Verona solos to Giro stage 15 win, Del Toro retains lead

Carlos Verona claimed his first Grand Tour stage win when the Lidl-Trek rider rode solo to victory on Sunday's stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia, a 219km ride from Fiume Veneto to Asiago.

Verona attacked at the foot of the final climb with 44km to go and although several riders tried to give chase, the Spanish climber finished 22 seconds ahead of Florian Stork with Christian Scaroni third.

Isaac Del Toro of UAE Team Emirates retained his pink jersey and will take a lead of one minute and 20 seconds into the final week.

Pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic finished more than a minute behind the pink jersey group after he lost ground on the final climb.