GIRO D’ITALIA
Mohoric wins day as Chaves fades
Going into Tuesday’s stage, they were in the enviable position of occupying the top two positions
Matej Mohoric beat Nico Denz in a two-man sprint finish to win the 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday as Briton Simon Yates maintained his grip on the overall race lead. But Yates’s Colombian team-mate Esteban Chaves had a disastrous day as he was distanced on the opening climb of the 244km stage from Penne to Gualdo Tadino and lost more than 25min to drop out of overall contention having started the day second at 32sec. Chaves’s woes are a major blow to the overall hopes of his Mitchelton-Scott team. Going into Tuesday’s stage, they were in the enviable position of occupying the top two positions in the overall standings, meaning tactically they would be able to play two cards in the pink jersey race. But once Chaves was dropped, the teams of overall hopefuls, including four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, reigning champion Tom Dumoulin, local favourite Fabio Aru and French hope Thibaut Pinot, pushed the pace in the peloton to ensure Chaves never regained contact. ...
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