Evenepoel wins tight time trial to retake Giro lead
Pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel stormed to victory in a rain-affected Giro d'Italia stage nine on Sunday, a 35-km individual time trial, to retake the leader's maglia rosa jersey.
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Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 9: Preview, how to watch, TV and live stream details, route map and profile for ITT
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) showed weakness in the mountains but he's got a chance to forget all about that on Sunday in his favourite discipline: a pan-flat individual time trial. The Belgian favourite leaked 14 seconds to Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), Geraint Thomas and Tao Geoghegan Hart (both Ineos Grenadiers) on a lively finale to Saturday's Stage 8.