Carapaz holds pink jersey as Cima sprints to Giro stage 18 win
30 May 2019
Santa Maria di Sala: Italy’s Damiano Cima of the Nippo team snatched victory with a sprint finish, holding off a late charge in Thursday’s 18th stage of the Giro d’Italia as Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz tightened his grip on the leader’s pink jersey with three days left. Cima had been part of a long range breakaway and edged Germany’s Pascal Ackermann, who headed up the charging peloton, on the line after nearly five hours in the saddle,