Giro 2023: Cort wins three-up sprint, Thomas still in pink

image: Cor VosAlessandro De Marchi, Magnus Cort and Derek Gee are the breakaway riders in a compelling day of racing. It boils down to a three-up sprint in Viareggio with Cort taking a compelling win. Geraint Thomas keeps the maglia rosa. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 10th stage 2023 Giro

1. Magnus Cort (den)
2. Derek Gee (can) .t.
3. Alessandro De Marchi (ita) + 0.02
4. Mads Pedersen (den) + 0.51
5. Pascal Ackermann (ger) s.t.
6. Stefano Oldani (ita) s.t.
7. Jonathan Milan (ita) s.t.
8. Mark Cavendish (gbr) s.t.
9. Marco Maestri (ita) .t.
10. Filippo Fiorelli (ita) s.t.

45. Andreas Leknessund (nor) + 1.04
66. Jay Vine (aus) + 11.19

GC after stage 10
1. Geraint Thomas (gbr)
2. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 0.02
3. Tao Geoghegan Hart (gbr) + 0.05
4. João Almeida (por) + 0.22
5. Andreas Leknessund (nor) + 0.35
6. Damiano Caruso (ita) + 1.28
7. Lennard Kämna (ger) + 1.52
8. Pavel Sivakov (fra) + 2.15
9. Eddie Dunbar (irl) + 2.32
10. Thymen Arensman (nld) s.t.

Race report
Alessandro De Marchi, Mattia Cattaneo, Louis Vervaeke, Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier and Derek Gee jump off the front in the early kilometres. The pace remains high and Ghebreigzabhier, Vervaeke and Cattaneo can’t follow.

The pace remains high for tens of kilometres, as several riders try to bridge across. Magnus Cort and KOM leader Davide Bais track the two leaders down after 50 kilometres.

Aleksandr Vlasov is dropped from the peloton sick. He keeps on trying, only to give up after 80 kilometres.

The four leaders put almost 5 minutes into the peloton. The gap has fallen below 4 minutes on the summit of the Passo delle Radici.

Bais is no longer on board in the climb to Monteperpoli. The three remaining chasers reach the village 2 minutes ahead of the main group. Jay Vine hits the deck in the descent an he is forced to chase.

Mark Cavendish makes it back to the peloton inside the last 60 kilometres. Pascal Ackermann also regains contact. But it’s to no avail.

The three sprint for the win in Viareggio. Cort takes a commanding victory to complete the trilogu – stags wins in the Tour, de Vuelta and Giro

Geraint Thomas finishes safely in the bunch to extend his GC lead.

Another interesting read: route 10th stage 2023 Giro.