POTENZA – Portugal’s Afonso Eulalio seized the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia despite having victory snatched away by Spaniard Igor Arrieta in the final meters of a rain-drenched stage five on Wednesday.
The Bahrain Victorious rider joined solo leader Igor Arrieta (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) at the front near the summit of the Montagna Grande di Viggiano climb and when Arrieta took a wrong turn he looked certain to take the win.
But Arrieta (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) had other ideas and reeled in Eulalio along the finishing straight.
Both riders suffered falls on the roads made greasy by heavy rain.
They stayed well clear of the pursuers, however, and around seven minutes ahead of the group containing Italian Giulio Ciccone who had begun the 203-km stage in the pink jersey.
