Tim Merlier showed no fear on his Grand Tour debut as he produced a brilliant sprint to take the win on Stage 2. The 28-year-old led home Giacomo Nizzolo and Elia Viviani, with Fernando Gaviria suffering an unfortunate mishap in the closing stages.
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Italy’s Filippo Ganna produced a stunning performance to top the timesheet after the opening time-trial of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. The 24-year-old thrived in the sunshine in Turin as he powered to the top of the standings in very impressive fashion.
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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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Hugh Carthy put in a performance for the ages to win Stage 12 of La Vuelta on the fearsome Alto de l’Angliru. Richard Carapaz took the red jersey back off Primoz Roglic but the Jumbo-Visma man combined with teammate Sepp Kuss to limit his losses to just 10 seconds going into the second rest day.
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Primoz Roglic delivered an unexpected win in Stage 10 to underline his incredible form and oust rival Richard Carapaz from the red jersey. The pair are level on time but Roglic’s higher aggregate stage finishes over the opening 10 days puts the Slovenian back in red ahead of a decisive weekend in the mountains.
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