Fernando Gaviria doubled his Giro strike rate with victory on the streets of Messina. The Colombian sprint prodigy stayed glued to the wheel of wing-man Maximiliano Richeze in the chaotic final kilometres, before launching late to give Quick Step their 60th Grand Tour win. Sam Bennett, who had opened the sprint, was just pipped to second place by the young Italian speedster Jakub Mareczko. Bob Jungels finished safely in the bunch to retain the maglia rosa.
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