The prize for the most hard-fought and perhaps least likely victory of the Giro d’Italia this year will surely go to the winner of stage five, Igor Arrieta.
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider romped to the team’s second win in two days after a two-up breakaway that had been in turns celebratory, heart-breaking, and physically painful.
His parter, Portugal’s Alfonso Eulálio of Bahrain Victorious, who more than once could have been almost sure of victory, ultimately had to make do with second place – though the maglia rosa must surely rank among the best consolation prizes available in bike racing.
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