Giro d'Italia: Which GC contenders lost time on stage 18

Cyclists ride uphill at the Passo dello Stelvio Stelvio Pass during the 18th stage of the Giro dItalia 2020 cycling race a 207kilometer route between Pinzolo and Laghi di Cancano on October 22 2020 Photo by Luca Bettini AFP Photo by LUCA BETTINIAFP via Getty Images
The new top three on the general classification – plus Rohan Dennis – battle up the Passo dello Stelvio (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

A brutal day in the Dolomites on the road to Laghi di Cancano saw the general classification of the Giro d'Italia upended over the Passo dello Stelvio on stage 18.

After 15 days in the maglia rosa, Deceuninck-QuickStep neo-pro João Almeida finally ceded the race lead to Team Sunweb's Wilco Kelderman, with an entirely new situation at the top of the rankings as we head into the final three stages.

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The GC picture after stage 18
Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb77:46:56
2Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb0:00:12
3Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers0:00:15
4Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren0:01:19
5Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep0:02:16
6Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team0:03:59
7Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe0:05:40
8Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:05:47
9Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:06:46
10Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe0:07:28
11Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain McLaren0:07:43
12Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling0:09:34
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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