Staff Reporter.
@Giroditalia.
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.
The 186km ride from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne’ Monti saw 3,812 metres of climbing, including gradients of about 20%.
A breakaway group of four led until the final climb but once they were hauled in, Carapaz’s EF Education-EasyPost set a rapid pace before the Ecuadorian attacked hard.
The 2019 Giro winner and 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion went clear and although his lead was cut in the final metres, he held on to win by 10 seconds from Team Emirates-XRG’s Mexican rider Del Toro.
Del Toro retained the leader’s pink jersey, having added six seconds to his lead over his Spanish team-mate Juan Ayuso, while Carapaz moved up to sixth overall.
Thursday’s stage 12 is a 172km mostly flat route from Modena to Viadana.
Stage 11 results
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Richard Carapaz (Ecu/EF Education-EasyPost) 4hrs 35mins 20secs
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Isaac del Toro (Mex/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +10secs
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Giulio Ciccone (Ita/Lidl-Trek) Same time
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Thomas Pidcock (GB/Q36.5 Pro Cycling)
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Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers)
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Antonio Tiberi (Ita/Bahrain Victorious)
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Juan Ayuso (Spa/UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
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Einer Rubio (Col/Movistar)
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Derek Gee (Can/Israel-Premier Tech)
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Diego Ulissi (Ita/XDS Astana Team)
General classification after stage 11
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Isaac del Toro (Mex/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 38hrs 47mins 1sec
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Juan Ayuso (Spa/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +31secs
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Antonio Tiberi (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) +1min 7secs
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Simon Yates (GB/Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 9secs
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Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 24secs
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Richard Carapaz (Ecu/EF Education-EasyPost) +1min 56secs
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Giulio Ciccone (Ita/Lidl-Trek) +2mins 9secs
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Brandon McNulty (US/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +2mins 16secs
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Adam Yates (GB/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +2mins 33secs
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Thymen Arensman (Ned/Ineos Grenadiers) Same time.