Giro d'Italia: Lopez beats Carapaz to take best young rider prize and final podium place

While Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) were battling for overall Giro d'Italia victory on the climb to Cervinia, yet again, another race was also being fiercely contested as Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) and Richard Carapaz (Movistar) fought the best young rider's white jersey and even the final place on the podium place in Rome.

Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.