Richard Carapaz launched a late attack to take victory on stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, while overall leader Isaac del Toro finished second.
Britain’s Tom Pidcock came fourth, just off the podium, as he was overhauled in the final metres by Lidl-Trek’s Giulio Ciccone.
The 186km ride from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne’ Monti saw 3,812 metres of climbing, including gradients of about 20%.
A breakaway group of four led until the final climb but once they were hauled in, Carapaz’s EF Education-EasyPost set a rapid pace before the Ecuadorian attacked hard.
The 2019 Giro winner and 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion went clear and although his lead was cut in the final metres, he held on to win by 10 seconds from Team Emirates-XRG’s Mexican rider Del Toro.
Del Toro retained the leader’s pink jersey, having added six seconds to his lead over his Spanish team-mate Juan Ayuso, while Carapaz moved up to sixth overall.
Thursday’s stage 12 is a 172km mostly flat route from Modena to Viadana.
