Who is leading the Giro d’Italia? Maglia rosa and general classification standings

Isaac del Toro held off a late attack from Richard Carapaz to close in on victory on the penultimate climbing test of the Giro d’Italia.

Stage 19 looked a possibly decisive day in the general classification battle but attacks were relatively few and far between, with a reduced group of favourites instead content to stay together through the rigours of a number of tough categorised climbs.

That was until Carapaz launched in the final few kilometres, briefly putting young Mexican Del Toro under pressure but soon finding the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider back on his wheel. Del Toro swept past the Ecuadorian veteran to take the line second just ahead of Carapaz, extending his advantage at the top of the standings by two bonus seconds to leave 43 between the pair entering the final two stages, with others, including Simon Yates, losing time behind.

A lack of activity beforehand left victory on the day to be taken by Nicolas Prodhomme, continuing an impressive Giro by securing a first grand tour stage win.

Pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic abandoned the race on stage 16, crashing in miserable conditions and abandoning with around 100km to go, but the Slovenian had been largely out of the GC picture entering the final week having lost yet more time to del Toro on stage 15.

1) Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 4:50:35

2) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +0:58

3) Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), “

4) Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) +1:22

5) Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) “

6) Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) “

7) Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) ”

8) Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) “

9) Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) “

10) Einer Rubio (Movistar) “

1) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in 73:47:59

2) Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) +0:41”

3) Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1:21

4) Derek Gee (Israel Premier-Tech) +2:27

5) Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) +3:36

6) Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) +5:13

7) Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +5:32

8) Einer Rubio (Movistar) +6:39

9) Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling) +9:11

10) Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates XRG) +9:33

1) Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 277pts

2) Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) 135

3) Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease A Bike) 17

4) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 107

5) Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 99

1) Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana) 355pts

2) Christian Scaroni (Astana) 201

3) Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 107

4) Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizane) 66

5) Richard Carapaz (EF Education EasyPost) 47

1) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in 73:47:59

2) Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +5:32

3) Max Poole (Picnic PostNL) +14:44

4) Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) +15:12

4) Davide Piganzoli (Polti VisitMalta) +16:31