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.

Ad/> Before the Santena roll-out, every rider in the top 10 could make a claim for being a contender. By the time the last rider rolled across the line in Turin only half of those, at a push, could say the same. Giro d'ItaliaRedemption for Yates in Stage 14 thriller as Carapaz takes pink and Hindley hovers5 HOURS AGO It was a bad day for some, such as Alejandro Valverde and Guillaume Martin.

Based on his prior record, however, expect the Cofidis captain to bounce back up the leaderboard tomorrow. Others had middling days at the office. In terms of time, Mikel Landa, Joao Almeida, Domenico Pozzovivo and Pello Bilbao are all further from the front of the race than they were.

Positionally, however, all are a few places nearer to the podium. Only five should be truly satisfied with their stage. The fifth might surprise you.

Let's get to it... Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) The Ineos leader's ride into pink was not the most stylish, nor was it dominant. His one big attack was not big enough, in the end, to take it all.