Giacomo Nizzolo (Photo Credit: Twitter)
Giacomo Nizzolo received the 13th stage of Giro d’Italia as Egan Bernal held the general lead.
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Italy’s Giacomo Nizzolo of the Qhubeka workforce sprinted to victory within the 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday earlier than the race heads for the mountains.
Egan Bernal of Ineos once more held the chief’s pink jersey earlier than the the dreaded Monte Zoncolan on Saturday.
“Finally a straightforward day, tomorrow we have now a tough day,” said Colombian Bernal, the 2019 Tour de France champion.
“Now we have to start thinking about tomorrow. You never know what can happen, we take no risks.
“It would be special (to win at Zoncolan).”
European and Italian champion Nizzolo outsprinted compatriot Edoardo Affini with Slovak Peter Sagan taking third place.
It was the twenty seventh profession victory for the 32-year-old Nizzolo however his first on a Grand Tour.
On Friday, the sprinters had their final likelihood to impress on the flat over 198km from Ravenna north to Verona.
The stage marked the 700th anniversary of the loss of life of Italian literary big Dante Alighieri whose tomb is in Ravenna, on the Adriatic coast.
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