Vingegaard dominates rivals to win stage 16 – Giro d’Italia
Denmark’s two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard dominated the mountainous stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia to increase his overall lead in the pink jersey. The Visma-Lease a Bike rider unleashed a powerful attack with about 10km to go and rode away from his competitors, at times achieving speeds of 23km/h at gradients of 12%. On a hot day in the Italian and Swiss Alps several riders lost time. Italy’s Giulio Ciccone became frustrated by the lack of lead he and his fellow breakaway riders had built up, launching a full drinks bottle back at his team helper through spectators on the side of the road.
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