Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 11 - Perugia to Montalcino (Brunello di Montalcino Wine Stage), Italy - May 19, 2021 Qhubeka Assos rider Mauro Schmid of Switzerland celebrates on the podium after winning stage 11 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
MONTALCINO, Italy (Reuters) -Mauro Schmid secured his first Grand Tour win on Stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia, a 162-kilometre ride from Perugia to Montalcino, while Egan Bernal extended his lead in the general classification.
Swiss Schmid, 21, pulled clear of the peloton early on and battled it out with Alessandro Covi after a thrilling race, pipping the young Italian on the line to take home the stage win in his debut season. Belgian Harm Vanhoucke finished third.
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