Milan, 29 May (LaPresse) – American rider Sepp Kuss won the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia by a clear margin, on the 151-km route from Feltre to Alleghe (Piani di Pezzè), which featured 5,000 metres of climbing. The Visma Lease a Bike rider, with an incredible comeback on the final climb, caught and overtook a heroic Giulio Ciccone (Lidl Trek), who had also been first over the Passo Giau (Cima Coppi) and had dropped his breakaway companions on the descent before the final climb to Alleghe, but was unable to hold off Kuss’s return. The American therefore crossed the finish line as the winner, 0.14 seconds ahead of Canada’s Derek Gee of the Lidl-Trek team. Ciccone finished third, 37 seconds behind. Jonas Vingegaard retains the pink jersey. The Danish rider from Visma Lease a Bike controlled the race thanks to his team’s work, finishing close behind the stage’s top three contenders. In the general classification, Vingegaard now holds a lead of 4’03‘ over Austria’s Felix Gall of Decathlon and 5’04’ over Australia’s Jai Hindley of the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team.
Giro d’Italia: Kuss wins Stage 19 in Alleghe by a clear margin. Vingegaard retains the pink jersey
Milan, 29 May (LaPresse) – American rider Sepp Kuss won the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia by a clear margin, on the 151-km route from Feltre to Alleghe (Piani di Pezzè), which featured 5,000 metres of climbing. The Visma Lease a Bike rider, with an incredible comeback on the final climb, caught and overtook a heroic Giulio Ciccone (Lidl Trek), who had also been first over the Passo Giau (Cima Coppi) and had dropped his breakaway companions on the descent before the final climb to Alleghe, but was unable to hold off Kuss’s return. The American therefore crossed the finish line as the winner, 0.14 seconds ahead of Canada’s Derek Gee of the Lidl-Trek team. Ciccone finished third, 37 seconds behind. Jonas Vingegaard retains the pink jersey. The Danish rider from Visma Lease a Bike controlled the race thanks to his team’s work, finishing close behind the stage’s top three contenders. In the general classification, Vingegaard now holds a lead of 4’03‘ over Austria’s Felix Gall of Decathlon and 5’04’ over Australia’s Jai Hindley of the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team.
