After another day for the breakaway at the 2023 Giro d'Italia, Groupama - FDJ's Bruno Armirail has moved up 22 places and into the Maglia Rosa with INEOS Grenadiers content to give away the jersey and allow Geraint Thomas a night off from media commitments.
The Frenchman now leads the race by nearly two minutes with Thomas his nearest competitor at 1:41 down. The time gaps between Thomas, Primoz Roglic, Joao Almeida, Andreas Leknessund, Damiano Caruso and Lennard Kamna all remain the same with Eddie Dunbar who started the day in 7th drops down to 8th after surviving a late puncture.
The INEOS pair of Thymen Arensman and Laurens de Plus both remain in the Top 10 giving the British-based team plenty of options in the coming days whilst Thibaut Pinot drops out the top of the general classification, now 4:54 down on the Maglia Rosa.
GIRO D'ITALIA GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Bruno Armirail
2. Geraint Thomas at 1:41"
3. Primoz Roglic at 1:43"
4. Joao Almeida at 2:03"
5. Andreas Leknessund at 2:23"
6. Damiano Caruso at 3:09"
7. Lennard Kamna at 3:33"
8. Eddie Dunbar at 4:13"
9. Thymen Arensman at 4:36"
10. Laurens de Plus at 4:49"