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Alpecin-Fenix get tactics spot on as Mathieu Van der Poel turns provider in Stage 12 of Giro d'Italia

Winner turned provider on Thursday as the man we usually associate with standing atop the podium rolled home eight minutes down but all smiles after his team-mate Stefano Oldani took his first ever professional win in the streets of Genova. Mathieu van der Poel came home alongside team-mate Oscar Riesebeek and both were quick to congratulate the winning piece of their Alpecin-Fenix jigsaw after Oldani outfoxed Lorenzo Rota and Gijs Leemreize on the ramped finale to secure the team’s second win of the Giro.

Home favourite Oldani takes maiden career win at Giro

GENOA, Italy : Italian rider Stefano Oldani grabbed his maiden professional career victory after winning stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia, a 186-kilometre ride from Parma to Genoa, the longest stage of the race, on Thursday.

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Stefano Oldani wins Stage 12 at Giro d'Italia as Wilco Kelderman, Lucas Hamilton claw back time in GC race

Alpecin-Fenix made their numbers matter on the longest stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday with what pundit Robbie McEwen described as “an elaborate decoy game” from the Belgian team. The presence of Dutch star Mathieu van der Poel and compatriot Oscar Reisebeek helped pave the way for a first professional win for Italy’s Stefano Oldani, who held off Lorenzo Rota (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) and Dutchman Gijs Leemreize (Jumbo-Visma) in a thrilling three-up sprint in Genova.

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Stefano Oldani claims maiden victory on 12th stage of Giro d'Italia

Italian rider Stefano Oldani grabbed his maiden professional career victory after winning stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia, a 186-kilometre ride from Parma to Genoa, the longest stage of the race.

‘He’s isolated’ – Bradley Wiggins urges Juan Pedro Lopez to ‘put stamp’ on Giro d’Italia as leader slips back

Bradley Wiggins made a triumphant return to the motorbike at the Giro d’Italia, with the 2012 Tour de France champion immediately digging into the troubles of overall leader Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo). Lopez has defended the pink jersey with gusto since taking it atop Etna on Stage 4, but looked to be flagging at the back of the peloton during the early running on Stage 12. Ad/> With the stage profile from Parma to Genova favouring a breakaway and Lopez having the power to dictate who would be allowed to attack, his presence at the back of the bunch was a surprise.

Giro de Italia en directo: Etapa 12 en vivo | Parma – Génova

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Alpecin-Fenix get tactics spot on as Mathieu Van der Poel turns provider in Stage 12 of Giro d'Italia

Home favourite Oldani takes maiden career win at Giro

Las mejores imágenes de la etapa más larga del Giro

Stefano Oldani wins Stage 12 at Giro d'Italia as Wilco Kelderman, Lucas Hamilton claw back time in GC race

Giro d’Italia remembers Wouter Weylandt, 11 years on from tragic death

Stefano Oldani claims maiden victory on 12th stage of Giro d'Italia

‘He’s isolated’ – Bradley Wiggins urges Juan Pedro Lopez to ‘put stamp’ on Giro d’Italia as leader slips back

Giro de Italia en directo: Etapa 12 en vivo | Parma – Génova