Alberto Bettiol storms to remarkable solo victory on stage 18 of Giro d'Italia 2021

The Italian chased down Rémi Cavagna, riding him off the wheel and riding to the line alone

Alberto Bettiol wins stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia
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Alberto Bettiol put in a storming performance to win stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia alone from the breakaway.

The Italian made it into the day's 23-rider break and was forced to chased down a surging Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), who had attacked solo 25km from home.

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