Ben Healy narrowly denied another stage win at Giro d'Italia
Ireland's Ben Healy finished second on stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday.
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Giro d’Italia 2023: Brandon McNulty denies Ben Healy to win Stage 15, Bruno Armirail loses time but keeps pink
Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) took a maiden Grand Tour win on Stage 15’s ‘mini Lombardia’ at the Giro d’Italia after edging out Ben Healy (EF Education–EasyPost) and Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech). The American closed down an earlier move from Healy, then clung to him on the last climb as the pair went into the finale together – unaware that their cat-and-mouse tactics were allowing Frigo back into contention.
Giro d’Italia 2023: Ben Healy and Einer Rubio have argy-bargy for KOM points as fans rush to get out of way
Ben Healy (EF Education–EasyPost) and Einer Rubio (Movistar) had a wild scrap for KOM points on Stage 15 at the Giro d’Italia, with the pair rubbing shoulders on the road as fans hurried to get out of the way. The duo, who both boast stage wins in this year’s race, were in the day’s breakaway and intent on hoovering up the maximum 40 points on offer for the opening Cat. 1 climb in the mountain classification.
Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 15: Preview, how to watch, TV and live stream details, route map and profile for route
“It’s going to be like a Classic – but in a Grand Tour!” says Eurosport expert Adam Blythe. A mini Lombardia? An urban mountain stage? Stage 15 at the Giro d’Italia promises to be fun. Geraint Thomas will return to his familiar robes of Ineos Grenadiers on Sunday after deciding to let Bruno Armirail (Groupama–FDJ) take the maglia rosa to give the Welshman an evening off from post-race leadership duties.
Canadian rider Derek Gee posts another strong result, finishing 2nd at Giro d'Italia
Canadian Derek Gee, continuing to impress in his first Grand Tour event, came within half a wheel of winning Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday.
Why did Geraint Thomas and Ineos Grenadiers give away the pink jersey on purpose at the Giro d’Italia?
Geraint Thomas will not line up in the leader’s pink jersey on Sunday’s Stage 15 after the Welshman and his Ineos Grenadiers team decided to surrender the overall lead. The Welshman has been in the leader's pink jersey since Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) pulled out of the race with Covid ahead of the first rest day. When Ineos team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart also departed the Giro after fracturing his hip in a freak crash, the race looked set for a straight showdown between Thomas and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma).
Bruno Armirail takes pink jersey as Nico Denz wins second stage of Giro
Germany's Nico Denz won today's stage of the Giro d'Italia with another powerful sprint to the finish line of the rain-soaked 193-kilometre ride from Sierre to Cassano Magnago, while France's Bruno Armirail seized the leader's maglia rosa jersey.
German Denz takes second stage win at Giro, Armirail leads
German Nico Denz won stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday with another powerful sprint to the finish line of the rain-soaked 193km ride from Sierre to Cassano Magnago, while France's Bruno Armirail seized the leader's maglia rosa jersey.