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Thanks for joining us today! Tomorrow sees a shift in tempo at the Giro, as the race enters the mountains for its final phase. This is where the race for the Maglia Rosa will ignite once more – and Afonso Eulálio’s long reign in pink come under its sternest so far. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for all of the action for what promises to be both a thrilling and crucial day in the race.
For Leknessund, it’s another frustrating near miss after his other runner-up finish behind Narváez in Fermo last week. He’s getting close though, and, as a strong climber, will have more opportunities from the breakaways when we reach the mountains.
Most impressive of all was the way Bettiol timed himself on the climb. Having spent most of it dangling behind Leknessund, he accelerated in the final few hundred metres to fly dramatically past the Norwegian, and put a fatal amount of time into him before reaching the top.
That was an exceptional win for Bettiol. It’s only the ninth of his career, but what a palmares he’s built: this Giro stage is added to the one he won in 2021, the Tour of Flanders, and Milano-Torino.
The peloton is only just finishing now. There was no action in the GC race, and all the contenders have finished together on the same time.
Bjerg takes seventh, ahead of Busatto, Hoelgaard and Sevilla.
Valgren, Donovan and Kench were the three riders outsprinted by Struyven in that group, in that order.
A group of four came together behind, from which Stuyven sprints for third place.
Leknessund holds on for second place.
Bettiol is growing his lead on the flat. He has 30 seconds on Leknessund and 45 seconds on Kench and Valgren.
The peloton are on the final climb now, but no sign of any GC action.
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