Italian Cesare Benedetti claimed victory on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia in Pinerolo today.
The 31-year-old Bora-Hansgrohe rider, who placed third in last year’s Okolo Slovenska, finished the 156km route in a time of 3:41:49.
Eddie Dunbar (Ineos) followed him home, with Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Merida) on his heels.
Gianluca Brambilla (Trek-Segafredo) and Eros Capecchi (Deceuninck-QuickStep) claimed fourth and fifth respectively.
Jan Polanc (UAE Team Emirates) took the pink jersey off teammate’s Valerio Conti’s shoulders, who slotted into third.
Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo-Visma) placed second.
Italian Cesare Benedetti won stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia in Pinerolo today. Photo: LaPresse
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Stage 12 results
1. Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:41:49
2. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Merida +0:00:00
3. Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Ineos +0:00:00
4. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo +0:00:02
5. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep +0:00:06
6. Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates +0:00:25
7. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec +0:00:34
8. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal +0:02:36
9. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec +0:02:36
10. Manuel Senni (Ita) Bardiani CSF +0:02:38
*Selected
119. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:20:02
General classification
1. Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 48:49:40
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma +0:04:07
3. Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates +0:04:51
4. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep +0:05:02
5. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida +0:05:51
6. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo +0:06:02
7. Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe +0:07:00
8. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team +0:07:23
9. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team +0:07:30
10. Hugh John Carthy (GBr) EF Education First +0:07:33
*Selected
68. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:32:06
