Milan, 29 May (LaPresse) – American rider Sepp Kuss won the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia by a clear margin, covering the 151-km route from Feltre to Alleghe (Piani di Pezzè) with 5,000 metres of climbing. The Visma Lease a Bike rider, with an incredible comeback on the final climb, caught and overtook a heroic Giulio Ciccone (Lidl Trek), who had also been first over the Passo Giau (Cima Coppi) and had dropped his breakaway companions on the descent before the final climb to Alleghe, but was unable to hold off Kuss’s return. The American therefore crossed the finish line as the winner, 0.14 seconds ahead of Canada’s Derek Gee of the Lidl-Trek team. Ciccone finished third, 0.37 seconds behind. Jonas Vingegaard retains the pink jersey. The Danish rider from Visma Lease a Bike controlled the race thanks to his team’s work, finishing close behind the top three riders of the stage. In the general classification, Vingegaard now holds a 4'03‘ lead over Austria’s Felix Gall of Decathlon and a 5'04’ lead over Australia’s Jai Hindley of the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team. Portugal’s Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious) retains the Conad white jersey. In the young rider classification, the Portuguese rider remains 1’03” ahead of Italy’s Davide Piganzoli (Visma Lease a Bike).
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