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Vollering Wins Giro d'Italia After Decisive Final-Climb Attack

A late solo surge up the Coletta di Brondello toppled the race leader and underlined Vollering's dominance in Grand Tours.

Overview

  • Vollering, who sealed victory on Sunday, rode away on the final climb and finished the nine-stage race 34 seconds ahead in the general classification.
  • Anna van der Breggen entered the last stage with a 49-second lead but was dropped on the Coletta di Brondello and slipped to third overall.
  • Antonia Niedermaier moved up to second in the final standings for the best Grand Tour result of her career and became the first German on the Giro podium in 13 years.
  • Elisa Longo Borghini won the 145 km Saluzzo circuit final stage in a four-rider sprint, with Niamh Fisher-Black second and Niedermaier third on the day.
  • The result extends Vollering's string of major stage-race titles and highlights Niedermaier's steady rise from sixth to fifth to second at the Giro over three years, suggesting bigger roles for both riders in coming Grand Tours.