Giro d'Italia: Which GC riders lost time on stage 20 to Alpe Motta

Dani Martinez sets the pace for Giro d'Italia leader Egan Bernal
Dani Martinez sets the pace for Giro d'Italia leader Egan Bernal (Image credit: Getty Images SPort)

There was to be no major late upheaval on the final mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia, as Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) successfully defended the maglia rosa to take a two-minute lead into Sunday’s concluding time trial to Milan. 

Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious), who started the day second overall, attacked from range and won the stage, but was unable to turn the Giro upside down, as Bernal placed second on the stage, conceding half a minute of his considerable 2:29 advantage. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.