Carapaz wins stage 11 of Giro with Del Toro in lead / Photo: Luca Bettini - AFP
Carapaz wins stage 11 of Giro with Del Toro in lead
Richard Carapaz won stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday as as Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro kept hold of his overall lead in the Grand Tour.
Former Giro champion Carapaz claimed his first win of the year at Castelnovo ne' Monti after attacking from the peloton nine kilometres from the finish line on a 186km ride from Viareggio.
The EF Education-EasyPost rider shaved 14 seconds off the gap separating him from UAE rider Del Toro who finished second and stays in the pink jersey.
Del Toro is 31 seconds ahead of Juan Ayuso in the general classification as the title pretenders crossed at the same time behind Carapaz.
There was some local joy as Lorenzo Fortunato will extend his already heavy lead in the Mountains classification after being first to the summit of two of the three categorised climbs of the day.
B.Schmidt--FFMTZ
