Trek-Segafredo Team (Italy) - Press Release: Ciccone wins a two-up sprint in stage 16 and increases his lead in the mountains classification.
Giulio Ciccone always wanted more than mountain points when joining a breakaway, and in stage 16 – an astonishing sixth time joining the escape group in this year’s Giro d’Italia – he finally achieved his most important goal by outsprinting Jan Hirt (Astana) in a wet and cold ending to the 194-kilometer mountain stage.
“For sure this is one of the best moments of my career,” said Ciccone when asked how he feels. “This is my second victory in the Giro, and the first was, of course, very good, but this stage for me was my dream. With the Mortirolo and the Aprica… This is an incredible moment for me.”
Of course, Ciccone has been content with the Maglia Azzurra – wearing the blue jersey since the first day and only ceding it to teammate Gianluca Brambilla for one stage – but wouldn’t be completely satisfied leaving the Giro without a win.
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