When the Giro d'Italia organisers decided to return to the Colle delle Finestre after seven years of absence, they were surely hoping for a final-day showdown. The tendency of modern Grand Tours to be decided well before stage 20 made it a risk to include the iconic climb so late, but fate has smiled on the Giro, and it looks like the race organisers will get the epic Finestre battle they were hoping for on Saturday.
With just one mountain stage remaining, the GC is finely poised, with Giro newbie Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) leading the overall by just 43 seconds ahead of Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), who has been attacking the Mexican at every opportunity, though he's valiantly held on so far.
