Dversnes Keeps Sprinters at Bay to Win Giro Stage 15, Vingegaard Retains Pink
Dversnes edged the breakaway by almost a bicycle length as the race jury neutralized the final lap after riders raised safety complaints.
- On Sunday, Norwegian cyclist Fredrik Dversnes won the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia, leading a four-man breakaway on the 157-kilometer route from Voghera to Milan.
- Race officials neutralized the final lap due to rider complaints about road surfaces and barriers, with the race jury finalizing overall times at the last passage under the finish arch.
- Edging out Mirco Maestri and Martin Marcellusi by nearly a bicycle length, the Uno-X Mobility rider claimed the first Giro stage win for Dversnes and his team.
- Jonas Vingegaard finished safely in the peloton to maintain his overall lead of 2:26 over Afonso Eulalio, with Felix Gall 24 seconds further back.
- Monday marks the Giro's final rest day before Tuesday's brutal 113-kilometer stage from Bellinzona to Car; Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini will defend her title at the women's Giro starting May 30.
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The stage on Sunday had an exciting ending, but also a couple of polemics
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Fredrik Dversnes surprisingly wins the fifteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia. The stage is made for sprinters, but the breakaway riders stay ahead of the peloton.
The Norwegian Fredrik Dversnes won the flattest stage of the Giro d'Italia from Voghera to Milan (157 kilometres) on Sunday in the sprint of a surprising four-way runaway group!The 29-year-old from the Uno-X team celebrated his greatest success before the Italians Mirco Maestri (Polti) and Martin Marcellusi (Bardiani). Felix Gall is still third in the overall classification before the last day of rest behind the top-avorite Jonas Vincegaard and …
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