2019 Giro d'Italia Stage 21 Results & Recap
Stage 21 of the 2019 Giro d'Italia is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Movistar’s Richard Carapaz sealed his name on the 2019 Giro d’Italia, cruising into the Verona Area after completion of his 17km time trial and bursting into tears – the maglia rosa was officially his. Carapaz is the first Ecuadorian to claim the overall honors.
“I want to enjoy this victory with my wife, my kids and speak on the phone with my parents,” Carapaz said. “I’m very proud of what I achieved. I’m delighted to make my dream of winning a Grand Tour come true. We must never forget our childhood dreams. They can always become reality with hard work and determination. In my four years in European cycling, I realized that opportunities have to be caught. The thirty seconds I gained on stage 15 were fundamental. I profited from [Vincenzo] Nibali and [Primoz] Roglic watching each other. That’s where the Giro was decided. For me, it’s only the beginning I think. We always dream for more.”
An emotional Chad Haga (Team Sunweb) had the fastest time on the final stage of the Giro d’Italia, taking the win with a time of 22:07. The American’s time held steadfast through the next wave of time trial specialists including Swedish champion Tobias Ludvigsson (Groupama-FDJ) and Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal). Victor Campenaerts had to be content with second, four seconds back. De Gendt took third at six seconds.
“It’ll take a bit longer to realize but it’ll come,” Haga said. “My victory is, of course, a consolation price after Tom Dumoulin pulled out. I came in top form but it was a support form. During the time trial, I kept thinking this is what Tom would have been doing today if he was here. I thought today I had a real possibility because the course suited me very well and for sure better than the one of stage 9. As an American, I feel very proud of winning a stage at the Giro d’Italia.”
The only threat to Haga was predicted to come from Primoz Roglic, who had to fight back into a podium spot, as he was just 23 seconds behind Mikel Landa (Movistar). Roglic successfully regained third place on the podium, ending up eight seconds ahead.
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