Australia's top sprinters at the Giro d'Italia are still waiting to break their duck in this year's edition, with Kaden Groves and Caleb Ewan both unable to get near soaring Dutch cyclist Olav Kooij as he raced to victory on stage nine.
The 22-year-old Kooij took the bunch sprint to enjoy his first success on his grand tour debut on Sunday, while Tadej Pogacar maintained his substantial overall lead and Australian Ben O'Connor remained fourth place in the standings.
But hopes of a first Aussie victory at the 107th edition of the Italian tour were dashed again, with Alpecin-Deceuninck's Groves finishing seventh and Jayco AlUla's Ewan 11th amid the hectic finale in Naples.
