GC duo hold station as Giro reaches final rest day

  • 24 May 26
  • race Report

Thymen Arensman and Egan Bernal arrive at the final rest day of the Giro d'Italia in fourth and 12th place respectively following a safe passage through stage 15.

A rapid stage played out in a sprint on the streets of Milan, with the GC times taken early on safety grounds on a technical circuit.

That allowed Arensman and Bernal to finish safely and begin their recovery ahead of Monday's rest day and a gruelling final week. 

Netcompany INEOS worked hard to protect the duo on a fast day in the saddle, as well as set up Ben Turner in the event of a sprint.

In the end a four-man breakaway proved to be too much for the peloton, with the quartet combining well to remain clear in Milan. In the end it was Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility) who won the four-up sprint.

Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) heads into the final week with a race lead of 2:26, with Arensman 3:03 back on the maglia rosa.

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Sunday also saw the conclusion of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, with a big bunch sprint bringing the race to a close.

Kim Heiduk and Artem Shmidt finished well in the bunch to seal sixth and ninth positions overall after a pair of strong rides during the week.

In the sprint it was Jordi Meeus (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) who prevailed, while teammate Laurence Pithie wrapped up the overall victory in Dunkirk.