US EditionPlapp Solos to Giro Stage Eight Win
- Luke Plapp, a 24-year-old Australian cyclist riding for Jayco AlUla, secured victory on the eighth day of racing at the Giro d'Italia, conquering the 197 km course from Giulianova to Castelraimondo.
- Plapp joined a nearly 20-rider breakaway that formed with 100 km remaining and launched his decisive solo attack with 46 km left on the Montelago climb.
- He held more than a one-minute advantage over the chasers and finished the final 20 km with a lead exceeding five minutes over the main group, earning his first Grand Tour stage victory.
- Plapp finished 38 seconds ahead of Wilco Kelderman and Diego Ulissi, with Ulissi’s third place enough for him to claim the pink jersey, ending an 86-stage Italian drought.
- Ulissi expressed emotion upon receiving the pink jersey and will lead the general classification through Sunday’s 181 km stage from Gubbio to Siena in Tuscany.
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Chicago Tribune
LancasterOnlinePlapp Wins Stage Eight, Making Ulissi the First Italian to Lead the Giro in Four Years.
CASTELRAIMONDO, Italy (AP) — Luke Plapp soloed to victory in the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia, the biggest win of his career. And Italian veteran Diego Ulissi moved into the overall lead Saturday. “Madness, madness,” Plapp said with a smile immediately after his first Grand Tour victory. Plapp attacked from a breakaway with about 45 kilometers (28 miles) remaining and had about a minute to lead on the final climb. The Australian rider then …
Idaho State Journal
Plapp solos to stage win and Ulissi becomes first Italian to lead Giro in 4 years
CASTELRAIMONDO, Italy (AP) — Luke Plapp soloed to victory in the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia for the biggest win of his career while Italian veteran Diego Ulissi moved into the overall lead on Saturday.
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