Spain's Carlos Verona of Lidl-Trek won Stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia 2025 on Sunday, while Team UAE's Isaac del Toro remains in the overall lead after a mountainous 219-kilometer stage from Fiume Veneto to Asiago.

Verona's solo triumph was the 32-year-old's first win on a Grand Tour and Lidl-Trek's sixth stage win on the 2025 Giro -- Mads Pedersen (four) and Dan Hoole (one) taking the other five.

The latest victory came, however, on a day that started badly for Lidl-Trek with the retirement of team leader Giulio Ciccone who pulled out injured after a difficult day in the saddle Saturday.

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Verona peeled away on the final climb and held a slender advantage over the peloton all the way to the line.

The 21-year-old Del Toro did enough to hold on to the lead, the Mexican remaining 1 minute, 20 seconds ahead of Simon Yates, with Spaniard Juan Ayuso third, six seconds further adrift -- small change given the mountains ahead.

"The whole country is behind me, and it's incredible, like a dream," said Del Toro, who took the lead a week ago and is now being followed by an increasing number of Mexicans arriving in Italy to support him.

Egan Bernal's Ineos team was a chief protagonist during an eventful stage, with attacks on both big climbs.

"We have nothing to lose on this Giro, and everything to ride for," Bernal said.

Yates, of Visma, kept his powder dry the first time Bernal accelerated on the Monte Grappa 21-kilometer climb, but Del Toro skipped after him with ease.

Yates followed them on their second doomed attack on the final climb, more aimed at killing off the fading hopes of pre-race favorite Primoz Roglic.

The Slovenian, who fell heavily on Saturday, suffered further serious damage to his aspirations, dropping out of the top 5 after losing another 1 minute, 30 seconds.

Monday is a rest day ahead of a challenging final week culminating in Rome on June 1.

The time gaps across the top 10 riders should be shaken up from Stage 16, which includes five monster climbs and a summit finish as the 21-day marathon enters the Alps.

The pure climbers, such as Bernal, Yates and Richard Carapaz, could cause more havoc there.

"The third week is where the action is," said former Giro and Olympic champion Carapaz on Sunday.

This is followed by another mountain run that is an invitation to the downhill daredevils with two huge descents on Stage 17.

The decider might be Stage 19 with another five-mountain slog, while Stage 20 has a giant 18.5-kilometer climb at 9.5% gradient to over 2000m altitude.

Ayuso and Del Toro have time, youth and a strong posse in hand, but former Grand Tour winners are lurking.

Yates, who won the Vuelta a España in 2018, is six seconds ahead of Ayuso, while 2019 Giro winner Carapaz of EF is a further 31 seconds off.

Another Giro winner, and 2019 Tour de France champion, Bernal is another 1 minute, 30 seconds back and poised to strike in a grueling final week.

Giro d’Italia Stage 15 Results – Top 25

1. Carlos Verona (Lidl-Trek) – 5:15:41 (B16)
2. Florian Stork (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) – 5:16:03 (B6)
3. Christian Scaroni (XDS Astana Team) – 5:16:04 (B4)
4. Romain Bardet (Team Picnic PostNL) – 5:16:04
5. Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 5:16:04
6. Filippo Zana (Team Jayco AlUla) – 5:16:04 (B2)
7. Gianmarco Garofoli (Soudal Quick-Step) – 5:16:07 (B4)
8. Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè) – 5:16:10
9. Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) – 5:16:10
10. Max Poole (Team Picnic PostNL) – 5:16:10
11. Einer Rubio (Movistar Team) – 5:16:10
12. Derek Gee (Israel - Premier Tech) – 5:16:10
13. Richard Carapaz (EF Education - EasyPost) – 5:16:10
14. Simon Yates (Team Visma - Lease a Bike) – 5:16:10
15. Yannis Voisard (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) – 5:16:10
16. Wouter Poels (XDS Astana Team) – 5:16:10
17. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 5:16:10
18. Davide Piganzoli (Team Polti VisitMalta) – 5:16:10
19. Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) – 5:16:10
20. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) – 5:16:10
21. Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers) – 5:16:10
22. Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) – 5:16:10
23. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 5:16:10
24. Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 5:16:10
25. Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) – 5:16:10

Giro d’Italia Overall Standings – Top 25 After Stage 15

1. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 55:54:05
2. Simon Yates (Team Visma - Lease a Bike) – 55:55:25
3. Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 55:55:31
4. Richard Carapaz (EF Education - EasyPost) – 55:56:12
5. Derek Gee (Israel - Premier Tech) – 55:56:59
6. Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) – 55:57:00
7. Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) – 55:57:07
8. Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) – 55:57:43
9. Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers) – 55:57:50
10. Primož Roglič (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 55:57:58
11. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 55:58:29
12. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) – 55:58:30
13. Einer Rubio (Movistar Team) – 55:58:31
14. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 55:58:52
15. Davide Piganzoli (Team Polti VisitMalta) – 55:59:16
16. Thomas Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 55:59:33
17. Max Poole (Team Picnic PostNL) – 55:59:56
18. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 56:00:36
19. Diego Ulissi (XDS Astana Team) – 56:02:53
20. Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 56:03:03
21. James Knox (Soudal Quick-Step) – 56:05:35
22. Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) – 56:06:34
23. Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 56:07:23
24. Christopher Harper (Team Jayco AlUla) – 56:12:42
25. Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (Arkea-B&B Hotels) – 56:12:52

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