Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) defied the pundits to finally take his maiden Giro victory – the first time has put his hands in the air this year. The French speedster jumped early and powered away to the line leaving second place Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-Quickstep) in his wake. BORA-hansgrohe’s Rudiger Selig took third after a nasty, high-speed crash at the flamme rouge left teammate Pascal Ackermann on the deck – his maglia ciclamino in shreds. The GC remains unchanged with Valerio Conti (UAE-Team Emirates) still in pink.
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