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Fortunato claims maiden stage win in Giro d’Italia as Yates moves up to second – The Guardian

Italian rider Lorenzo Fortunato of Eolo-Kometa claimed a maiden career win in the mountainous 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia

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Britains Simon Yates climbed to second in the Giro dItalia standings but lost more time to race leader Egan Bernal on the Monte Zoncolan.
Yates, who had made winning the Giro his major goal for the year, attacked as the group containing all the major contenders reached the steep slopes of the climb and pulled clear of everyone except Bernal.
The Ineos Grenadiers rider clung to Yatess wheel before pulling away from his British rival over the final few hundred metres, extending his advantage by 11…

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