Cort wins Giro stage in filthy conditions, Thomas leads
It was wet, it was cold, it was foggy, but out of the gloom of the 10th stage...
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It was wet, it was cold, it was foggy, but out of the gloom of the 10th stage...
VIAREGGIO, Italy (AP) — Magnus Cort won a wet and cold 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday and Geraint Thomas kept hold of the pink jersey. Thomas, who rides for Ineos Grenadiers, moved into the lead on Sunday after pre-race favorite Remco Evenepoel had to withdraw after testing positive for the coronavirus.
As the race resumed after Monday's rest day, Welshman Geraint Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers retained the pink jersey with no further changes in the top five since Remco Evenepoel quit the race Sunday night with COVID.
The helper was attending to the crash of Lukas Pöstlberger when he ran in front of the Italian, causing another fall
Cort comes out trumps as three-man breakaway keeps clear on eventful 196km run from Scandiano to Viareggio.