Cavendish thwarted as De Bondt wins Giro 18th stage
TREVISO, Italy: Belgian Dries De Bondt won stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday as a quartet of escapees defied a frantic bid from the sprinters to reel them in over the final kilometer.
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Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 19 - How to watch on Friday, TV and live stream details, route map and profile
After a Stage 18 that was supposed to culminate in a bunch sprint was won from the break, what can we expect of Stage 19? Dries De Bondt (Alpecin-Fenix) led home a four-man break to defy the peloton as the Belgian took a first Grand Tour stage win on Thursday. He came in ahead of Edoardo Affini (Jumbo-Visma), Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost) and Davide Gabburo (Bardiani-CSF).
De Bondt wins stage 18 of Giro in photo finish
BORGO VALSUGANA, Italy : Belgian Dries De Bondt of Alpecin-Fenix led a breakaway group to win stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday in a closely-fought sprint to the line, beating Edoardo Affini of Jumbo-Visma in a photo finish.
La fuga sorprende al pelotón y De Bondt triunfa en Treviso
La calma que precede a la tempestad. Eso fue lo que vivimos en una 18ª etapa de este Giro de Italia que casi cumplió con el guión previsto de fuga, neutralización y esprint masivo. La secuencia no fue tal porque la fuga de cuatro corredores que se formó en los primeros compases del recorrido llegó a meta para disputarse al esprint un El belga, campeón nacional en 2020, se apuntó el primer triunfo de su carrera en una gran vuelta y le dio al Alpecin su tercer éxito parcial en esta ronda italiana (tras Van der Poel y Oldani). Sin duda, la mejor etapa llana de este Giro. Richard Carapaz (líder) y Jai Hindley siguen separados por 3".
Almeida out of Giro d'Italia after testing positive for COVID
Joao Almeida of UAE Team Emirates has withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia after testing positive for COVID-19, his team announced on Thursday.
Joao Almeida withdraws from Giro d’Italia after positive Covid-19 test for UAE Team Emirates rider
White jersey holder Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for Covid-19. The Portuguese was in the hunt for General Classification glory heading into Stage 17, but was dropped by the race favourites on the second of two punishing first-category climbs.
Almeida abandona en el Giro tras dar positivo en coronavirus
(AVANCE) El ciclista portugués del UAE Emirates João Almeida no tomará la salida en la decimoctava etapa del Giro de Italia. Almeida, que marchaba cuarto en la general a 1:54 de Richard Carapaz, ha dado positivo en coronavirus este miércoles y, en consecuencia, se ha visto obligado a abandonar la carrera.