Canadian rider Derek Gee records 5th top-5 finish at Giro d'Italia
Canadian Derek Gee finished fourth in Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, his fourth top-five finish in his first Grand Tour event.
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Giro d'Italia 2023: Filippo Zana outduels Thibaut Pinot in thrilling finish on Stage 18, Geraint Thomas stays in pink
Thibaut Pinot’s pursuit of a fairy tale ending to his final Giro d’Italia was derailed by the Italian champion Filippo Zana (Team Jayco-AlUla) in a thrilling two-way sprint at the end of the first of two massive days in the Dolomites. French veteran Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) crested four climbs in pole position to move back into the blue jersey – but his missed out on that elusive win by a whisker after Zana outlasted him on the home straight in Stage 18.
Giro d'Italia 2023: 'Mark Cavendish is NOT a happy man!' - Adam Blythe reports on 'arguments' at finish
Eurosport reporter Adam Blythe was on hand to relay the scene after the finish of Stage 17 as Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) appeared to get into an argument as the drama continued at the Giro d'Italia. It was a glorious day for Alberto Dainese (Team DSM) as he recorded a thrilling victory on a stage that was purely set up for a sprint finish at his home Grand Tour on Wednesday afternoon, and the tension was not over there. Ad It may have been a largely uneventful day with a long, patient build-up to the inevitable bunch sprint finish climax, but the fans were eventually given the finale they were after — and then a minor row seemed to ensue just beyond the finish line.
Alberto Dainese edges thrilling sprint finish to win Stage 17 of Giro d'Italia
Alberto Dainese won a thrilling sprint finish to win Stage 17 of Giro d'Italia on Wednesday as UAE Team Emirates rider Joao Almeida maintained his second place in the overall standings.
Giro d'Italia 2023: Alberto Dainese darts to thrilling Stage 17 sprint victory as Mark Cavendish fades
It was a glorious day for Alberto Dainese (Team DSM) as he recorded a thrilling victory on Stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia — his home Grand Tour — on Wednesday afternoon. It may have been a largely uneventful day with a long, patient build-up to the inevitable bunch sprint finish climax, but the fans were eventually given the finale they were after.
Dainese wins Giro stage 17 after mass sprint
Alberto Dainese timed his sprint to perfection in a breathless finish to win Wednesday's stage 17 at the Giro d'Italia, a 195-kilometre ride from Pergine Valsugana to Caorle.
Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 18: How to watch, TV and live stream details, profile as Geraint Thomas resumes battle for pink
The general classification battle at the Giro d'Italia is set to hot up on Stage 18, which features five categorised climbs. The stage is the first of three successive climbing days before a flat finale in Rome.