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Two days after his stage win in Cattolica, Lotto Soudal rider Caleb Ewan was again victorious in the Giro d’Italia. After a technical final in Termoli and impressive lead-out work of Jasper De Buyst, Ewan sprinted to his second stage victory in this Giro. This brings Ewan’s tally to eleven Grand Tour stage victories.
Between Notaresco and Termoli, the riders faced a hilly course. However, with a predominantly flat final, stage seven was destined to be one for the sprinters. A technical and tricky final awaited, but once again Caleb Ewan was kept at the front by his Lotto Soudal teammates. After Jasper De Buyst did an amazing job in the final kilometres, Gaviria launched a surprise attack. Caleb Ewan closed the gap, outsprinted the Colombian and took a second stage win at this year’s Giro!
Caleb Ewan: “It was crucial to be up there right at the front because if you have to hit the brakes on that climb, it takes so much energy to accelerate again. This kind of finishes suits me perfectly because of my size. With a few hundred metres to go, I then launched my sprint. It just went perfectly and I’m really happy with this second stage win.”
After his second stage win in this Giro, Caleb Ewan also takes over the points jersey from Giacomo Nizzolo.
Caleb Ewan: “It’s the first time I will be wearing a points jersey in a Grand Tour and it really is a big honour to represent the maglia ciclamino. I’ll try to keep it as long as possible.”
Results
Stage
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal | 4:42:12 |
| 2 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Start-up Nation | |
| 3 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | |
| 4 | Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 5 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux |
General Classification
| 1 | Attila Valter (Hun) Groupama-FDJ | 26:59:18 |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 0:00:11 |
| 3 | Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers | 0:00:16 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech | 0:00:24 |
| 5 | Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:00:25 |
Points
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal | 106 |
| 2 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | 83 |
| 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos | 76 |
Mountains
| 1 | Gino Mäder (Swi) Bahrain Victorious | 26 |
| 2 | Geoffrey Bouchard (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team | 18 |
| 3 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 16 |
Young Riders
| 1 | Attila Valter (Hun) Groupama-FDJ | 26:59:18 |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 0:00:11 |
| 3 | Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers | 0:00:16 |