
After he claimed the Giro d'Italia race lead on the gravel roads of Tuscany on Sunday, Isaac del Toro revealed that none other than UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Tadej Pogačar advised him to attack and go for the win.
The 21-year-old could not take the victory in the Giro's emblematic finish in Siena, as he was outsprinted by Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike). But Del Toro received a massive consolation prize, as he became the first-ever Mexican to hold the lead in the Giro d'Italia.