Van der Hoorn takes surprise third-stage Giro win
Ineos Grenadiers rider Filippo Ganna holds onto the overall leader’s pink jersey for a third day
10 May 2021 - 18:44
Canale — Dutch rider Taco van der Hoorn claimed a surprise breakaway win on stage three of the Giro d’Italia, a 190km ride from Biella to Canale, on Monday as Italy’s Filippo Ganna retained the overall lead.
Van der Hoorn, riding for the Belgian team Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux, attacked out of a dwindling and seemingly doomed breakaway group with just under 9km to go and held off the chasing peloton to win by 4 seconds...
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