Royal Demare Sprint in Messina

Beaten Gaviria and Nizzolo, is the sixth pink seal for the French. Lopez always leader

MESSINA. He smells the scent of Sicily and the French Arnaud Demare (Groupama) returns to win at the Giro d’Italia. Two years ago, in the autumn race, the 30-year-old transalpine triumphed in Villafranca Tirrena, resisting on the Forcella Mandrazzi. This time the finish was further on in Messina, but on the only climb of the day of the fifth stage to break away, due to the fast pace of Alpecin and Intermarchè, the teams of Mathieu Van der Poel e Biniam Girmaywere two big fish like Caleb Ewan (Lot) e Mark Cavendish (Quick Step). Non Demare.

Thus, on the final straight of Messina, one step away from the seafront, the Frenchman did not give a chance to Gaviria and Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel). Sixth seal in the Giro. And while the Colombian were furious about a mechanical trouble in the sprint, the winner thanked his teammates: «It’s my second victory in Sicily, I’m really happy. It was difficult but I never gave up. Thanks to the team ». All unchanged in the general classification led by the Spaniard Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo). Today there is the Palmi-Scalea, 192 km, an all Calabrian stage. Sprint? Likely. The big guys still at the window. –

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