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European and Italian champion had record 11 second places
Bernal retains 45-second advantage over Aleksandr Vlasov

Giacomo Nizzolo ended his long wait for a Giro d’Italia stage win as Egan Bernal retained the pink jersey in Verona. The European and Italian champion had a record 11 second places without a win in Giro stages, but the Qhubeka-Assos rider finally broke his duck on stage 13 to spark emotional celebrations.
The virtually pan-flat 198km stage from Ravenna was always destined to finish in a sprint, though Jumbo-Visma’s Edoardo Affini tried a late dart away from the fast men on the finishing straight before being overhauled by Nizzolo just before the line, ending with second place ahead of Peter Sagan. Continue reading...