The animator and moral victor of the queen stage. Ciccone made the early Passo Duran break and turned it into a mountains-jersey raid — winning the points sprints on the Duran and Forcella Staulanza, then taking the Cima Coppi atop the Passo Giau for 50 points that lifted him past Vingegaard into the maglia azzurra. He led over the Giau with Rubio and was still clear on the final climb until Sepp Kuss reeled him in with 2.2 km to go; he held on for third on the stage. A perfect home-roads ride that delivered the King of the Mountains jersey on the Giro's biggest mountain day.
- Won the Cima Coppi on the Passo Giau (50 pts) to take the King of the Mountains jersey from Vingegaard
- 2.2 kmCaught by Kuss on the final climb to Piani di Pezzè; finished 3rd on the stage