Giro d’Italia Ayuso pounces for first Grand Tour stage as Roglic takes pink

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Spanish rider wins stage seven after first summit finishRoglic has pink jersey after late charge to take fourth spotPrimoz Roglic pulled on the pink jersey after stage seven of the Giro d’Italia but Juan Ayuso underlined his credentials as his main challenger by snatching victory in Tagliacozzo, in central Italy.Ayuso (UAE-Team Emirates) had the power to break clear from a select group of favourites in the final few hundred metres of the 12km climb to the finish. His Mexican teammate Isaac Del Toro came second. The 2021 Giro winner, Egan Bernal (Ineos), took a hugely encouraging third after an attacking ride three years on from a career-threatening crash. Continue reading...

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