Guerreiro wins stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia
Ruben Guerreiro powered to his first career Grand Tour stage victory after a long day off the front on the Giro d’Italia’s ninth stage, which also saw the GC contenders battling for seconds a little ways behind the breakaway.
Guerreiro and Jonathan Castroviejo left a small group of escapees behind on the Roccaraso finishing climb, and then Guerreiro bested Castroviejo in the final few hundred meters. Mikkel Bjerg took third on the day as a few other survivors from the break arrived just before the GC contenders.
Wilco Kelderman led Jakob Fuglsang over the line as both finished on the same time, with Vincenzo Nibali 14 seconds behind them and race leader João Almeida a further four seconds behind Nibali. The day saw Kelderman move into second overall, now 30 seconds behind Almeida in the overall standings.
Top 10, stage 9
1 GUERREIRO Ruben (EF Pro Cycling) 5:41:20
2 CASTROVIEJO Jonathan (INEOS Grenadiers) 0:08
3 BJERG Mikkel (UAE-Team Emirates) 0:58
4 FRANKINY Kilian (Groupama – FDJ) 1:16
5 WARBASSE Larry (AG2R La Mondiale)
6 GEOGHEGAN HART Tao (INEOS Grenadiers) 1:19
7 HAMILTON Lucas (Mitchelton-Scott) 1:32
8 KELDERMAN Wilco (Team Sunweb) 1:38
9 FUGLSANG Jakob (Astana Pro Team)
10 HINDLEY Jai (Team Sunweb)
Top 10, GC
1 ALMEIDA João (Deceuninck – Quick Step) 35:35:50
2 KELDERMAN Wilco (Team Sunweb) 0:30
3 BILBAO Pello (Bahrain – McLaren) 0:39
4 POZZOVIVO Domenico (NTT Pro Cycling) 0:53
5 NIBALI Vincenzo (Trek – Segafredo) 0:57
6 FUGLSANG Jakob (Astana Pro Team) 1:01
7 VANHOUCKE Harm (Lotto Soudal) 1:02
8 KONRAD Patrick (BORA – hansgrohe) 1:11
9 HINDLEY Jai (Team Sunweb) 1:15
10 MAJKA Rafal (BORA – hansgrohe) 1:17
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