FOLIGNO, Italy—Peter Sagan won the 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint Monday, while Egan Bernal had one second shaved off his overall lead.
Remco Evenepoel earned one second more than Bernal in an intermediate sprint and is now 14 seconds behind the Ineos Grenadiers rider.
Sagan surged ahead of Fernando Gaviria in sight of the finish line after the undulating 139-kilometer route from L’Aquila to Foligno.
Gaviria crossed second and Davide Cimolai was third, all with the same time of three hours and 10 minutes.
It was the 18th stage win for Sagan at Grand Tours—12 at the Tour de France, four at the Spanish Vuelta and two at the Giro.
Tuesday is the race’s first rest day. The Giro finishes on May 30 in Milan with an individual time trial.
Sagan sprinted to victory, beating Fernando Gaviria to the line after his team had worked hard to shed several sprint rivals on a hilly section earlier in the stage.
The Slovakian took advantage of a lead-out from Gaviria’s teammate Juan Sebastián Molano in the final 400 meters of the stage, coming out of the final bend at the front and successfully holding off the challenge of Gaviria, while Davide Cimolai rounded out the podium further back.“For sure—today I think was a very good day for us,” Sagan said. “We tried our best, and in the end, I won and I’m very happy for that. I have to say thanks to all my teammates.” AP with Cyclingnews