A daring breakaway steals the show in Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia, leaving sprinters scrambling and Alpecin-Deceuninck facing scrutiny after aggressive tactics falter.

French rider Benjamin Thomas outsprinted his breakaway colleagues to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday, giving the Cofidis team their first victory this year.

Pelayo Sanchez won stage six of the Giro d’Italia from a breakaway as Tadej Pogacar retained the leader’s pink jersey ahead of Geraint Thomas.

Frenchman Benjamin Thomas takes a surprise victory in Lucca on stage five of the Giro d’Italia as Tadej Pogacar retains his overall lead.

(Reuters) -French rider Benjamin Thomas outsprinted his breakaway colleagues to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday, giving the Cofidis team their first victory this year. The four-man break escaped the peloton after the final intermediate sprint of the day,

Benjamin Thomas of France got the biggest victory of his career on the road as he won the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia while Tadej Pogacar kept the leader’s pink jersey on Wednesday. In a surprising result,

Benjamin Thomas of France outpaced his breakaway colleagues to clinch the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday (May 8), giving the Cofidis team their first victory in 2024. Denmark's Michael Valgren came in second and Italian Andrea Pietrobon finished third.

Michael Valgren second, Andrea Pietrobon third and Enzo Paleni fourth as Tadej Pogačar finishes in the field to maintain overall race lead