Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia was tailor made for the sprinters yet Frenchman Benjamin Thomas won from a heroic quartet of escapees as the fastmen were let down by their team-mates. Tadej Pogacar retained the pink jersey but all eyes were on Thomas and Cofidis after their first win in 2024 from the breakaway.
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Jonathan Milan claimed his second win at the Giro d’Italia, and his first in the 2024 edition, with a magnificent sprint victory in Andora. The Italian had to sprint from far out after his team had chased down Filippo Ganna, but he blew away his rivals, including Stage 3 winner Tim Merlier, to triumph. Tadej Pogacar avoided any drama to retain the leader’s maglia rosa.
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A rip-roaring finish to Stage 3 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia saw Tim Merlier (Soudal–Quick-Step) emerge from a chaotic bunch sprint to take the win. Despite GC men Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas leading late on, they were caught by the bunch and the Belgian crossed the line just ahead of Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) with Biniam Girmay (Intermarche Wanty) in third.
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Tim Merlier won a dramatic stage three of the Tour de France as a string of crashes caused chaos in the final 10 kilometres. Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic both suffered painful tumbles and lost time, defending champion Tadej Pogacar was held up by an incident inside the last four kilometres, while both Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan were denied the opportunity to contest the stage.
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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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