An unforgettable day at the Giro d’Italia saw Wilco Kelderman limp into the pink jersey, while stage winner Jai Hindley and Tao Geoghegan Hart catapulted themselves into serious GC contention. And amid all the drama, overnight leader Joao Almeida’s hopes of winning the race vanished on the snow-clad peak of the Passo dello Stelvio.
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Ben O’Connor went one better than Tuesday’s second place to take a superb solo breakaway win in Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia at Madonna di Campiglio. The Australian held off Hermann Pernsteiner to give his troubled NTT team a timely boost as the Austrian runner-up soared up the standings on another day of stalemate in the battle for pink.
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Slovenia’s Jan Tratnik won the battle of minds and legs against fellow escapee Ben O’Connor in Stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia as Joao Almeida extended his lead by two more seconds over his rivals in the battle for pink ahead of some decisive days in the high mountains.
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INEOS Grenadiers’ Tao Geoghegan Hart triumphed from a trio to win stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia as leader Joao Almedia battled through the pain to limit his losses to hang on to the Maglia Rosa.
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Filippo Ganna powered to a brilliant victory in the Stage 14 time trial at the Giro d’Italia. The Ineos Grenadiers TT specialist beat his team-mate Rohan Dennis into second, completing a hat-trick of stage wins at the Italian Grand Tour, and underlining his status as the best time trial cyclist in the world.
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