Bora-Hansgrohe’s Sam Bennett was victorious on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia that finished in Imola today.
A group of riders in action during a previous stage of the Giro d’Italia. Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse
The Irish rider completed the 214km course, that started in Osimo, in a time of 4:49:34.
The second rider home was LottoNL-Jumbo’s Danny van Poppel, with Bahrain-Merida’s Niccolo Bonifazio in third.
Mitchelton-Scott’s Simon Yates retained his overall lead, while Team Sunweb’s Tom Dumoulin placed second and Groupama-FDJ’s Thibaut Pinot third.
The results were as follows.
Stage 12
1. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe 4:49:34
2. Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
3. Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
4. Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
5. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) BMC Racing Team
6. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors
7. Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
8. Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
9. Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
10. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) LottoNL-Jumbo
*Selected
12. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data
16. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
87. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +0:04:08
135. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data
General classification
1. Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 51:57:55
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb +0:00:47
3. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ +0:01:04
4. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida +0:01:18
5. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team +0:01:56
6. George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo +0:02:09
7. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team +0:02:36
8. Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team +0:02:54
9. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe +0:02:55
10. Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates +0:03:10
*Selected
42. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data +0:40:43
87. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +1:27:16
91. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +1:31:27
96. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data +1:35:37
