The best response to criticism, for not having been a protagonist in the first two weeks of the Giro d'Italia, was given today at the finish line of the fifteenth stage.

Giulio Ciccone detached all his teammates from the day's breakaway by winning the Rivarolo Canavese-Cogne of 177 km, a fraction with three mountain grand prizes and a high-altitude finish in Valle d'Aosta. The Abruzzese of Trek Segafredo thus won a splendid victory, the third Italian after the successes of Dainese and Oldani, ahead of Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorius) by 1'31 "and Antonio Pedrero (Movistar Team) by over two minutes.

No battle between the men of the classification: the group of the pink jersey, Richard Carapaz (who fell without consequences at the beginning of the stage), arrived with a delay of 7'46 ".

Order of arrival:

1 CICCONE Giulio Trek - Segafredo 4:37:41

2 BUITRAGO Santiago Bahrain - Victorious 1:31

3 PEDRERO Antonio Movistar Team 2:19

4 CARTHY Hugh EF Education-EasyPost 3:09

5 TUSVELD Martijn Team DSM 4:36

6 COVILI Luca Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè 5:08

7 TESFATSION Natnael Drone Hopper - Androni Toys 5:27

8 MOLLEMA Bauke Trek - Segafredo ,,

9 LEEMREIZE Gijs Jumbo-Visma ,,

10 MARTIN Guillaume Cofidis 6:06

Overall ranking:

1 CARAPAZ Richard INEOS Grenadiers 63:06:57

2 HINDLEY Jai BORA - hansgrohe 0:09

3 ALMEIDA João UAE Team Emirates 0:32

4 LANDA Mikel Bahrain - Victorious 1:01

5 POZZOVIVO Domenico Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 1:03

6 BILBAO Pello Bahrain - Victorious 1:54

7 BUCHMANN Emanuel BORA - hansgrohe 2:00

8 NIBALI Vincenzo Astana Qazaqstan Team 3:00

9 LÓPEZ Juan Pedro Trek - Segafredo 4:06

10 MARTIN Guillaume Cofidis 8:02

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