Giro dell'Emilia: Isaac del Toro beats Tom Pidcock for 14th victory of 2025

Isaac del Toro (UAE Workforce Emirates) added to his big haul of victories within the 2025 season, out-sprinting Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) atop the San Luca climb.

Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) received the dash for the ultimate podium spot over Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers).

The Giro dell’Emilia, with 5 journeys up the brutally steep climb, was a race of attrition with solely a dozen riders arriving to the foot of the ascent for the ultimate time.

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The early breakaway jumped away on the flat opening part from Mirandola and included Enzo Leijnse, Gijs Leemreize and Jacob Bush (Picnic-PostNL) together with Sinuhé Fernández (Burgos Burpellet BH) and Pablo García (Polti VisitMalta).

With a demanding finale in retailer, the peloton had been content material to let the escapees achieve over 5 minutes earlier than starting to carry them again.

Fernández led the breakaway over the primary three climbs, the San Lorenzo in Collina, after 73.8km, and Mongardino after 85.6km and the third at Monzuno (km. 109.4).

Mikkel Honoré (EF Schooling-EasyPost) attacked after the primary passage however was caught earlier than the highest of the second lap.

UAE Workforce Emirates XRG stored the stress on with Adam Yates and Jay Vine, however Uijtdebroeks additionally threw in a couple of strikes to whittle down the lead group. Solely six riders survived the surges forward of the ultimate lap, however extra joined earlier than the ultimate climb.

The lead group included Pidcock, Del Toro and teammate Adam Yates, Martinez, Richard Carapaz (EF Schooling-Easypost), Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ), Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), Albert Withen Philipsen (Lidl-Trek), Primož Roglič (Crimson Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Ben Tulett and Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike), and Michael Storer (Tudor).

When it got here to the ultimate climb, Molard was the primary to assault however when he got here again, Pidcock launched his bid for victory. Nevertheless, Del Toro was in a position to bounce away from the chase group and make it to the Briton earlier than out-powering him for the race win.

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