pantaléon. The main field in which the top favorites were at times was almost four minutes behind the outlier group, but increased the pace when the decision was close.

Prodhomme already settled on the outliers on the Col de Joux and drove to the day victory as a soloist. Del Toro was able to ward off numerous attacks by Carapaz and claim his position with the support of his teammates. On the last kilometers there was a gripping sprint between del Toro and Carapaz, which the Mexican won and secured two decisive bonus customers.

view of the last mountain stage

The last mountain stage will take place on Saturday from Verrés to Sestriere. The challenging route has a length of 205 km and comprises about 4,400 meters of altitude. The Colle Delle Finestre, the highest point in the stage to 2,172 m, leads through a gravel section in the last eight kilometers, which will definitely claim the forces of the drivers. Michael Storer (Tudor), who is currently in ninth place, noticed that the high pace during the last climbing section in the previous stage prevented many attacks.

The Giro d’Italia, which has been carried out annually in Italy and neighboring countries since 1909, is considered one of the most prestigious bike races in the world and is part of the "Grand Tours", which also includes the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. This year's edition has already provided numerous exciting moments, and the tension remains high until the last mountain stage.

The decision about the coveted Maglia Rosa, which is awarded to the leading overall individual classification, will choose at the Colle Delle Finestre, and many spectators are excited to see whether del Toro can claim his leadership or whether Carapaz and Yates can still be dangerous. Cyclingnews already has announced that everything remains open for the last crucial kilometers.