The second day of the Tour of the Basque Country left as winner Paul Lapeira, who won in the arrival to Kanbo in a mass sprint. The rain put many of the riders in trouble, but the general classification did not suffer many changes.
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.