Key Takeaways: Giro d'Italia Stage 5
Breaking down how a stage that should have been a routine bunch sprint spiraled out of control to produce a thrilling tactical exhibition
On what was supposed to be a routine stage to reposition the peloton from the Ligurian coastline to the Tuscan hills, Cofidis’ Benjamin Thomas took an impressive and incredibly unexpected stage win after chaos broke loose following mismanaged pace-setting from Alpecin-Deceuninck, a too-soon catch of the early breakaway, and the formation of a small, but…
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