Demare wins third Giro stage as Lopez retains pink jersey
Frenchman Arnaud Demare won his third stage at this year's Giro d'Italia with a well-timed sprint at the end of stage 13, a 150km ride from San Remo to Cuneo, on Friday.
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Arnaud Demare hat-trick as Mark Cavendish and breakaway cruelly denied on Stage 13 at Giro d’Italia
A nail-biting finish to the short but eventful 150km Stage 13 from Sanremo to Cuneo saw a four-man break agonisingly swept up in the final kilometre as Frenchman Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) showed his class and confidence with a third win in this Giro d’Italia. Frenchman Nicolas Prodhomme (Ag2R-Citroen), Dutchmen Julius van den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost) and Pascal Eenkhoorn (Jumbo-Visma), and the Italian Mirco Maestri (Eolo-Kometa) held a maximum lead of over six minutes after the day’s only categorised climb, the Colle di Nava, before the teams of the sprinters combined to crush their dreams after an enthralling game of cat-and-mouse for the last two hours of racing.
Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 13 - How to watch on Friday, TV and live stream details, timings and route
Friday's run from San Remo to Cuneo is almost a mirror-image of Stage 5, featuring a tough climb at the start and a more gentle run to the finish. That should spark excitement in the mind of Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ), who produced a terrific fightback to latch back onto the main group before sprinting to a memorable win. The Frenchman is the runaway maglia ciclamino and starts as favourite on Stage 13.
‘Last-chance saloon’ at Giro d’Italia for Mark Cavendish and sprinters on Friday’s Stage 13 – Bradley Wiggins
Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) is in “last-chance saloon” if he wants to add to his solitary stage victory at this year’s Giro d’Italia, according to Bradley Wiggins. Friday’s run from San Remo to Cuneo appears to be the final opportunity for the fast men before the race hits the mountains, although they could also feasibly deny a breakaway on Stage 18 next week. Ad/> Cavendish is expected to complete the remainder of the Giro as he chases another win to add to his triumph in Hungary on Stage 3, a task that was made slightly easier after struggling sprint rival Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) abandoned the race on Thursday.
Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 12 LIVE – Juan Pedro Lopez’s final day in pink as GC rivals lurk?
Stay tuned for live comments from Felix Lowe or watch Stage 12 live above from 10:30 BST Ad/> Dainese stuns big names to win Stage 11 sprint Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'Italia Stage 10 as it happened — History made as Girmay outlasts Van der Poel in epic sprint17/05/2022 AT 07:48 After Domenico Pozzovivo’s successful moonlighting as a leadout man for team-mate Biniam Girmay on Tuesday it was Romain Bardet’s unlikely turn to play a huge role in an unexpected victory for his DSM team-mate Alberto Dainese in Wednesday’s Stage 11 to Reggio Emilia. Frenchman Bardet piloted Dainese around the final bend ahead of the home straight after Team DSM shook up their tactics at the 11th hour and backed the Italian 24-year-old instead of their regular Dutch fast-man Cees Bol in what could be the last mass bunch sprint of the 105th edition of the race.
‘As initially planned’ – Caleb Ewan leaves Giro d’Italia for ‘period of rest’ before Tour de France
Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia and will begin preparations for the Tour de France his team have said. “Caleb Ewan will not be at the start of stage twelve of the Giro. As initially planned, the Australian will leave the Giro during the second week of racing,” said his team.
Alberto Dainese secures first home victory of Giro d’Italia on stage 11
Alberto Dainese delivered the first home victory of this year’s Giro d’Italia as he won stage 11 in Reggio Emilia.
Dainese claims maiden Giro stage win as Lopez retains lead
Italy's Alberto Dainese won his maiden Giro d'Italia stage on Wednesday when the DSM rider clinched victory with a perfectly timed sprint to the finish in stage 11, a 203-kilometre (126.14 miles) ride from Santarcangelo di Romagna to Reggio Emilia.