Dario CataldoĀ (Astana Pro Team) won Stage 15 of the 102nd Giro dāItalia, 232km from Ivrea to Como.Ā Mattia CattaneoĀ (Androni Giocattoli ā Sidermec) andĀ Simon YatesĀ (Mitchelton ā Scott) finished second and third, respectively.
Richard CarapazĀ (Movistar Team) retains the Maglia Rosa and increases his lead over Primoz Roglic.
FINAL RESULT
1 āĀ Dario CataldoĀ (Astana Pro Team) ā 232km in 5h48ā15ā, average speed 39.971km/h
2 āĀ Mattia CattaneoĀ (Androni Giocattoli ā Sidermec) s.t.
3 āĀ Simon YatesĀ (Mitchelton ā Scott) at 11?
JERSEYS
Maglia RosaĀ (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel āĀ Richard CarapazĀ (Movistar Team)
Maglia CiclaminoĀ (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo āĀ Arnaud DemareĀ (Groupama ā FDJ)
Maglia AzzurraĀ (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum āĀ Giulio CicconeĀ (Trek ā Segafredo)
Maglia BiancaĀ (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Eurospin āĀ Pavel SivakovĀ (Team INEOS)
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 āĀ Richard CarapazĀ (Movistar Team)
2 āĀ Primoz RoglicĀ (Team Jumbo ā Visma) at 47?
3 āĀ Vincenzo NibaliĀ (Bahrain ā Merida) at 1ā47ā
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winnerĀ Dario CataldoĀ said: āI wasnāt even thinking of breaking away after I suffered so much these past two days. But as the race began, my legs felt ok. I just followed Cattaneoās attack. Then I was confident in myself. To win a stage at the Giro dāItalia is amazing. Itās something Iāve been dreaming of all my life.ā
The race leaderĀ Richard CarapazĀ said: āWe knew it would be a nervous finale with a dangerous downhill so I paid attention to Vincenzo Nibaliās moves and it went well at the end. A rest day is now well deserved for my team and myself before the hard stages that are yet to come.ā
