Egan Bernal sent a blistering message to arch-rival Remco Evenepoel and everyone else on Wednesday on the hilly gravel roads of Tuscany: if you want this pink jersey, you’re going to take it from me.
The Colombian showed his best legs yet in this Giro d’Italia, and finished off superb knife-twisting from teammate Gianni Moscon in a thrilling day of racing.
Moscon might not win any popularity contests, but his performance Wednesday confirmed why he remains on Ineos Grenadiers. The Italian drilled the watts at the front of an ever-dwindling GC group on the treacherous gravel roads, dropping the likes of Evenepoel, Dan Martin, and Davide Formolo.