Tuscan, Alberto Bettiol claimed XDS Astana’s third stage victory of the Giro d’ltalia in Verbania, showing his strength on the final climb of stage 13 for a solo win. He joined Thomas Silva on stage 2 and Davide Ballerini on stage 6 for Astana’s victories this Grio, and the win is the second Giro of this career on a similar ride from the break on a hilly stage to Stradella in 2021.
“It doesn’t matter if it was two years since I won, but if I win like this, I’m happy to win every two years. I knew every single corner in the last 50km because I train here sometimes. I saw this climb a couple of months ago with a bike, with a motorbike, and I saw the film of the downhill several times. I knew the last kilometre was really really strong.”
-Alberto Bettiol