Guerreiro wins Giro d'Italia ninth stage, fellow Portuguese Almeida retains pink


  • Cycling
  • Sunday, 11 Oct 2020

ROCCARASO, Italy (Reuters) - Ruben Guerreiro became the first Portuguese rider to win on the Giro d'Italia in 31 years when he claimed the ninth stage, a 208-km mountain ride from San Salvo on Sunday.

The EF-Education First rider beat fellow breakaway rider Jonathan Castroviejo (Ineos-Grenadiers) of Spain by jumping away in the last 300 metres of the final climb.

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