Slovenian rider Matej Mohoric (Bahrain – Merida) won Stage 10 of the 101st Giro d’Italia – Penne-Gualdo Tadino – that measured 244km. Nico Denz (AG2R La Mondiale) and Sam Bennett(Bora – Hansgrohe) finished second and third, respectively.
Simon Yates (Mitchelton – Scott) retains the Maglia Rosa of leader of the General Classification.
FINAL RESULT
1 – Matej Mohoric (Bahrain – Merida) – 244km in 6h04’52”, average speed 40.124km/h
2 – Nico Denz (AG2R La Mondiale) s.t.
3 – Sam Bennett (Bora – Hansgrohe) at 34?
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Simon Yates (Mitchelton – Scott)
2 – Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) at 41?
3 – Thibaut Pinot (Groupama – FDJ) at 46
Complete Rankings
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner, Matej Mohoric, said: “It’s amazing. I’m super happy for myself but, foremost, for my team Bahrain-Merida. They let me try and win a stage, although we’re racing for Domenico Pozzovivo on GC. I was not confident to beat Nico Denz. That’s why I tried to attack him before. When I saw that he was not passing, I gave it my all.”
The race leader, Simon Yates, said: “Chaves just had a bad moment on the first climb of the day. Straight after the rest day, you don’t know how the body responds. I’m very disappointed for him because he’s worked hard for this Giro. I was going to go for the bonus sprint because I need to gain time on Tom Dumoulin but, when I saw Thibaut Pinot getting a lead out, I went past him. I need as many seconds as I can get so maybe I need to go for more bonus seconds.”
JERSEYS
- Maglia Rosa(pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel – Simon Yates (Mitchelton – Scott)
- Maglia Ciclamino(cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo – Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)
- Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Simon Yates (Mitchelton – Scott)
- Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Eurospin – Richard Carapaz (Movistar Team)
