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Brilliant Bernal takes Giro lead with stage nine triumph
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16/05/2021 - 17:18 Egan Bernal took the lead of the Giro with an impressive stage win Luca Bettini AFP 2 min
Campo Felice (Rocca di Cambio) (Italy) (AFP)
Colombia s Egan Bernal soared into the Giro d Italia overall lead on Sunday when he accelerated away from his key rivals to win stage nine s mountaintop showdown.
The Ineos leader and winner of the 2019 Tour de France pulled away from a select group on a gravel ski slope above the clouds with the other overall contenders only able to watch as he skipped away.
Giulio Ciccone was second at 7sec and Alexandr Vlasov was third at the same time as Remco Evenepoel and Dan Martin ended 10 seconds back and Romain Bardet at 12.
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His Bahrain Victorious team was in the thick of the action as a number of riders looked to attack the race on the road to Campo Felice.
It was when Mohoric was behind team-mate Gino Mader that the horror incident took place, however.
His wheel re-gripped on the tarmac, but Mohoric, 26, was sent into the curb before careering over the handlebars and coming down directly on his head.
Mohoric was seen clipping the inside of the left curb as the riders looked to form a breakaway
As a result of the contact, Mohoric was sent flying over his handlebars before coming down
Dan Martin finishes fifth on stage 9 of Giro as Bernal takes overall lead
Slovenia’s Matej Mohoric, meanwhile, was taken to hospital after a horror crash on a descent. By AFP Sunday 16 May 2021, 4:24 PM 2 hours ago 1,477 Views 1 Comment
File photo of Egan Bernal.
Image: Alberto Gandolfo
Image: Alberto Gandolfo
COLOMBIA’S EGAN BERNAL soared into the Giro d’Italia overall lead on Sunday when he accelerated away from his key rivals to win stage nine’s mountaintop showdown.
The Ineos leader and winner of the 2019 Tour de France pulled away from a select group on a gravel ski slope above the clouds with the other overall contenders unable to hold his wheel.