Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) secured his second win in this year’s Giro with a brutal display of power in a late sprint that saw him over the line a good few bike lengths ahead of the rest of the race. Team Sky picked up second place with Elia Viviani, while Giacomo Nizzolo of Trek-Segafredo came in third. As expected, the win put Kittel into the maglia rosa, the first German to wear it in 10 years.
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First Steve Cummings did it at the Tour de France. Then today Kristian Sbaragli delivered a stage victory at the Vuelta for everyone’s favourite underdog team, MTN-Qhubeka. He held off John Degenkolb for the win on a largely incident-free day for the GC contenders who, along with everyone else, will be grateful for the respite of tomorrow’s rest day.
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The streets of Hamburg played host to the 20th Vattenfall Cyclassic today, and the hordes of fans who flanked the final straight were treated to what has become a customary display of dominance from Andre Greipel. Continue reading