There is a new maglia rosa at the Giro d’Italia after Ineos Grenadiers allowed Bruno Armirail, who started the day 18’37” down on GC, to take the overall lead from the breakaway and spare Geraint Thomas the post-race obligations of leading a Grand Tour. Nico Denz took a brilliant victory on Stage 14 ahead of Derek Gee, adding to his win two days earlier.
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Colombia’s Einer Rubio gave his Movistar team a first win on the Giro d’Italia in four years in a weather-shortened Stage 13 at Crans Montana. Rubio exploited a huge rift between breakaway companions Thibaut Pinot and Jefferson Cepeda to take a thrilling win in the Alps as Geraint Thomas survived a fourth day in the pink jersey.
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It was another day for the breakaway on Stage 12 at the Giro d’Italia as Nico Denz claimed a maiden Grand Tour victory. Geraint Thomas ticked off another day in the leader’s pink jersey but will be acutely aware of bigger challenges to come with a brutal trip to the mountains arriving on Friday. He leads Primoz Roglic by two seconds, with Joao Almeida in third at 22″.
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Germany’s Pascal Ackermann rounded Britain’s Mark Cavendish and held off a late surge from Italy’s Jonathan Milan to pick up his first win of the season at Tortona. But Stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia was marred by a freak crash that brought down Ineos Grenadiers duo Geraint Thomas and Tao Geoghegan Hart. Welshman Thomas recovered to retain the race lead but the 2020 champion was forced to abandon.
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Denmark’s Magnus Cort gave his EF Education-EasyPost team a boost following the withdrawal of Rigoberto Uran with a thrilling win in Stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia from a three-man break in Viareggio. Cort outkicked Derek Gee and Alessandro De Marchi to complete his grand slam of Grand Tour stage wins on another wet, cold and immensely entertaining day in Italy.
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