Pezcyclingnews: Giro’15 St.21: Keisse And Contador Conquer!

Race Report: The surprises of the 2015 Giro dItalia continued in the final stage as Iljo Keisse won in Milan from Luke Durbridge in a two-man break. The pink jersey of Alberto Contador crossed the line safely in the bunch to seal his overall victory. Giro d’Italia done, Tour de France next.For a change the final stage of a Grand Tour didnt end in the usual sprint finish. Etixx Quick-Steps Iljo Keisse broke away with Luke Durbridge of Orica-GreenEDGE and the pair kept ahead of the baying hounds of the sprint, for the Belgian to take his biggest win on the road. Alberto Contador had his Tinkoff-Saxo team continually at his side for a safe passage to the last finish line in Milan and his last pink jersey. The 2015 Giro dItalia has come to an end. The race has been dominated by Alberto Contador, but you cant say it has lacked excitement and has had us on the edge of our seats up to the last pedal stroke of Saturdays stage to Sestriere. Again the Italian Grand Tour, along with la Vuelta a Espaa, has proven that shorter stages can make for more spectacular racing. Todays final stage was from Turin to Milan, 178 kilometers of mostly flat roads. From Torino the course passes through Vercelli and Novara on its way to Milano. The riders hit the Milan circuit after 140.2 kilometers and then cross the finish line eight times with an intermediate sprint on the fourth lap. Mostly...

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