Giro d'Italia, in Bormio a new thrust from the pink jersey. But Carapaz doesn't give up

It's the unexpected blow, the lunge of the champion served at the finish line with a bow. On the day of the Mortirolo , the Sacred Mountain of cycling that foreshadows other upheavals in the standings, the pink jersey Isaac Del Toro re-emerges instead, who, with a flash of finesse, conquers the 17th stage by attacking on the last ramp three kilometers from the finish line in Bormio.

Mexico and clouds and a splash of rain. The only one who resists him is Richard Carapaz but even the Ecuadorian, who had previously attacked him on the Mortirolo, has to surrender to the final push of the Mexican, finishing third behind Romain Bardet .

Stop everyone: it would be better to review some hasty judgments. And re-evaluate, once again, this young rider who with crystalline class, but also with so much heart, reiterates that he does not give up. That he has no desire to step aside. And that despite suffering on the long climbs he is immediately ready to return to the attack in fast finals like the one in Bormio , where his explosiveness allowed him to burn tough veterans like Carapaz and Yates.

"I learned to race with my head," Del Toro said after his exploit. "On the Mortirolo, during Carapaz's attack, I struggled, but I conserved my strength to get back under on the descent. Then in the last climb I attacked. I'm happy both for my teammates and because I managed to defend the pink jersey well, the road is still long..."

Nothing to say, the boy is growing. And he leaves those who already thought he was beaten and sunk speechless. It is true that Richard Carapaz remains his great challenger, especially thinking about the last two mountain stages, but Del Toro confirms that his opponents will still have to sweat a lot to take the pink jersey from him.