CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI (Italy):
Giro d'Italia
leader
Richard Carapaz
suffered a setback to his title bid on Friday, with his key mountain lieutenant
Richie Porte
withdrawing during the 19th stage.
Ineos Grenadiers
rider Porte was dropped from the peloton on the first climb of the day, the third-category
Villanova Grotte
, after 70km of racing.
Organisers confirmed the 37-year-old Australian had dropped out of the Giro, which finishes in Verona on Sunday.
Porte had announced this would be his final Giro, a race in which he finished seventh in 2010. He also finished third in the 2020
Tour de France
.
Carapaz, the 2019 Giro winner, has a three-second overall lead on Australian Jai Hindley before the final three days in the mountains.
Friday's ride from Marano Lagunare to Santuario di Castelmonte features four climbs.
But Saturday's high-altitude affair will be the real showdown as it reaches over 2,000m above sea level three times.
Sunday's final stage is a 17.4km individual time-trial into Verona where Ecuadorian Carapaz claimed overall victory three years ago.
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