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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Lennard Kämna wins atop Mount Etna as Juan Pedro Lopez takes pink – Giro d’Italia

Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) emerged victorious on Mount Etna as the breakaway went the distance on Stage 4 at the Giro d’Italia, with frustrated runner-up Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek–Segafredo) surging into pink.

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Mark Cavendish wins stage 3 sprint – Giro d’Italia

Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) sprinted to an impressive victory at Stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia, claiming his 16th Stage win of the race in his career. Cavendish held off Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) in second with Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) in third.

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Simon Yates edges Van der Poel to win stage 2 time trial – Giro d’Italia

Team BikeExchange Jayco’s Simon Yates produced the time trial of his career to win stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia, and put himself in a strong position in the general classification going into stage 3. Mathieu van der Poel narrowly missed out on the stage win, coming in second to retain the maglia rosa.

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