Nibali

Mikel Landa accelerated away on the final climb, and on the last kilometer Vincenzo Nibali could not stay on the wheel of Richard Carapaz anymore.

Mikel Landa and Wout Poels are already confirmed on the rider roster, replacing the outgoing Vincenzo Nibali.

Sensing the main pack breathing down the neck of the breakaway, Nibali, looking to salvage a poor campaign with a stage win, went solo with 12.5km left.

There Mikel Landa attacked again, forcing Roglic and Nibali to chase.

Vincenzo Nibali and Primoz Roglic followed briefly, but soon cracked.

Vincenzo Nibali entered the Giro d’Italia with the clear goal of getting a third overall victory.

Vincenzo Nibali was superb, Geraint Thomas steadfast, but the upshot after going up another monstrous climb to Val Thorens is that Egan Bernal is poised to become the third-youngest Tour de France winner in history in Paris on Sunday.