2021 Giro d’Italia – Stage Nine – Highlights, Report, Results

Highlights

Report

Egan Bernal launched an emphatic late attack to win stage nine and move into the overall lead of the Giro d’Italia. The Colombian burst clear of the GC favourites on the gravel roads of Campo Felice, winning solo by seven seconds, and elevating himself into the maglia rosa.

Bernal’s first stage win at a Grand Tour couldn’t have come in more dramatic fashion, with the break caught inside the final kilometre on the steep, traction-limited slopes.

Egan was set up perfectly by his team-mates on the day, with the team taking it up on the Ovindoli climb with Salvatore Puccio and Jonathan Narvaez, before driving onto the final ascent.

Gianni Moscon helped string out the lead group, with overnight leader Attila Valter (Groupama-FDJ) quickly distanced. Bernal now holds a 15-second advantage, with one stage to go before the opening rest day.

Daniel Martinez also finished strongly, taking ninth on the stage. He moved up one spot to 11th on GC, 1:12 behind his team-mate.

Results

Stage

1	Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers	4:08:23
2	Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo	0:0:07
3	Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech
4	Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep	0:0:10
5	Daniel Martin (Irl) Israel Start-up Nation

General Classification

1	Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers	35:19:22
2	Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep	0:0:15
3	Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech	0:0:21
4	Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo	0:0:36
5	Attila Valter (Hun) Groupama-FDJ	0:0:43

Points

1	Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix	83
2	Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos	76
3	Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis	69

Mountains

1	Geoffrey Bouchard (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team	51
2	Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers	48
3	Gino Mäder (Swi) Bahrain Victorious	44

Young Riders

1	Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers	35:19:22
2	Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep	0:0:15
3	Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech	0:0:21