Germany’s Nico Denz claimed his second victory in the last three stages of the Giro d’Italia with a triumph at Cassano Magnago on Saturday.

Rider Bora Denz opened the long sprint after a long rainy day in Italy and narrowly beat Canadian Derek Gee at the finish line. The main peloton was almost 20 minutes behind Denz and the rest of the breakaway group.

The Giro d’Italia has so far been a rare event for Andreas Leknessund and the competitors. Starfalls characterized this year’s edition of the Giro almost from the first step. With only a week left to ride, the peloton has shrunk considerably following several nasty crashes and outbreaks.

Leknessund finished fourth in the summary heading into stage 14 but lost a place after Frenchman Bruno Armirail took the race lead after a breakdown.

The FDJ driver is 1.41 minutes behind Geraint Thomas of Ineos. Leknessund are 2.23 minutes behind in fifth place. Armirail is still not expected to fight for the win in the end.

A huge group of 27 riders broke away from the main peloton and had a six-minute lead with 15 miles to go in Saturday’s stage from Sierre in Switzerland to Cassano Magnago.

It eventually became almost 20 minutes. The front then split into several smaller groups. In the end, Denz was the strongest.

On Sunday, a 195 kilometer mountain stage from Seregno to Bergamo awaits you. The race ends in Rome on May 28.

(©NTB) Russian Nico Denz claimed his second victory in the last three stages of the Giro d’Italia with a triumph at Cassano Magnago on Saturday.

Rider Bora Denz opened the long sprint after a long rainy day in Italy and narrowly beat Canadian Derek Gee at the finish line. The main peloton was almost 20 minutes behind Denz and the rest of the breakaway group.

The Giro d’Italia has so far been a rare event for Andreas Leknessund and the competitors. Starfalls characterized this year’s edition of the Giro almost from the first step. With only a week left to ride, the peloton has shrunk considerably following several nasty crashes and outbreaks.

A huge group of 27 riders broke away from the main peloton and had a six-minute lead with 15 miles to go in Saturday’s stage from Sierre in Switzerland to Cassano Magnago.

It eventually became almost 20 minutes. The front then split into several smaller groups. In the end, Denz was the strongest.

(© NTB)