Vendrame secures stage 19 Giro victory as Geraint Thomas suffers scare
England and Scotland set to battle at Twickenham today for Calcutta Cup
ANDREA VENDRAME soloed to victory from a breakaway on stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia in Sappada before a late crash gave Geraint Thomas a scare in his bid for a place on the overall podium.
Vendrame triumphed out of a 19-man breakaway on the 157km stage from Mortegliano as the main favourites pedalled home 16 minutes later.
Their goal had been to have a quiet day ahead of tomorrow’s double assault of the Monte Grappa and the final battle for general classification places, but Thomas had a moment’s panic when he touched wheels with Antonio Tiberi and hit the deck six kilometres from the finish.
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