Cycling-Hirt overcomes cramps and faulty bike to win mountainous Giro stage 16

Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 16 - Salo to Aprica, Italy - May 24, 2022 Intermarch - Wanty - Gobert Materiaux's Jan Hirt celebrates on the podium after winning Stage 16 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

SALO, Italy (Reuters) - Czech cyclist Jan Hirt of Intermarche-Wanty Gobert overcame problems with his bike and fought cramps to win the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday as the race headed into the mountains in its final week.

Hirt's maiden stage win came on a 202km ride from Salo to Aprica where the riders gained an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the climb.