Alberto Bettiol conquers the 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia solo, the 189 kilometer Alessandria-Verbania. The Tuscan rider of XDS Astana achieved victory at the end of a long action born from a breakaway that accumulated over ten minutes of advantage over the pink jersey group.
The decisive attack on Ungiasca
Bettiol was part of the group of attackers who animated the day right from the start. The decisive moment came on the Ungiasca climb, the last rough patch of the route, where the Tuscan made the winning move.
The Italian’s action proved irresistible for the other fugitives and the advantage he accumulated quickly became unbridgeable, allowing him to appear alone at the finish line in Verbania.