Jhonatan Narváez takes stage 4 as Giulio Ciccone grabs pink jersey- Giro d’Italia

Ecuador’s Jhonatan Narváez won stage four of the Giro d’Italia, just three days after being involved in a major crash which resulted in three of his UAE Emirates-XRG team-mates being forced to abandon the race with serious injuries. Italy’s Giulio Ciccone of Lidl-Trek was third and claimed the overall leader’s pink jersey after previous leader Guillermo Thomas Silva of Uruguay finished more the 12 minutes behind.

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Magnier edges out Milan to take second stage win – Giro d’Italia

The sky appears to be the limit for French sprinting sensation Paul Magnier after the Soudal Quick-Step rider claimed a second Giro d’Italia stage win in three races in Sofia on Sunday. Aged just 22, Magnier lit up the opening few days in Bulgaria and saved his best for the capital as he overpowered illustrious rivals Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) and Dylan Groenewegen (Unibet Rose Rockets) to win by half a wheel-length.

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Guillermo Thomas Silva takes historic win on crash affected stage 2 – Giro d’Italia

Guillermo Thomas Silva won stage two of the Giro d’Italia to become the first Uruguayan to win a Grand Tour stage in a dramatic sprint after a crash involving nearly 20 riders disrupted the hilly, rain-soaked 221 km ride from Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria.

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