Filippo Ganna got a fright when he punctured in the last few kilometers of the closing time trial from Senago to Milan (Piazza Duomo), but after a quick bike change, the world champion still managed to win the stage with an advantage of 12’’ over French national champion Rémi Cavagna, who himself crashed on the final corner. Edoardo Affini rounded out the podium.
Runner up Damiano Caruso rode the fastest of the top 3 riders in the GC to complete the 104th Giro d’Italia with a deficit of 1’29’’ from overall winner Egan Bernal, who won the Corsa Rosa at his first attempt at the age of 24. Simon Yates defended his third place overall, finishing at 4’15’’. Aleksandr Vlasov remained fourth while Daniel Martinez and Joao Almeida moved up to fifth and sixth respectively with the same time overall.
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