BERGAMO: Lux­emb­ourg’s Bob Jungels sprinted to victory in the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday as race leader Tom Dumoulin retained the pink jersey.

Quick-Step Floors rider Jungels, who wore the pink jersey earlier in the 100th edition of the race, finished the 199 km ride from Valdengo to Bergamo six seconds ahead of Colombia’s race favourite Nairo Quintana.

France’s Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) finished third, while British rider Adam Yates of Orica-Scott came fourth.

Sunweb team leader Dumoulin and the chasing peloton crossed the line a handful of seconds later to allow the big Dutchman to maintain an overall lead of more than two and a half minutes on Movistar rival Quintana before the race’s third and final rest day Monday.

Pinot is 3:21 behind in third, with Italian defending champion Vincenzo Nibali in fourth 3:40 off the pace.

The race resumes Tuesday with a 222km 16th stage from Rovetta to Bormio.

Published in Dawn, May 22nd, 2017