Carapaz solos to Giro stage 11 win, Del Toro stays in pink

Richard Carapaz won stage II of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday with a solo ride in the last nine kilometres and leader Isaac Del Toro of UAE Team Emirates XRG came second in a sprint to the line, IO seconds behind the former Olympic champion.

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Carapaz, winner of the 2019 Giro, timed his attack to perfection for his fourth career stage win in the race while Del Toro retained the pink jersey, adding six seconds to his lead.

The stage was a challenging 186km ride from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne' Monti which had the most punishing sector on the Giro this year -- the 13.7km Alpe San Pellegrino climb.

EF Education-EasyPost's Carapaz, who turns 32 next week, had a disappointing time trial on Tuesday when he finished nearly three minutes behind winner Dutchman Daan Hoole, but he made it count on the unforgiving mountain stage.

"This stage being a quite difficult one and many people suffering since the first climb, I had good legs and I caught the opportunity to attack at the indicated moment," Carapaz said.