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2020 Giro d'Italia, Daily News Digest, Features, News - October 7, 2020

Ganna wins stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia

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Filippo Ganna powered to victory on stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, soloing out of the day’s breakaway and holding on to get the win in Camigliatello Silano. A reduced peloton arrived at the finish 34 seconds after the world time trial champion with Patrick Konrad leading the way over the finish and …

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Riders injured as Giro helicopter blows barriers onto the road

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Two riders were injured in the final kilometre of stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia when roadside barriers were blown onto the course by a low-flying helicopter. The incident occurred in the moments after Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) won a narrow sprint into the seaside town of Villafranca Tirrena. Broadcast images caught sight of Luca Wackermann …

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A simple bottle cage rule could’ve prevented Geraint Thomas’ Giro crash

Crashes are accepted as an unavoidable hazard of bike racing, and Geraint Thomas is the sport’s latest victim, withdrawing from the Giro d’Italia after a violent crash during stage 3 that left him with a fractured pelvis and shattered dreams after entering as a pre-race favorite. Unlike many crashes in bike racing, however, this one …

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Démare pips Sagan to win stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia

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Arnaud Démare narrowly pipped Peter Sagan to win Tuesday’s stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia. The 140-kilometer trek from Catania to Villafranca Tirrena came down to a bunch kick, where Démare proved faster by a tire length to nab his second career Giro stage victory. Sagan settled for second with Davide Ballerini close behind to …

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Geraint Thomas abandons the Giro d’Italia

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Geraint Thomas won’t take the start in stage four of the Giro d’Italia, Gazzetta dello Sport reports. The Welshman started the race as one of the favourites for the overall win but crashed in the neutral zone of stage three, forcing him to lose over 12 minutes on the demanding finish on Mount Etna. Video …

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Ganna wins stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia

Riders injured as Giro helicopter blows barriers onto the road

A simple bottle cage rule could’ve prevented Geraint Thomas’ Giro crash

Démare pips Sagan to win stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia

Geraint Thomas abandons the Giro d’Italia

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