GIRO D’ITALIA
Jungels stays in pink as red-face Pibernik bungles
Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels retains the Giro d’Italia pink jersey on Wednesday after a "crazy" fifth stage
11 May 2017 - 07:24
Messina — Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels kept Britain’s Geraint Thomas at bay to retain the Giro d’Italia pink jersey on Wednesday after a "crazy" fifth stage that ended in two riders lifting their arms in triumph at the finish. Jungels, who took the race lead from Quick Step teammate Fernando Gaviria after a fourth-stage finish on Mount Etna, maintained his six-second advantage on Thomas.
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