German rider Nico Denz earned his second win in the last three stages of the Giro d’Italia with victory at Cassano Magnago on Saturday.

Rider Bora Denz opened the long sprint after a long day in the rain in Italy and beat Canada’s Derek Gee at the finish line. Main court was nearly 20 minutes behind Denz and the rest of the breakaway group.

The Giro d’Italia has been a rare test so far for Andreas Leknessund and his rivals. Starfalls has marked this year’s edition of the Giro almost from its first step. With one week left to ride, the field had been greatly reduced by several falls and disease outbreaks.

Leknessund was fourth in the summary going into stage 14 but dropped one place after French rider Bruno Armirail took over the lead after crashing.

The FDJ driver had a time of 1.41 minutes over Geraint Thomas from Ineos. Leknessund was 2.23 minutes behind in fifth place. It is still not expected that Armirail will fight for victory in the end.

A large group of 27 riders broke away from the main course and took a six-minute lead over 15 miles on Saturday’s stage from Sierre in Switzerland to Cassano Magnago.

It ended up being close to 20 minutes. The front then split into small groups. In the end, Denz was the strongest.

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

(©NTB) Nico Denz of Russia earned his second win in the last three stages of the Giro d’Italia with victory at Cassano Magnago on Saturday.

Rider Bora Denz opened the long sprint after a long day in the rain in Italy and beat Canada’s Derek Gee at the finish line. Main court was nearly 20 minutes behind Denz and the rest of the breakaway group.

The Giro d’Italia has been a rare test so far for Andreas Leknessund and his rivals. Starfalls has marked this year’s edition of the Giro almost from its first step. With one week left to ride, the field had been greatly reduced by several falls and disease outbreaks.

A large group of 27 riders broke away from the main course and took a six-minute lead over 15 miles on Saturday’s stage from Sierre in Switzerland to Cassano Magnago.

It ended up being close to 20 minutes. The front then split into small groups. In the end, Denz was the strongest.

(© NTB)