Chris Froome (Team Sky) won the 101st Giro dā€™Italia, wearingĀ the last Maglia RosaĀ of race General Classification leader and rising the Trofeo Senza Fine. Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb)Ā and Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) finished second and third.

During todayā€™s stage the commissaires panel, in accordance with the race directors, decided to neutralize the times after three laps had been completed. Time bonuses have been cancelled for Stage 21. Points were awarded as planned.

The Irish rider Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) wonĀ Stage 21, Roma-Roma of 115km.Ā Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)Ā and Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing Team) finished second and third.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 ā€“ Chris Froome (Team Sky)
2 ā€“Ā Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb)Ā at 46?
3 ā€“Ā Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team)Ā at 4ā€™57ā€
4 ā€“Ā Richard Carapaz (Movistar Team)Ā at 5ā€™44ā€
5 ā€“Ā Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida)Ā at 8ā€™03ā€

All the rankings

JERSEYS

  • Maglia RosaĀ (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel ā€“ Chris Froome (Team Sky)
  • Maglia CiclaminoĀ (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo ā€“ Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)
  • Maglia AzzurraĀ (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum ā€“ Chris Froome (Team Sky)
  • Maglia BiancaĀ (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Eurospin ā€“ Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team)

STAGE RESULT
1 ā€“ Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) ā€“Ā 115kmĀ in 2h50ā€™49ā€,Ā average speed 40.934km/h
2 ā€“Ā Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)Ā s.t.
3 ā€“Ā Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing Team)Ā s.t.
4 ā€“Ā Baptiste Planckaert (Team Katusha Alpecin)Ā s.t.
5 ā€“Ā Manuel Belletti (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec)Ā s.t.

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the GiroĀ winnerĀ Chris FroomeĀ said: ā€œItā€™s great to soak up the atmosphere here in Rome. I was surely not disappointed by the crowd and the monuments. I need a bit of time to reflect but this race has been incredible. For any cyclist, itā€™s a dream to have all three Grand Tour leaderā€™s jerseys. Iā€™m still pinching myself. I canā€™t believe Iā€™m here in the Maglia Rosa.ā€

The stage winnerĀ Sam BennettĀ said: ā€œI donā€™t know how I managed to beat Elia Viviani. I suffered so much over the past few days in the mountains. But my team did a fantastic job to bring the last breakaway back today. Itā€™s fantastic to have won three stages in the Giro but Iā€™ll have to get up tomorrow and focus on further goals, possibly the Irish championship as Iā€™d love to show the national colours on the worldĀ stage.ā€

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