- British rider leads by 26 seconds going into decisive time trial
- Santiago Buitrago takes stage, with Derek Gee second yet again
Geraint Thomas edged closer to taking the most impressive win in his long career after clinging on to his overall lead in the 2023 Giro d’Italia on the vertiginous climb of Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Italian Dolomites.
Despite last-ditch attacks from his closest rival, Primoz Roglic of Jumbo Visma, Thomas, the Ineos Grenadiers rider and winner of the 2018 Tour de France, maintained a 26-second lead on the Slovenian on the eve of the decisive final time trial, with João Almeida of UAE Team Emirates in third a further 33sec back.
