2021 Giro d'Italia Stage 21 Results & Recap
Stage 21 of the 2021 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
Bernal wins the Giro d'Italia, Ganna first in final time stage
Filippo Ganna won the final stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 30.3km time trial into Milan. The world champion set a pace no one could match, winning the race with a time of 0:33:48, 12 seconds ahead of French champion and closest rival, Remi Cavagna. Edoardo Affini ( Jumbo-Visma) was third at 13 seconds off the pace. The stage win wasn't without its drama however. Ganna had a puncture and was forced to have a speedy change, while Cavagna slipped out around one of the technical bends on the course.
"When I saw the puncture, I thought: 'today's unlucky, I've lost the race'. But I know I had a good gap to the second rider. I changed the bike really well, really fast, like a formula one race! And then when I crossed the line I thought: 'OK, now we will wait for Cavagna,' because he's a really good rider and time trialist. When I saw his crash, I thought: 'we have played with the same card, I punctured, he crashed!'," Ganna said about Cavagna's crash.
Egan Bernal had a fantastic final ride to secure his maglia rosa, which he's worn since stage 9 of the Giro. The Colombian lost about 30 seconds to Damiano Caruso, but still won the overall by 1:30. Simon Yates finished third at 4:15.
"I was just focussed on my effort," Bernal said . "I was thinking I can't do a mistake, I don't want to lose the Giro in one corner. I pushed in the parts I could push, so in the corners, I don't have to take any risks. It's the first time trial I actually enjoyed! I'm always suffering in the time trials, but today was a special one. It was special, looking at a lot of Colombian flags everywhere, and people cheering for me."\n
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