

Our neo-pro featured in the break on the race’s queen stage.
Less than a week separates the Giro d’Italia peloton from the conclusion of the 102nd edition, but the remaining stages aren’t a stroll in the park, and the riders had the chance to see that for themselves on Tuesday, when the race restarted with a 194km-long stage between Lovere and Ponte di Legno after the last rest day.
One of the youngest riders at the Corsa Rosa, Mikkel Honoré was among the first to attack as soon as the flag was waved from the organisers’ car, instigating a move which ended up containing twenty-one men. Thanks also to the 21-year-old Dane’s strong effort, the group forged a six-minute maximum advantage which began melting on the savage gradients of Mortirolo (11.9km, 10%), the mythical climb making its 14th appearance at the race since 1990, the year it was used for the first time.
As if the gradients weren’t enough, it all turned dantesque when rain began pouring with over 30 kilometers to go. The breakaway group got split, leaving just a small group in front, from where Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) sprinted to victory. One of the last riders dropped from the original break to be caught by the favourites, some two kilometers from the top of Mortirolo, Mikkel talked at the end of the stage about his day in the front.
“We talked this morning about joining the break in case a big group would take off. I had good legs and was part of the first wave of attacks, so I went up the road and did some long pulls, as everyone worked well together. Then, on the Mortirolo, I began feeling tired, especially after all the work I put in during the first part of the Giro. It was the toughest climb I ever did, absolutely brutal, and the cold and rain which joined the race three kilometers from the top didn’t help. On the descent there was some fog, but I felt good there and made up some ground. Overall, I am happy I got to spend the day in the break on such a hard stage”, Mikkel explained after arriving in Ponte di Legno as the highest-ranked Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider.
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Race details
1 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
5:36:24 |
2 |
Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team |
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3 |
Fausto Masnada Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec |
1:20 |
4 |
Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain Merida |
1:41 |
5 |
Hugh Carthy EF Education First |
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6 |
Richard Carapaz Montenegro Movistar Team |
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7 |
Mikel Landa Meana Movistar Team |
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8 |
Joe Dombrowski EF Education First |
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9 |
Damiano Caruso Bahrain Merida |
1:49 |
10 |
Mattia Cattaneo Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec |
2:03 |
35 |
Mikkel Frølich Honoré
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
9:45 |
46 |
Pieter Serry
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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53 |
Bob Jungels
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
18:07 |
54 |
Eros Capecchi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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77 |
Fabio Sabatini
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
25:22 |
120 |
Florian Sénéchal
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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1 |
Richard Carapaz Montenegro Movistar Team |
70:02:05 |
2 |
Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain Merida |
1:47 |
3 |
Primož Roglič Team Jumbo-Visma |
2:09 |
4 |
Mikel Landa Meana Movistar Team |
3:15 |
5 |
Bauke Mollema Trek - Segafredo |
5:00 |
6 |
Rafał Majka BORA - hansgrohe |
5:40 |
7 |
Miguel Ángel López Moreno Astana Pro Team |
6:17 |
8 |
Simon Yates Mitchelton-Scott |
6:46 |
9 |
Pavel Sivakov Team INEOS |
7:51 |
10 |
Jan Polanc UAE-Team Emirates |
8:06 |
29 |
Bob Jungels
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
51:04 |
36 |
Pieter Serry
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1:02:28 |
37 |
Eros Capecchi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1:05:40 |
92 |
Fabio Sabatini
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
2:33:34 |
97 |
Florian Sénéchal
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
2:52:06 |
100 |
Mikkel Frølich Honoré
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
2:55:55 |
1 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
200 pt |
2 |
Pascal Ackermann BORA - hansgrohe |
187 pt |
3 |
Richard Carapaz Montenegro Movistar Team |
83 pt |
4 |
Fausto Masnada Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec |
66 pt |
5 |
Davide Cimolai Israel Cycling Academy |
50 pt |
6 |
Primož Roglič Team Jumbo-Visma |
49 pt |
7 |
Damiano Cima Nippo Vini Fantini Faizanè |
46 pt |
8 |
José Joaquín Rojas Gil Movistar Team |
44 pt |
9 |
Mattia Cattaneo Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec |
44 pt |
10 |
Simon Yates Mitchelton-Scott |
44 pt |
31 |
Florian Sénéchal
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
20 pt |
39 |
Fabio Sabatini
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
13 pt |
51 |
Pieter Serry
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
9 pt |
65 |
Eros Capecchi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
6 pt |
75 |
Bob Jungels
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
4 pt |
1 |
Miguel Ángel López Moreno Astana Pro Team |
70:08:22 |
2 |
Pavel Sivakov Team INEOS |
1:34 |
3 |
Hugh Carthy EF Education First |
8:21 |
4 |
Valentin Madouas Groupama - FDJ |
12:04 |
5 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
17:29 |
6 |
Eddie Dunbar Team INEOS |
29:32 |
7 |
Ben O'Connor Team Dimension Data |
49:51 |
8 |
Lucas Hamilton Mitchelton-Scott |
56:06 |
9 |
Chris Hamilton Team Sunweb |
1:04:35 |
10 |
Iván Ramiro Sosa Cuervo Team INEOS |
1:06:32 |
25 |
Mikkel Frølich Honoré
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
2:49:38 |
1 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
229 pt |
2 |
Richard Carapaz Montenegro Movistar Team |
66 pt |
3 |
Mattia Cattaneo Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec |
53 pt |
4 |
Damiano Caruso Bahrain Merida |
48 pt |
5 |
Fausto Masnada Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec |
45 pt |
6 |
Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha Alpecin |
42 pt |
7 |
Gianluca Brambilla Trek - Segafredo |
40 pt |
8 |
Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team |
39 pt |
9 |
Mikel Nieve Iturralde Mitchelton-Scott |
37 pt |
10 |
Primož Roglič Team Jumbo-Visma |
30 pt |
23 |
Eros Capecchi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
12 pt |
47 |
Pieter Serry
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1 pt |
1 | Movistar Team | 210:28:38 |
2 | Astana Pro Team | 24:31 |
3 | Bahrain Merida | 28:32 |
4 | Team INEOS | 35:37 |
5 | EF Education First | 36:16 |
6 | Mitchelton-Scott | 54:45 |
7 | BORA - hansgrohe | 1:13:54 |
8 | Trek - Segafredo | 1:21:13 |
9 | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 1:21:24 |
10 | UAE-Team Emirates | 1:34:51 |
Top results
1 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
5:36:24 |
2 |
Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team |
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3 |
Fausto Masnada Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec |
1:20 |
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