Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) took his first Grand Tour victory soloed to staged 19 of the Giro d'ltalia. The Frenchman showed his form attacking from the breakaway on the penultimate climb with 28km to go. His first pro win in the Tour of the Alps, he was ecstatic to claim the stage.
"I wanted to try to win the stage. I waited a long time for a win - and I won my first race three weeks ago. And now I win here in the Giro d'ltalia. I'm very happy. It was a goal with the team to win one stage, and now it's OK."
-Nicolas Prohomme
Duel on the final bend: Del Torro will receive 6 bonus seconds over Carapaz. Carapaz takes 22 seconds on third-place Simon Yates
"I had the legs to be with Richard, today was incredible. Everyone in Mexico is starting to see how hard cycling is. I can't believe I'm the guy representing the country."
-Isaac del Toro
Derek Gee was 11th in Champoluc, remains in 4th on GC
"It was a super hard day out there today. No one could really move on the final big climb but Carapaz and Del Toro managed kick away again into the finish. The boys were amazing and climbed incredibly well today, so I'm a bit frustrated to not have had the legs to move. Tomorrow is a completely different kind of climb, so I'm interested to see how it goes but mostly about getting closer to Rome."
-Derek Gee
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