Giro d'Italia: Which GC contenders lost time on stage 15

PIANCAVALLO ITALY OCTOBER 18 Joao Almeida of Portugal and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Pink Leader Jersey Vincenzo Nibali of Italy and Team Trek Segafredo Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark and Astana Pro Team during the 103rd Giro dItalia 2020 Stage 15 a 185km stage from Base Aerea Rivolto Frecce Tricolori to Piancavallo 1290m girodiitalia Giro on October 18 2020 in Piancavallo Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
A group of the top GC contenders climb Piancavallo on stage 15 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

After Saturday's stage 14 time trial to Valdobiaddene, the Giro d'Italia's 15th stage to Piancavallo provided another shake-up of the general classification, confirming Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) as the main favourite for victory in Milan as a number of big names lost time in the Dolomites.

The Dutchman finished second on the day, two seconds down on Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers), and while he didn't take over the race lead, he's now firmly in the driving seat ahead of a tough final week full of mountain stages.

Dani Ostanek
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

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