Paul Magnier made it a hat-trick of victories in this year's Giro d'Italia as he comfortably won a bunch sprint at the end of stage 18 on Thursday.
France's Paul Magnier made it a hat-trick of victories in this year's Giro d'Italia as he comfortably won a bunch sprint at the end of stage 18 on Thursday.
The 22-year-old Soudal Quick-Step rider was perfectly set up by teammate Jasper Stuyven in the final few high-speed turns and powered to the line ahead of two Italian sprinters. Victory for Magnier, who also won the first and third stages in Bulgaria, means he takes the lead in the fight for the points classification jersey.
Overall race leader Jonas Vingegaard attacked on the day's short sharp final climb inside the last 10km but settled for a place in the main bunch to preserve his big lead. Denmark's Vingegaard, bidding to complete his set of Grand Tour triumphs, leads by 4:03 minutes with three stages left. The 171km stage came alive after a four-man break of Mattia Bais, Andrea Mifsud, Jonas Geens and James Shaw was caught with around 25km to go.
The 1.1km Il Muro di Ca del Poggio ramp, with gradients of 19%, provided a sharp sting in the tail and for a while it looked like Vingegaard might go for the stage win. Previous General Classification leader Afonso Eulalio, who recovered from a crash earlier in the day when his arm got caught in a feed bag, also sensed an opportunity and briefly opened up a gap to the chasing pack.
But in the end it was a day for the sprinters and Soudal Quick-Step played the perfect hand as Stuyven led Magnier into the final tricky corner, giving his young teammate the perfect line for his final burst of acceleration to the line. For stage favourite Milan, it was a disappointing day as he got out of position around the final corner.
Friday's 19th stage returns to the high mountains with a 151km test in the Dolomites featuring 5,000 metres of climbing
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