Egan Bernal is the new leader of the Giro. The Colombian was the strongest on arrival at the Campo Felice ski resort, a justice of the peace perched over 1,600 meters above sea level. Imperial, the winner of the Tour de France 2019 signs his first stage victory on a Grand Tour by beating the local Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) and the Russian Alexander Vlasov (Astana-Premier Tech), the first to plant a banderilla in 500 meters from the finish. Announced competitor of Bernal, Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-Quick Step) limits the breakage and now points to 15 seconds in the general of the leader of the team Ineos Grenadiers, who steals the pink jersey from the Hungarian Attila Valter (Groupama-FDJ).
The Grenadiers win on gravel !!! @ Eganbernal puts in a powerful attack to take a magnificent victory on stage nine at the #Giro
He is the NEW LEADER of the race pic.twitter.com/MncQ8G7g5f
- INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) May 16, 2021
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