Sagan wins stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia, Almeida retains the Maglia Rosa

Peter Sagan (Bora – Hansgrohe) soloed to win Stage 10 of the 103rd Giro d’Italia, 177km from Lanciano to Tortoreto. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) and João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick – Step) finished second and third, respectively.

João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick – Step) retains the Maglia Rosa and leads the general classification.

STAGE RESULTS

1 – Peter Sagan (Bora – Hansgrohe) – 177km in 4h01’56”, average speed 43.896km/h

2 – Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) at 19″

3 – João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick – Step) at 23”

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1 – João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step)

2 – Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) at 34”

3 – Pello Bilbao (Bahrain – McLaren) at 43”

THE JERSEYS

Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel – João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick – Step)

Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo Zanetti – Arnaud Demare (Groupama – FDJ)

Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Ruben Guerreiro (EF Pro Cycling)

Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Eurospin – João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick – Step)

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner Peter Sagan said: “I won with my style, putting on a show! We were in the breakaway all day, I had good legs, and went solo on the uphill before descending with attention in the downhill and then full gas in the final kilometers.”

The Maglia Rosa João Almeida said: “Also today the team did a perfect job. In the final I tried to attack, then I managed to gain a few seconds with the time bonus on the finish line. Overall, it was a good day.”