A furiously fast finish saw Caleb Ewan storm to a second win at this year’s Giro d’Italia as Attila Valter (Groupama-FDJ) successfully defended the maglia rosa with little trouble. Stage 8 should prove more challenging for the peloton as the race travels from Foggia to Guardia Sanframondi via some sharp climbs.
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Pascal Ackermann took victory in Stage 9 of La Vuelta a Espana after Sam Bennett, first across the line, was relegated for a ‘shove’ in the finale. Richard Carapaz remains in the overall lead, 13 seconds clear of nearest rival Primoz Roglic.
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Fresh from his Green Jersey win at the Tour de France Sam Bennett chalked up his first victory at La Vuelta with a perfectly-timed sprint, on stage four while Primoz Roglic eased through another day in the leader’s Red Jersey.
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An unforgettable day at the Giro d’Italia saw Wilco Kelderman limp into the pink jersey, while stage winner Jai Hindley and Tao Geoghegan Hart catapulted themselves into serious GC contention. And amid all the drama, overnight leader Joao Almeida’s hopes of winning the race vanished on the snow-clad peak of the Passo dello Stelvio.
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Ben O’Connor went one better than Tuesday’s second place to take a superb solo breakaway win in Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia at Madonna di Campiglio. The Australian held off Hermann Pernsteiner to give his troubled NTT team a timely boost as the Austrian runner-up soared up the standings on another day of stalemate in the battle for pink.
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