Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 18 - Rovereto to Stradella, Italy - May 27, 2021 EF Education-Nippo rider Alberto Bettiol of Italy celebrates on the podium after winning Stage 18 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
(Reuters) -Italy's Alberto Bettiol stormed to a maiden victory on Thursday with an impressive attack on stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia, a 231-kilometre ride from Rovereto to Stradella as Egan Bernal safely retained the overall lead.
EF Education–Nippo's Bettiol and Remi Cavagna (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) fought for the win on the longest stage of the race before Bettiol caught up on the final ascent and overtook him as Cavagna cracked.
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