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Giro d’Italia 2024: Jonathan Milan pounces for third stage victory of race

17-May-2024 15:53:55 | The Guardian

• Lidl-Trek’s team tactics work to perfection after sprint
• Pogacar maintains firm grip at head of overall standings

Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek maintained his excellent form at the Giro d’Italia to win stage 13 in a sprint finish, the Italian’s third stage victory. His team’s tactics worked perfectly, leading him out into the last kilometre with Milan well placed in second as they rounded the final bend.

It initially looked as if Fernando Gaviria would grab the win as he took to the front, but Milan showed why he is the points classification leader as he pounced late on, with Poland’s Stanislaw Aniolkowski finishing strongly in second and Phil Bauhaus third.