Other Sports: Eulalio claims ‘best young rider’ glory

CYCLING – Team Bahrain Victorious closed an unforgettable Giro d’Italia in Rome yesterday with Afonso Eulalio securing the Maglia Bianca for best young rider and finishing sixth overall, bringing three weeks of racing to an emotional end for the team.

Other Sports: Eulalio claims ‘best young rider’ glory. CYCLING – Team Bahrain Victorious closed an unforgettable Giro d’Italia in Rome yesterday with Afonso Eulalio securing the Maglia Bianca for best young rider and finishing sixth overall, bringing three weeks of racing to an emotional end for the team. The final stage, a 131-kilometre circuit in the Italian capital, brought the peloton through the city for the traditional closing day of the Corsa Rosa. After the celebration of the final jerseys, the race ended with a sprint finish, won by Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek ahead of Giovanni Lonardi of Team Polti VisitMalta and Paul Penhoet of Groupama-FDJ. For Bahrain Victorious, Rome marked the end of a Giro filled with some of the team’s biggest moments in recent grand tours. Eulalio wore the Maglia Rosa as overall leader for nine days, led...