Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan became the winner of the premiere year of the Giro d’Italia criterion in Dubai.
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Cycling stars Peter Sagan, Egan Bernal, Filippo Ganna and Elia Viviani at a press conference in front of the Giro d’Italia in Dubai.
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In the end, he escaped together with the Colombian Egan Bernal and narrowly defeated the winner of this year’s Gira in the finish.
The criterion took place during the EXPO international exhibition in Dubai. The event was prepared by Italian organizers Gira from RCS Sport in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council and EXPO.
Sagan started in the UAE in the Bory-Hansgrohe jersey as the winner of this year’s Gira scoring competition.
The world champion in the time trial Filippo Ganna (both Ineos Grenadiers) and another Italian Elia Viviani (Cofidis) also presented themselves at the event. Cyclists completed a total of 30 laps on a 2.1-kilometer-long circuit.
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