He finished 24 seconds ahead of Bernal and a further 11 seconds ahead of the latter’s Ineos Grenadiers teammate Dani Martínez and Roman Bardet (Team DSM). Bernal still had strong Ineos Grenadiers’ support and these teammates prevented the leaders from getting too far ahead. Caruso went on to win, while Bernal raced in for second, gaining time on all of the other overall contenders. Bernal will start Sunday’s final day time trial one minute 59 seconds clear of Caruso and three minutes 23 ahead of Yates. We managed the situation well, even though it was difficult.”Ireland’s Dan Martin (Israel Start-Up Nation) finished a solid 14th on the stage, just over three minutes behind Caruso.

Source: The Irish Times May 29, 2021 17:05 UTC