2022 Giro d'Italia Stage 18 Results & Recap
Stage 18 of the 2022 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
De Bondt wins stage 18
Dries De Bondt (AFC) won stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia out of a 4-man breakaway today, upsetting the sprinters' very last chance to take a stage in this year's edition of the Corsa Rosa. Edoardo Affini (TJV) was second and Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost) finished in third after the 153km stage designed for the sprinters.
“I think it was a collaboration until the last K, but we didn’t speculate. I knew Affini would go from far in the sprint and I had to be on his wheel,” De Bondt said. “Magnus had the pressure, so it was logical that he would go first. There was no moment of a gap, and everyone gave full, full, full to the line. It was written in the stars that the sprinters would win, and we made a plan for the four of us to work to the end and we pulled it off.”
Richard Carapaz (IGD) retained his pink jersey by three seconds over Jai Hindley (BOH), despite the Australian running into some potential trouble during the finale when he had a puncture. Luckily for him, it was within the final 3km and he didn't lose any time.
“Today was a very fast stage, maybe it looked easy, but it was fast,” Carapaz said. “We got through the day and that was the most important thing. We have two very important days coming up.
“Everyone was looking to us and there was a lot stress, and there was some nerves it could split. I have to get through these last three stages, and my legs feel good. So we are confident going into the weekend.”
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