Démare sprints to another victory on Giro stage 7
Arnaud Démare powered to his second straight win and his third in four days at the Giro d’Italia on Friday, sprinting to victory on stage 7.
Démare was well-positioned for the final kick and delivered on the finishing straight, holding off Peter Sagan to nab the win and extend his lead in the points classification. Michael Matthews took third on the day.
Behind the sprinters, race leader João Almeida and the top GC contenders all finished safely in the peloton.
Top 10, stage 7
1 DÉMARE Arnaud (Groupama – FDJ) 2:47:28
2 SAGAN Peter (BORA – hansgrohe)
3 MATTHEWS Michael (Team Sunweb)
4 SWIFT Ben (INEOS Grenadiers)
5 HODEG Álvaro José (Deceuninck – Quick Step)
6 BARBIER Rudy (Israel Start-Up Nation)
7 BALLERINI Davide (Deceuninck – Quick Step)
8 BATTAGLIN Enrico (Bahrain – McLaren)
9 FIORELLI Filippo (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè)
10 VIVIANI Elia (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits)
Top 10, GC
1 ALMEIDA João (Deceuninck – Quick Step) 24:48:29
2 BILBAO Pello (Bahrain – McLaren) 0:43
3 KELDERMAN Wilco (Team Sunweb) 0:48
4 VANHOUCKE Harm (Lotto Soudal) 0:59
5 NIBALI Vincenzo (Trek – Segafredo) 1:01
6 POZZOVIVO Domenico (NTT Pro Cycling) 1:05
7 FUGLSANG Jakob (Astana Pro Team) 1:19
8 KRUIJSWIJK Steven (Team Jumbo-Visma) 1:21
9 KONRAD Patrick (BORA – hansgrohe) 1:26
10 MAJKA Rafal (BORA – hansgrohe) 1:32
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