Trentin wins stage as Kruijswijk keeps big lead


  • Cycling
  • Friday, 27 May 2016

Omega Pharma-Quick Step team rider Matteo Trentin of Italy celebrates on the podium after winning the 234.5 km seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Epernay to Nancy July 11, 2014. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

(Reuters) - Home rider Matteo Trentin pipped Moreno Moser on the line to triumph on the 18th stage of the Giro D'Italia on Thursday while the winner's Etixx-QuickStep team mate Gianluca Brambilla took third place on the race's longest leg.

Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk (Lotto NL-Jumbo) finished in the main pack to hold on to the overall leader's pink jersey, and his three-minute advantage over Colombia's Esteban Chaves with three days to go.

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