Giro d’Italia Stage 21: Milan Falters in Rome as Merlier Takes Finale

Tim Merlier of Soudal Quick Step prevailed in a chaotic final sprint in Rome to win the twenty first stage of the Giro d’Italia ahead of favorite Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek. Tadej Pogačar of Employees UAE Emirates cruised residence safely throughout the shadow of the Colosseum to take his first complete Giro win.

Milan was the in a single day components rivals chief and winner of three earlier ranges, nevertheless a mechanical draw back inside the last word 10km left him by the side of the road prepared for a motorbike change. Milan then wanted to wend his method through all the workers automobiles sooner than he would possibly rejoin the race, and it was distinctive that he was throughout the final sprint the least bit. Nevertheless he didn’t have the legs to catch Merlier, who launched his sprint on the left side passing through a slight bend on cobblestones, a home away from residence for the Belgian, who flew off the doorway and made it solely a bit too far for Milan to downside. Merlier ends up with three stage wins of his private and third place throughout the components comp.

{Photograph} by LUCA BETTINI/AFP by way of Getty Pictures

Outcomes:

1. MERLIER Tim, Soudal Quick-Step, 2:51:50
2. MILAN Jonathan, Lidl – Trek
3. GROVES Kaden, Alpecin – Deceuninck
4. GAVIRIA Fernando, Movistar Employees
5. VAN DIJKE Tim, Employees Visma | Lease a Bike

GC

1. POGAČAR Tadej, UAE Employees Emirates, 79:14:03
2. MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe, BORA – hansgrohe, at 9:56
3. THOMAS Geraint, INEOS Grenadiers, at 10:2444
4. O’CONNOR Ben, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Employees, at 12:07
5. TIBERI Antonio, Bahrain – Victorious, at 12:49
6. ARENSMAN Thymen, INEOS Grenadiers, at 14:31
7. RUBIO Einer, Movistar Employees, at 15:52
8. HIRT Jan, Soudal Quick-Step, at 18:05
9. BARDET Romain, Employees dsm-firmenich PostNL, at 20:32
10. STORER Michael, Tudor Skilled Biking Employees, at 21:11

Roma – Roma 125 km

Fast and sweet and with one final sprint is how we’re saying arrivederci to Italy for this yr.

Estimated finish time: 18:30-18:55 CEST

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