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Isaac del Toro celebrates.Alamy Stock Photo
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Giro leader Del Toro hits back with stage 17 triumph
It was a difficult day for Irish pair Darren Rafferty and Sam Bennett, who both finished outside the top 100.
6.29pm, 28 May 2025
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OVERALL LEADER Isaac del Toro bounced back from the disappointment of seeing his advantage slashed by storming to a brilliant victory on stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday.
The Mexican saw his lead cut from 1min 20sec to just 26 seconds in stage 16, but attacked on the Le Motte climb before powering away from Romain Bardet and Richard Carapaz in the final two kilometres.
Del Toro celebrated his maiden Grand Tour stage victory with a bow and is now 41 seconds ahead of Ecuadoran rider Carapaz overall, with Simon Yates 10 seconds further back.
It was a spectacular response from Team UAE’s Del Toro, who timed his surge to victory to perfection at the end of a mountainous 155km ride to Bormio in the Alps.
“It’s incredible, everybody wants this and today I realised I will never give up,” he said.
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“I will always stay one step in front, and I will always try… I don’t have anything to lose, and today wasn’t easier than yesterday, but for sure I had a better mentality.”
The 21-year-old finished three seconds clear of Frenchman Bardet and six seconds ahead of pink-jersey rival Carapaz to extend his general classification lead.
Yates, who started the day in second overall, was cut adrift by Del Toro’s attack, which only Carapaz could initially follow, and crossed the finish line nine seconds behind.
It was heartbreak for Bardet, who will retire in two weeks, as he came up just short in his latest bid to complete a hat-trick of stage wins on every Grand Tour.
“As is often the case at the Giro, this is my fourth second place in four participations,” said the 34-year-old, who led on his own until being caught by Del Toro and Carapaz.
“I did my best. It’s definitely a shame because I had everything in place to win, but you can’t control the behaviour of the other teams. I’m proud of this last appearance in a Grand Tour.”
Darren Rafferty finished in 127th position, while fellow Irish rider Sam Bennett was 154th. Overall, the duo are 86th and 147th, respectively.
Bennett is 42nd in the points classification on 17 points.
Thursday’s 18th stage is a hilly 144km route from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno in Lombardy.
You can view the standings in full here.
– © AFP 2025
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