The 2018 Giro d’Italia hit the mainland today in a nearly flat 159km stage from Pizzo to Praia a Mare in southern Italy. All eyes were on Elia Viviani to go for another sprint win today but he was nipped at the line by BORA-hansgrohe’s Sam Bennett.
Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) made it two out of three in the 2018 Giro d’Italia by winning today’s bunch sprint in Eilat following on from yesterday’s victory in Tel Aviv.
Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors), who was the hot favourite for Stage 2 of the 2018 Giro d’Italia, won an expected bunch gallop in Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean seaside
Italian rider Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) won Stage 2 of the 101st Giro d’Italia in a bunch sprint at the end of the 167km stage from Haifa to Tel Aviv.
The most successful sprinter of the season with six victories to his name, Elia Viviani returns to the Giro d’Italia for the first time since 2016, and the 29-year-old Italian, a stage winner at his home race, will look to enhance his palmares at the Corsa Rosa, where he’ll rely on a strong squad built around him.
Peter Sagan came out on top of a bunched sprint to win the Gent-Wevelgem classic for the third time on Sunday.
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka’s Mark Cavendish produced a magnificent sprint to win stage 3 of the Dubai Tour.
Elia Viviani was the man of the day in the Tour Down Under, capitalizing on his teammates’ excellent work as well as his fantastic speed and cunningness on the way to a maiden stage victory at the Australian World Tour race
Team Sky’s Chris Froome took an impressive victory on Stage 9 of the 2017 Vuelta a Espana, extending his overall lead after a week of racing.
Italian first-year professional Giulio Ciccone held firm on the final climb to the finish in Sestola today to take a win on his debut in the Giro d’Italia.