Giro d’Italia 2024: Valentin Paret-Peintre beats idol Bardet to stage 10 victory

Giro d’Italia 2024: Valentin Paret-Peintre beats idol Bardet to stage 10 victory

Romain Bardet finishes second on 10th stage, Jan Tratnik thirdTadej Pogacar retains healthy lead on top of overall standings

Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre launched a late attack on the final climb to win stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia, celebrating at the finish line with his brother Aurélien who came fifth.

Slovenia’s Jan Tratnik looked set to take the stage after launching a solo break from the leading group with more than 30km left to race, but was overtaken by Paret-Peintre with less than 3km to ride. “I was there to get a good result in the stage and why not win? Now I have a stage win for my first professional win,” Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale’s Paret-Peintre said.

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