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'Big surprise' – Ineos will be 'asking questions' after being ripped apart by Bora-hansgrohe at Giro d’Italia

Richard Carapaz may have seized the maglia rosa on Stage 14 at the Giro d’Italia but Ineos Grenadiers will be “asking questions of themselves” after he was isolated, according to Dan Lloyd on The Breakaway, while Bradley Wiggins suggested the Ecuadorian rode with an “element of fear”. Ineos are renowned for protecting their GC leader at Grand Tours with their fabled train making it near-impossible for any rivals to attack off the front. Ad/> So it was a surprise when an early move from Bora-hansgrohe shredded the peloton, including the majority of the Ineos team, with only Pavel Sivakov able to offer any semblance of support to Carapaz.

Simon Yates, Richard Carapaz and him?! - Five big winners from Stage 14 thriller at Giro d'Italia

Stage 14 of this year’s Giro was always going to be one to watch. Plenty of pundits had the second Saturday circled in their calendar long before the race had started constructing its Hungarian grande partenza, let alone arrived in mainland Italy. Yet even as the short, punchy Piedmontese profile invited aggressive riding, and promised to reward risk-taking, few could have predicted the devastating effect it would have on the general classification.

‘You’re not allowed to do that!’ – Did Alejandro Valverde break golden rule of cycling at Giro d’Italia?

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) caused a stir on Stage 14 at the Giro d’Italia after appearing to flout the rules during a bike change. The Spaniard was 10th in the general classification ahead of Saturday’s run from Santena to Torino, but soon found himself among the chasers after the peloton was ripped to shreds by Bora-hansgrohe. Ad/> Amid the fight to claw back time, Valverde was spotted peeling off from his group and immediately hopping on a bike that was waiting for him from a team car parked on the side of the road.

Simon Yates wins Stage 14 thriller at Giro d’Italia as Richard Carapaz takes pink and Jai Hindley hovers

Britain's Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco) claimed a thrilling win on Stage 14 at the Giro d’Italia as Richard Carapaz and Ineos Grenadiers seized the pink jersey from the fading Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo). Yates arrived in Italy in terrific form but his GC hopes vanished on Stage 4 after picking up a knee injury in a crash, with the Brit almost 20 minutes adrift ahead of Saturday’s undulating and brutal run from Santena to Torino.

Yates wins Giro d'Italia stage 14 as Carapaz takes maglia rosa

Simon Yates went solo in the finale to win the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia as Richard Carapaz took over as overall race leader on Saturday.

Etapa 14: clasificaciones del día y así queda la general del Giro

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Yates gana en Turín y Carapaz asesta un primer golpe al Giro

La Basílica de Superga emana mística, tragedia y épica casi a partes iguales. Allí hemos visto triunfar en los últimos tiempos a Primoz Roglic en la Milán-Turín, pero también ha sido escenario fatídico del deporte, con la pérdida del mítico del 'Grande Torino' en aquel terrorífico accidente de avión en 1949 y la espeluznante caída sufrida por Marco Pantani en el descenso de la citada clásica de 1995 después de que un todoterreno invadiese el recorrido. El 'Pirata' esquivó la muerte, pero sufrió fractura de tibia y peroné que le dejaron muy mermado en los siguientes años. Por suerte, hoy tuvimos de todo menos incidentes que lamentar, porque el fue de traca. Simon Yates volvió a demostrar que si tiene el día inspirado es casi invatible y se alzó con su segundo triunfo en esta Corsa Rosa. Ni siquiera el terrible calor (33º), su gran enemigo, pudo pararle. La general quedó abierta, pero Richard Carapaz se vistió de rosa a costa de un Jay Hindley se confirmó como el gran rival del ecuatoriano, mientras que Joao Almeida, Mikel Landa y Pello Bilbao cedieron unos segundos.

Las mejores imágenes de la etapa 14 del Giro de Italia

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'Big surprise' – Ineos will be 'asking questions' after being ripped apart by Bora-hansgrohe at Giro d’Italia

Simon Yates, Richard Carapaz and him?! - Five big winners from Stage 14 thriller at Giro d'Italia

‘You’re not allowed to do that!’ – Did Alejandro Valverde break golden rule of cycling at Giro d’Italia?

Simon Yates wins Stage 14 thriller at Giro d’Italia as Richard Carapaz takes pink and Jai Hindley hovers

Yates wins Giro d'Italia stage 14 as Carapaz takes maglia rosa

Etapa 14: clasificaciones del día y así queda la general del Giro

Yates gana en Turín y Carapaz asesta un primer golpe al Giro

Las mejores imágenes de la etapa 14 del Giro de Italia