Matt Lloyd refused to give up when Ivan Basso took over the Giro d'Italia's green jersey of best climber yesterday. Instead, the Australian of Omega Pharma-Lotto went on the attack immediately today in the final mountain stage from Bormio to Tonale.
With Basso focused on the general classification's pink jersey, Lloyd had freedom to join an escape group and to gain points. He immediately moved into a four-point lead and secured the jersey by topping the Forola di Livigno climb. At the end of the day, which included the Passo di Gavia (2,618m), he had gained a total of 27 points, enough to finish with 56 points to Basso's 41.
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