2018 Giro d’Italia: Stage 7 News, Notes and Quotes
After a set back in its GC ambitions yesterday, BORA – hansgrohe gave the right answer today, as Sam Bennett takes an impressive sprint victory in Praia a Mare.
After a set back in its GC ambitions yesterday, BORA – hansgrohe gave the right answer today, as Sam Bennett takes an impressive sprint victory in Praia a Mare.
The 2018 Giro d’Italia hit the mainland today in a nearly flat 159km stage from Pizzo to Praia a Mare in southern Italy. All eyes were on Elia Viviani to go for another sprint win today but he was nipped at the line by BORA-hansgrohe’s Sam Bennett.
Mitchelton-Scott ruled the day for the 6th stage of the 2018 Giro d’Italia, taking a 1-2 finish on the Category 1 ascent to the Etna Astrophysical Observatory.
Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia goes to Enrico Battaglin, winning a bunch sprint in Santa Ninfa
It was Belgian Tim Wellens at the front for the finish of Stage 4 of the 2018 Giro d’Italia.
Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) made it two out of three in the 2018 Giro d’Italia by winning today’s bunch sprint in Eilat following on from yesterday’s victory in Tel Aviv.
Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels produced yet another surprise victory from distance in cycling’s Spring Classics, winning the Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday after a solo breakaway from 20km out.
Italian champion Vincenzo Nibali arrived solo on Via Roma’s finish line after having attacked on Poggio and started the rush into Sanremo only 12 seconds ahead of his pursuers.
Movistar’s Marc Soler was rewarded for his long-rage attack in the final stage as he beat Mitchelton-Scott’s Simon Yates by four seconds to win the Paris-Nice race on Sunday.
Tirreno-Adriatico, known as The Race of the Two Seas has become an important event as riders use the opportunity to find form ahead of Milan-San Remo in mid-March.