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Key Takeaways: Giro d'Italia Stage 3

Key Takeaways: Giro d'Italia Stage 3

Breaking down how picture-perfect execution of a pre-race strategy delivered an impressive stage win

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Spencer Martin
May 08, 2023
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Michael Matthews turned back the clock to take a grand tour stage win from a reduced bunch sprint when he opened up his effort early and held off a surging Mads Pedersen and Kaden Groves on the third stage of the 2023 Giro d’Italia. The win capped off Jayco-Alula’s picture-perfect execution of the pre-race strategy to make the final 40 kilometers, which…

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