'I Did Them Proud and I Gave It Everything' – Josh Kench Goes From Racing in China to Almost Winning a Giro d’Italia Stage
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The corridor of the Astana group was the best of the escape and overcame Leknessund in the last mountainous difficulty of the day.
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itromso.noAndreas Leknessund (27) chased the first Norwegian stage win in 17 years – but had to lose to home hope Alberto Bettiol (32).
Stage 13 Highlights and Summary Giro d’Italia | 05/22/2026
Alberto Bettiol earned a hard-fought victory in stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia after timing his attack perfectly against Andreas Leknessund on the final climb. The XDS Astana Team rider used his power to ride solo toward Verbania, while the general classification remained largely unchanged.
A thrilling finale for Alberto Bettiol, who perhaps didn't even realize it, nearly ruined his masterpiece today when a nasty paperclip got stuck in his wheel. We found out at...
Norwegian close to stage win in Giro d'Italia Leknessund was run over by Alberto Bettiol with just over a mile left in the 13th stage. The Italian was the only one who managed to follow Leknessund when the Norwegian made a move on the last climb, and Leknessund had no chance of following Bettiol just before the summit. The Italian took his second Giro victory five years after the first. Leknessund has two second places so far in this year's rac…
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