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Del Toro takes it easy during 18th stage of Giro as Denz wins with solo breakaway
- Nico Denz, a 31-year-old German rider, won stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday with a solo breakaway from a lead group in Cesano Maderno.
- Denz's victory followed his escape from a thinning breakaway and came as overall contenders, including Isaac Del Toro, took a relatively easy day before upcoming mountain stages.
- The 144-kilometer stage between Morbegno and Cesano Maderno included a few small climbs near the start, followed by a mostly flat finish that allowed sprinters to shine and gave the race leaders an opportunity to conserve energy.
- Denz won by over a minute ahead of Mirco Maestri and Edward Planckaert, while Del Toro preserved his overall lead by finishing safely with main rivals.
- Following Juan Ayuso's withdrawal due to injury and bee sting, Del Toro faces two challenging mountain stages rated highest difficulty before the Giro ends in Rome.
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The42Denz breaks away to win for Roglic as Del Toro protects Giro lead
Nico Denz escaped from the remnants of a huge breakaway to win stage 18 of the Giro on Thursday as the surviving overall contenders took it easy ahead of two mountain-top battles. Even so, the race continued to take a toll on the big names. Juan Ayuso started the stage…
CESANO MADERNO, Italy (AP) — Overall leader Isaac Del Toro was able to take the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia in relative stride, won by German cyclist Nico Denz in a solo breakaway.
Giro: Denz wins 18th stage, Del Toro still pink
German Niko Denz of Red Bull Bora won the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia Thursday at Cesano Maderno, after a long breakaway first in a small group and then alone. At the time of his arrival, the group with the pink jersey was more than 10 minutes behind. (ANSA)
Isaac del Toro had on Thursday a reserved stage 18 so that he could face a little rested the last two stages of mountain on Friday and Saturday, and kept one more day the "Maglia Rosa" leader of the Giro de Italia. On a high temperature day that forced the pedalists to order ice and drinks from their technical teams, the Mexican remained in a second group behind the leading contingent of about thirty competitors that made a getaway about 100 kil…
The peloton experienced a transitional stage on Friday before two decisive days in the high mountains. The victory returned to Nico Denz (Redbull Bora-Hansgrohe) who had escaped early morning.
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