Giro d'Italia

Paul Magnier racked up his third top ten of the Corsa Rosa. After seventh in Lecce and third in Napoli – his first Grand Tour podium – the talented Frenchman was again in the mix at the finish, this time in Viadana, where he sprinted to eighth place, after a day with some rain, fortunately not on the finishing circuit.

Runner-up earlier this year in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the 21-year-old was brought in a good position by his Soudal Quick-Step teammates going into the final two kilometers and showed a good turn of speed to take another solid result behind Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike), who got the victory on this 12th stage, very likely the last one for the fast men this week.

The Giro d’Italia continues with a stage for the puncheurs, on the hilly roads to Vicenza. The peloton will face four classified climbs, including that at the finish, where the gradients could bring into contention also the general classification men.

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