Normally, the last stage of a Grand Tour is of a ceremonial nature where nothing happens in the total and the sprinters get one last chance to shine.
This year, there is a difference when a pace stage with an individual start decides.
There are no help riders, but you have to do the job yourself on the flat track with the finish line at the attraction, the Gothic cathedral Dumo di Milano.
- I have a good self-confidence before the last stage.
I lead by two minutes in total and will give everything at the pace, says Bernal, second on yesterday's stage, according to AP.
Yesterday's tough mountain stage was won by the overall runner-up Damiano Caruso in front of jubilant home fans.
"Is the happiest person on earth"
- I thought a thousand thoughts the last meters, all my hard work, all my training.
Today I fulfilled a dream and am the happiest person on earth, says 33-year-old Caruso after his first stage win in a Grand Tour.
He pulled up the zipper and corrected the jersey before proudly finishing as the stage winner.
With six kilometers left, he patted his auxiliary rider Pello Bilbao on the shoulder and set off for the stage victory at Valle Spluga-Alpe Motta.
- Pello Bilbao had a key role for this victory.
We drove perfectly, says Caruso.
Bernal, who has been under attack in recent days, has his main partner in the Colombian compatriot Daniel Martinez who supported in an outstanding way. Yesterday, the auxiliary rider finished third in the stage, which says quite a lot about the capacity.