Fredrik Dversnes won stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia from the breakaway on Sunday after the four escapees won the day on the streets of Milan. The Uno-X Mobility rider sprinted clear of the four-man breakaway group to take the most unexpected of wins.
With the break taking the top four places, Mirco Maestri (Polti-VisitMalta) was second and Martin Macellusi (Baridani-CSF 7 Saber) third. The peloton trailed home five seconds down, Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) leading the way in fifth place.
The stage was affected by what some general classification riders and teams deemed was an unsafe final circuit, which was lapped almost five times. Confusion reigned for a while as team representatives discussed the conditions with the race direction, allowing the breakaway riders to maintain their lead.
There was panic among some of the sprinters’ teams as they saw the chance of a win disappear up the road, Lidl-Trek even sending their GC rider Derek Gee-West to contribute to the chase.
Eventually a decision was made to neutralise the the general classification times at the start of the final 16.3km lap, meaning Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) continues to lead into the third and final week.
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