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2021 Giro d’Italia: Stage 9 Results

  • Ron 

Egan Bernal caught breakaway riders Geoffrey Bouchard and Koen Bouwmans in the last few meters of today’s gravel road finish to claim his first Grand Tour stage win and take the Maglia Rosa from Attila Valter, with Remco Evenepoel still second at 15”.

Giulio Ciccone and Aleksandr Vlasov finished today in second and third after 7″, Remco Evenepoel and Daniel Martin at 10″. Damiano Caruso, Romain Bardet, Marc Soler, Davide Formolo, Simon Yates, Emanuel Buchmann and Hugh Carthy crossed the line at 12″ while the former Maglia Rosa Attila Valter finished 49″ down.

Speaking at the press conference, the stage winner and Maglia Rosa Egan Bernal said: “It’s been two difficult years for me, mentally and physically. To win again is important for me and for the team. I thought there were still riders ahead. I was completely focused. I was in my own world. I became very emotional when I was told I had won. The last 1.5km on the gravel road was four minutes of pure suffering, without looking at the other riders. I still have some doubts about my back. I undergo physio treatment before and after each stage. For now, I just want to enjoy this win and the Maglia Rosa.”

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“I was missing some energy at the end, but sometimes it’s like that. To win, you need good legs, and a little luck. I worked my way to being alone at the front in the finale, but unfortunately the favorites caught up. That’s how it goes.
Since the beginning of the Giro, I have been trying different things, but nothing has really worked. And today, I was missing a little something again for the stage win. There are still two weeks to race, and I will try again. I have taken the jersey as the King of the Mountains again, after having won it in the 2019 Vuelta.

“But the goal today was clearly the stage win. I really thank the whole team and staff who were at the top of this climb today.

“Tony Gallopin especially was essential to my escape, as the excellent road captain that he is. I definitely have to thank everyone on the team.”

2021 Giro d’Italia: Stage 9 Brief Results

  1. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) – 158km in 4h08’23”, average speed 38.167 km/h
  2. Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) at 7″
  3. Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana – Premier Tech) s.t.
  4. Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) at 10″
  5. Daniel Martin (Israel Start-Up Nation) s.t

General Classification After Stage 9:

  1. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers)
  2. Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) at 15”
  3. Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana – Premier Tech) at 21”
  4. Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) at 36″
  5. Attila Valter (Groupama – FDJ) at 43″

Jerseys:

  • Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel – Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers)
  • Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo Zanetti – Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Fenix)
  • Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R Citroen Team)
  • Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Intimissimi Uomo – Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), worn by Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck – Quick-Step)
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