Arizona Tribune - Carapaz's mountain lieutenant Porte pulls out of Giro

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Carapaz's mountain lieutenant Porte pulls out of Giro / Photo: Luca Bettini - AFP/File

Carapaz's mountain lieutenant Porte pulls out of Giro

SPORTS 27.05.2022

Giro d'Italia leader Richard Carapaz suffered a setback to his title bid on Friday, with his key mountain lieutenant Richie Porte withdrawing during the 19th stage.

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Ineos Grenadiers rider Porte was dropped from the peloton on the first climb of the day, the third-category Villanova Grotte, after 70km of racing.

Organisers confirmed the 37-year-old Australian had dropped out of the Giro, which finishes in Verona on Sunday.

Porte had announced this would be his final Giro, a race in which he finished seventh in 2010. He also finished third in the 2020 Tour de France.

Carapaz, the 2019 Giro winner, has a three-second overall lead on Australian Jai Hindley before the final three days in the mountains.

Friday's ride from Marano Lagunare to Santuario di Castelmonte features four climbs.

But Saturday's high-altitude affair will be the real showdown as it reaches over 2,000m above sea level three times.

Sunday's final stage is a 17.4km individual time-trial into Verona where Ecuadorian Carapaz claimed overall victory three years ago.

R.Chavez--AT

Arizona Tribune - Carapaz's mountain lieutenant Porte pulls out of Giro

Carapaz's mountain lieutenant Porte pulls out of Giro

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