Déjà vu as Démare pips Ewan on stage 6 – Giro d’Italia

On the slowest stage imaginable, Frenchman Arnaud Demare provided the fastest sprint with a late surge to deny Australia’s Caleb Ewan in a photo finish in Stage 6 to Scalea. Launching himself from the slipstream of Ewan and Britain’s Mark Cavendish, Demare expertly took the long way round to secure his second win on the bounce and strengthen his grip on the maglia ciclamino

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Arnaud Démare triumphs in stage 5 sprint – Giro d’Italia

Frenchman Arnaud Demare got back to winning ways on the Giro d’Italia with a fine sprint victory in Stage 5 in Messina after rivals Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan were distanced on the day’s big climb. The Groupama-FDJ rider held off Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria to take his first Grand Tour stage win in almost two years while Juan Pedro Lopez retained the race lead.

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Giacomo Nizzolo sprints to stage 13 glory – Giro d’Italia

Italy’s Giacomo Nizzolo took a belated first victory on the Giro d’Italia in Verona after coming from distance to power past compatriot Edoardo Affini in an exciting, if unorthodox, sprint finish to Stage 13. Nizzolo’s win came after the European champion’s run of 11 second places in his home race. Colombia’s Egan Bernal retained the pink jersey ahead of Saturday’s showdown on Monte Zoncolan.

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Caleb Ewan sprints to stage 5 victory as Mikel Landa crashes out – Giro d’Italia

Caleb Ewan powered through the traffic to beat Giacomo Nizzolo in Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia after a chaotic finish to an otherwise pedestrian stage saw Mikel Landa crash out and ended the general classification chances of Pavel Sivakov.

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