'I never thought I would do this' - Daan Hoole beats Josh Tarling to time trial victory on Giro d’Italia stage 10 as Isaac del Toro retains race lead

Hoole wins the day with a time of 32:30 in Pisa, Tarling finishes seven seconds down

Daan Hoole
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Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek) powered to a time trial victory on stage ten of the Giro d’Italia, beating pre-race favourite Josh Tarling by seven seconds in Pisa with a time of 32:30.

The Dutchman tore through the 28 kilometre course, using the wind to his advantage on the downhill section to set the best time at the second intermediate checkpoint and continue on to the finish beneath the Leaning Tower.

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Tom Thewlis
News and Features Writer

After previously working in higher education, Tom joined Cycling Weekly in 2022 and hasn't looked back. He's been covering professional cycling ever since; reporting on the ground from some of the sport's biggest races and events, including the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and the World Championships. His earliest memory of a bike race is watching the Tour on holiday in the early 2000's in the south of France - he even made it on to the podium in Pau afterwards. His favourite place that cycling has taken him is Montréal in Canada.

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