Isaac Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place in Stage 19 and precious bonus seconds.

Simon Yates won the Giro d’Italia after an epic climb from third place to race leader by a comfortable margin on Saturday’s decisive mountain stage. Yates, the 2018 Vuelta a Espana champion from Great Britain, overcame an 81-second deficit and took a 3:56 lead in the overall standings after 20 of 21 stages.