Team Sky’s champion Chris Froome has just become the third rider in the cycling history to have ever won three consecutive Grand Tours after claiming this season’s Giro d’Italia in epic final stage which ended an hour ago in Rome, Italy.
Froome, 33, beat Briton Simon Yates after leading the race in pink jersey for several stages until Four-time Tour de France winner stole his position in an impressive performance on stage 19 and 20.
Froome was able to finish today’s final stage 46 seconds ahead of defending champ Tom Dumoulin in the overall classification.
“For any cyclist this is the dream to have all three leaders’ jerseys in the 10 months. To have finally won this race, I can’t quite believe it myself,” Froome told Eurosport a while ago.
Simon Yates on the other hand, who led the tour after claiming three stage victories, finished 22nd in the overall classification as Ireland’s Sam Bennett grabbed final stage’s win to seal three stage wins on his own.
?? Rankings: https://t.co/HpdjYafAhT | ?? Classifiche: https://t.co/w86q8UlAr2 | ?? Clasificacion: https://t.co/qxsGBjNe4c #Giro101 pic.twitter.com/oYSUqlUHPN
— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 27, 2018
Final Stage Brief Results
Sam Bennett (Ire/BORA) – 2hrs 50mins 49secs
Elia Viviani (Ita/Quick-Step) Same
Jempy Drücker (Lux/BMC) Same
Baptiste Planckaert (Bel/Katusha) Same
Manuel Belletti (Ital/Androni) Same
Sacha Modolo (Ita/EF) Same
Niccolò Bonifazio (Ital/Merida) Same
Clément Venturini (Fra/AG2R) Same
Paolo Simion (Ita/Bardiani) Same
Fabio Sabatini (Ita/Quick-Step) Same
? HISTORY!
? @chrisfroome wins the #Giro101 & joins Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault as the only riders to hold all three Grand Tour titles at the same moment.
❤ = Congrats #Froomie #Giro101 #Giro pic.twitter.com/oHIxfUYRZ3
— Unibet Belgium (@unibetbelgium) May 27, 2018
Overall standings of Giro d’Italia 2018
Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky)- 86hrs 11mins 50secs
Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Team Sunweb) +46 seconds
Miguel Angel Lopez (Col/Astana Pro Team)
Richard Carapaz (Ecu/Movistar Team)
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita/Bahrain-Merida)
Pello Bilbao (Spa/Astana Pro Team)
Patrick Konrad (Aut/Bora-Hansgrohe)
George Bennett (Nzl/Team Lotto NL-Jumbo)
Sam Oomen (Ned/Team Sunweb)
Davide Formolo (Ita/Bora)
Froome is the first rider with 3 consecutive Grand Tour wins since 1982-1983, when Bernard Hinault won the Giro and Tour in 1982 and the 1983 Vuelta. #Giro101 pic.twitter.com/hN2vjcmOO6
— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 27, 2018