Deprived of Wout Van Aert, who had decided during the week to forfeit for lack of juice, Jumbo-Visma nevertheless had two men in pursuit behind Thomas Pidcock. But Tiesj Benoot and Attila Valter were never able to decide which should sacrifice themselves for the other, beating a chasing group of half a dozen that left Pidcock a thirty-second lead at the foot. of the final climb in Siena. A sufficient gap for him to arrive alone in the majestic setting of the Piazza del Campo.
