Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) has won Stage 13 of the 103rd Giro d’Italia, 192km from Cervia to Monselice. João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) and Patrick Konrad (Bora – Hansgrohe) finished second and third, respectively.
João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step), runner-up in Monselice, extends his lead in the general classification and wears the Maglia Rosa.
STAGE RESULTS
1 – Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) – 192km in 4h22’18”, average speed 43.919km/h
2 – João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) s.t.
3 – Patrick Konrad (Bora – Hansgrohe) s.t.
1 – João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step)
2 – Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) at 40”
3 – Pello Bilbao (Bahrain – McLaren) at 49”THE JERSEYS
- Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel – João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step)
- Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo Zanetti – Arnaud Démare (Groupama – FDJ)
- Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Ruben Guerreiro (EF Pro Cycling)
- Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Eurospin – João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step)
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner Diego Ulissi said: “We did a great job on the last climb to drop the sprinters and arrive with a small group. McNulty was very good in the final, how nice to get another success in the Giro!”
The Maglia Rosa João Almeida said: “I am a bit disappointed with my second place, I wanted a stage win. I was really close but not close enough. Tomorrow will be a hard ITT but I will give it my best”.
