REGGIO EMILIA, Italy (AP) Colombian rider Fernando Gaviria won a bunch sprint at the end of the longest stage of the Giro d’Italia to claim his third victory of the race on Thursday.
Gaviria, who hadn’t won a Grand Tour stage until this year, once again edged out Italy’s Jakub Mareczko at the end of the 229-kilometer (142-mile) route from Forli to Reggio Emilia.
Ireland’s Sam Bennett was third on the 12th stage.
Overall, Tom Dumoulin remained 2 minutes, 23 seconds ahead of 2014 winner Nairo Quintana and 2:38 ahead of Bauke Mollema.
The 13th stage on Friday is another one for the sprinters as it is a completely flat 167-kilometer (104-mile) route from Reggio Emilia to Tortona.