Thomas loses 40" from the Slovenian and must give him the record. Primoz Roglic won the twentieth and penultimate stage of this Giro.

The Slovenian had won Olympic gold in Tokyo in the time trial. Damiano Caruso, excellent fourth on Monte Lussari but still behind the Portuguese, from whom he took another 13". The Sicilian will remain fourth also as a final placement, and the only Italian in the top ten. After him there is the national champion Filippo Zana who, to date, is 18th at 33'22" from Roglic.