Swiss debutant Gino Mader soloed to Stage 6 glory to give his Bahrain-Victorious team a morale-boosting win following the withdrawal of leader Mikel Landa. Attila Valter also made history by becoming the first Hungarian to take the pink jersey after overnight leader Alessandro De Marchi cracked in the sodden Sibillini Mountains.
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David Gaudu (Groupama FDJ) won Stage 17 of La Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) clung on to his overall lead to go into the processional final stage as the race leader. Richard Carapaz (Ineos) and Hugh Carthy (EF Pro Cycling) both attacked on the final climb, but neither were able to take enough seconds off Roglic to deny the Jumbo-Visma rider.
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David Gaudu beat Marc Soler to a brilliant victory in Stage 11 of La Vuelta as Primoz Roglic retained his red jersey on the Alto de la Farrapona and remains level on time with Richard Carapaz ahead of Sunday’s showdown on the Angliru.
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Arnaud Démare became the first French rider since Bernard Hinault to win four stages at a single Giro d’Italia with a comprehensive victory in Stage 11 to Rimini. Race leader Joao Almeida, meanwhile, enjoyed a safe day in pink.
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French champion Arnaud Démare picked up his third win in four days on the Giro d’Italia to extend his lead over eternal bridesmaid Peter Sagan in the maglia ciclamino standings on a day of crosswind chaos in southern Italy.
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