Cool and composed Egan Bernal claims victory in Giro d’Italia
Ruthlessly efficient Colombian runs out an easy winner
30 May 2021 - 18:27
Milan — Colombia’s Egan Bernal won the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, keeping his composure throughout a tough final week to claim his second grand tour victory with a ruthlessly efficient performance.
The Ineos-Grenadiers rider, who succeeds his teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart, completed his victory with a safe ride in the final time trial, a 30.3km effort around Milan to beat Italian Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) by 1 min 29 sec, based on provisional results. Italian Filippo Ganna, also of Ineos-Grenadiers, won the time trial...
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