Nico Denz (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe) has won Stage 18 of the 108th Giro d’Italia, the 144 km long Morbegno-Cesano Maderno, ahead of Mirco Maestri (Team Polti VisitMalta) and Edward Planckaert (Alpecin-Decuninck).

Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) retains the Maglia Rosa.
STAGE RESULTS
1 – Nico Denz (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe) – 144 km in 3h12’07”, av speed 44.972 km/h
2 – Mirco Maestri (Team Polti VisitMalta) at 1’01”
3 – Edward Planckaert (Alpecin-Decuninck) s.t.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
2 -Richard Carapaz (EF Education – EasyPost) at 41″
3 – Simon Yates (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) at 51″

4 – Derek Gee (Israel – Premier Tech) at 1’57”
5 – Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) at 3’06”

THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS
The leader jerseys of the Giro d’Italia are produced and designed by CASTELLI.

• Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by IUMAN – Intimissimi Uomo – Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
• Maglia Ciclamino, leader of the Points Classification, in collaboration with Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale and ITA – Italian Trade Agency – Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek)
• Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana Team)
• Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider, born after 01/01/2000, sponsored by Conad – Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG)

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner Nico Denz said: “This is probably the most emotional of my victories at the Giro. Losing Jai Hindley early then the whole team, staff included, was fully committed to help Primoz Roglic win the Giro. We spent two months in altitude for that. I was three months away from home to prepare for the Giro. A dream was lost when we lost Primoz. We’ve thought all this hard work was for nothing. Luckily things turned around. We motivated ourselves for Giulio [Pellizzari] to do a good GC. To win here today on father’s day [in Germany], that’s for papa. It’s pretty special. When Primoz left the Giro, I went through the Garibaldi [the road book], I had to plan and get the freedom to go for it today. I made this one break. Then it was just about following my instinct. Our group was collaborating in the finale. I thought I’d give it a shot with 19km to go. I got a small gap. I just went and here I am!”