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Leader Del Toro claims statement win on stage 17 at Giro d'Italia
Gulf Today
|May 29, 2025
Not content with being the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro d'Italia, Isaac Del Toro claimed a statement win on one of the race’s trickiest stages to add some precious seconds to his slender advantage.
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The 21-year-old Del Toro had time to raise his arms over his head and then bow as he crossed the line at the end of the 17th stage four seconds ahead of Romain Bardet and overall rival Richard Carapaz.
It was Del Toro's first stage victory in a Grand Tour and might assuage some of his disappointment from the previous day, when he lost nearly two minutes to Carapaz and barely managed to hold onto the leader's pink jersey.
Del Toro was the youngest rider in 46 years to win in the maglia rosa, since Beppe Saronni - who was also 21 - won a time trial back in 1979.
This story is from the May 29, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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