Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 7: Pizzo → Praia a Mare, 159 km
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Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) acknowledging the crowd before his first day in Pink		share this photo
Stage 7 start scene in Pizzo		share this photo
Race animators and jersey leaders, Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) and Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS), getting focused for Stage 7		share this photo
Some had only mild interest at the Pizzo race start before Stage 7		share this photo
Rolling out from Pizzo		share this photo
The start of a mostly flat coastal stage		share this photo
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Race leader Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT)		share this photo
Some small coastal climbs near the 1/2 to 3/4 points on the stage		share this photo
The break was caught with 15 km to go		share this photo
Sprint trains congregating at the front		share this photo
The sprint finish in full flight in Praia a Mare with Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) moving to the front and looking for his third win of the race		share this photo
But, out from behind Viviani comes Sam BENNETT (IRL/BORA - HANSGROHE)		share this photo
Sam BENNETT (IRL/BORA - HANSGROHE), as he said post race, found the right wheel and timed his sprint prefectly		share this photo
The gaps at the finish: 1st Sam BENNETT (IRL/BORA - HANSGROHE) in 3:45:27, 2nd Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS), 3rd Niccolo BONIFAZIO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA), 4th Sacha MODOLO (ITA/EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC), 5th Danny VAN POPPEL (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO), 6th Jakub MARECZKO (ITA/WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA), 7th Clement VENTURINI (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE), 8th Mads PEDERSEN (DEN/TREK - SEGAFREDO)		share this photo
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Sam BENNETT (IRL/BORA - HANSGROHE) celebrates his first win of the season and his first Grand Tour stage win		share this photo
“Being the first Irish stage winner since Stephen Roche in 1987 shows how hard it is to win a stage at the Giro d’Italia. I’m obviously happy to get my first Grand Tour victory. It was a question of keeping faith and being patient. I knew I had the ability to win and the last six weeks had gone smooth. I also did well in the first two sprints. Today it just clicked. This success will give the team more confidence in me and we’ll enjoy more respect in the bunch.”		share this photo
Your Stage 7 winner, Sam BENNETT (IRL/BORA - HANSGROHE): "I feel relieved"		share this photo
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Successful first day for race leader, Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT)		share this photo
Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) is confident going into the weekend stages with summit finishes for both Stages 8 and 9		share this photo
“It was a very special day, of course – my first time leading a Grand Tour – so I felt a bit nervous at the start but it went well because the breakaway went early. Etna was my favourite climb on paper, with punch and rest, unlike tomorrow. Montevergine is a steady climb. But if my legs are good, maybe I’ll go again. I still have to look for some time on the climbs. Normally, over three weeks, I’m quite a consistent rider.”		share this photo
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Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 7: Pizzo → Praia a Mare, 159 km
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