Germany s Nico Denz of the Bora Hansgrohe team won a hilly stage 12 of the Giro d Italia on Thursday as Geraint Thomas safely defended the overall leader s pink jersey.
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Denz and a clutch of cohorts covered the route from Bra to Rivoli a good eight minutes faster than the main peloton which was led over the finish line by Ineos rider Pavel Sivakov, showing his fall Wednesday had no profound effect.