Key events
For anyone in need of a catchup on the race situation, here is the report from stage 19:
Preamble
Today has to be the day if either Richard Carapaz or Simon Yates want to deny Isaac del Toro the pink jersey. The stage itself is a monster, with 4500m of altitude gain spread over 205km, culminating in the climb of the Colle delle Finestre – a mountain that has claimed some souls in the Giro before. Yates cracked here in 2018 when Chris Froome staged his stunning comeback to win the pink jersey. For the sake of entertainment, such a turnaround, or at least an attempt at one would be welcome. Carapaz is perhaps most likely, given he gave it a go yesterday but Del Toro has looked strong, but there is 8km of gravel to contend with on road up to the ski resort of Sestriere. For Yates how fitting would it be to come back to the climb that saw him suffer his career lowpoint and earn redemption? With three climbs to tackle there is plenty of scope for action from early in the stage, perhaps even the Corio the category four pitch up at 69m in.
