Eddie Dunbar had to settle for third place as Cesare Benedetti took a popular first professional win with victory on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia and Valerio Conti passed the leader’s pink jersey to his team-mate Jan Polanc. It's third for @EddieDunbar in Pinerolo after a massive effort in the final sprint. #Giro 🇮🇹 @SimonYatess and @estecharu ride to the line in the big GC group, around 30seconds behind Lopez and Landa. pic.twitter.com/LvW2OMAXL3 — Mitchelton-SCOTT (@MitcheltonSCOTT) May 23, 2019“I felt like I was one of the strongest here,” the 22-year-old told Eurosport. The 24-year-old slipped to 10th overall, seven minutes and 33 seconds off pink, but will now don the white jersey as the best young rider.

Source: Irish Examiner May 23, 2019 15:56 UTC