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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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 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 (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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