Tao Geoghegan Hart (Team Ineos Grenadiers) has won Stage 15 of the 103rd Giro dāItalia, 185km from the Base Aerea Rivolto (Frecce Tricolori) to Piancavallo.
Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) and Jai Hindley (Team Sunweb) have finished second and third, respectively.
JoĆ£o Almeida (Deceuninck ā Quick-Step) retains the Maglia Rosa and leads the general classification by 15ā³ from Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb).
STAGE RESULTS
1 ā Tao Geoghegan Hart (Team Ineos Grenadiers) ā 185km in 4h58ā52ā average speed 37.140km/h
2 ā Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) at 2ā
3 ā Jai Hindley (Team Sunweb) at 4ā
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 ā JoĆ£o Almeida (Deceuninck ā Quick-Step)
2 ā Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) at 15ā
3 ā Jai Hindley (Team Sunweb) at 2ā56ā
THE JERSEYS
- MAGLIA ROSAĀ (PINK), GENERAL CLASSIFICATION LEADER, SPONSORED BYĀ ENELĀ ā JOĆO ALMEIDA (DECEUNINCK ā QUICK-STEP)
- MAGLIA CICLAMINOĀ (CYCLAMEN), SPRINTER CLASSIFICATION LEADER, SPONSORED BYĀ SEGAFREDO ZANETTIĀ ā ARNAUD DĆMARE (GROUPAMA ā FDJ)
- MAGLIA AZZURRAĀ (BLUE), KING OF THE MOUNTAINS CLASSIFICATION LEADER, SPONSORED BYĀ BANCA MEDIOLANUMĀ ā GIOVANNI VISCONTI (VINI ZABUā ā BRADO ā KTM)
- MAGLIA BIANCAĀ (WHITE), YOUNG RIDER GENERAL CLASSIFICATION LEADER, SPONSORED BYĀ EUROSPINĀ ā JOĆO ALMEIDA (DECEUNINCK ā QUICK-STEP)
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winnerĀ Tao Geoghegan HartĀ said:Ā āI canāt believe it, we have had a really tough Giro to date after losing Geraint Thomas, but this team is extraordinary and we are all showing what weāre capable ofĀ stage by stage. Everyone knows what a great influence Nico Portal had onĀ the team and for me in particular: everyday we ride, we are remembering him.ā
The Maglia RosaĀ JoĆ£o AlmeidaĀ said:Ā āIt was a very hard stage, the three riders on the front on the final climb were too fast for me. I know my body and my limits, so I had to drop back. Iām happy to have managed to save the Maglia Rosa, once again thanks to my team.ā – www.giroditalia.it
