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Ciccone wins Giro 10th stage, Jungels in pink

Published: 17 May 2016 - 06:11 pm | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 09:39 am
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Team Ettix-Quick Step (R) leads the peloton during the 10th stage of the 99th Giro d'Italia cycling race, Tour of Italy, from Campi Bisenzio to Sestola, on May 17, 2016.  AFP / LUK BENIES

Sestola, Italy: Italian Giulio Ciccone on Tuesday won the tenth stage of the Giro d'Italia which was marked by the withdrawl of Sky team leader and race favourite Mikel Landa.

Luxembourg's Bob Jungels took the leader's pink jersey from Italy's Gianluca Brambilla after the 219km stage between Campi Bisenzio and Sestola.

Jungels now holds a 26-second lead from Costa Rican Andrey Amador in the overall standings, with former champion and home hope Vincenzo Nibali fifth, less than a minute adrift.

Landa of Spain pulled out complaining of sickness. 

AFP