After a big drama, the Queen stage of Giro d'Italia was shortened from 199 km to 75.0 km with the exclusion of Grand St Bernard Pass prior to the Croix de Couer, making a fairly easy day for the GC riders.
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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.