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Stephen Farrand

'I'm guessing they got some help from the motos' - Giro d'Italia sprint teams miscalculate in Lucca

LUCCA, ITALY - MAY 08: (L-R) Phil Bauhaus of Germany and Team Bahrain - Victorious, Jonathan Milan of Italy and Team Lidl - Trek - Purple Points Jersey and Caleb Ewan of Australia and Team Jayco AlUla sprint at finish line during the 107th Giro d'Italia 2024, Stage 5 a 178km stage from Genova to Lucca / #UCIWT / on May 08, 2024 in Lucca, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

The sprinters still fought shoulder to shoulder at the finish of stage 5 on the wide roads near the walls that surround Lucca but were only fighting for fifth place, bragging rights and points for the cyclamen jersey.

The stage victory escaped them, with Benjamin Thomas giving Cofidis an emotional first victory of the season.

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