Colombia’s Egan Bernal strengthened his grip on the pink jersey after a mesmerising ride over the Tuscan dirt roads as Swiss youngster Mauro Schmid won Stage 11 to Montalcino from the break. Russia’s Aleksandr Vlasov is up to second place in the general classification after Remco Evenepoel’s day to forget on the gruelling gravel saw the Belgian tyro drop to seventh.
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Peter Sagan finished off some textbook sprinter shredding by his Bora-Hansgrohe team by beating Fernando Gaviria and Davide Cimolai in Stage 10 at Foligno. Bora’s infernal pace-setting over the day’s only categorised climb distanced most of the top sprinters before Sagan sealed the deal to win the shortest stage of the Giro ahead of a much-needed rest day.
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Egan Bernal powered into pink after riding clear of his rivals on the dirt-road climb to Campo Felice to win Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia. Amazingly, it was a maiden Grand Tour stage win for the Colombian climber, who capped off the groundwork from his Ineos Grenadiers teammates in some style.
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Attila Valter held on to the pink jersey after a dramatic and eventful Stage 8 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia but the day belonged to France’s Victor Lafay who grabbed a groundbreaking victory to cement his status as one of the top young riders in the world. The 25-year-old produced an inspired finish to take the win from Francesco Gavazzi.
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A furiously fast finish saw Caleb Ewan storm to a second win at this year’s Giro d’Italia as Attila Valter (Groupama-FDJ) successfully defended the maglia rosa with little trouble. Stage 8 should prove more challenging for the peloton as the race travels from Foggia to Guardia Sanframondi via some sharp climbs.
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