Arnaud Demare proved the dominant sprinter once again on Stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia, outpacing Peter Sagan and Alvaro Hodeg for his fourth win of this year’s race.
The Groupama FDJ rider benefitted from another well-timed lead out before lighting the blue touch paper down the long finishing straight in Rimini.
Despite their best efforts, neither Sagan (BORA-hansgrohe) nor Hodeg (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) could round Demare, who led from the front and wrapped up his win by half a bike length at the line.
Joao Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) was awarded the same time as Demare which meant he defended his 34-second lead over Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) at the top of the overall standings.
Demare’s victory meant he extended his lead in the points classification while Ruben Guerreiro (EF Education First Pro Cycling) lived to fight another day in the King of the Mountains jersey.
Here’s a recap of some of the standout rider data recorded from the stage: