Alberto Dainese sprints to victory on stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia

The Team DSM rider becomes the first Italian rider to win a stage at this year's Grand Tour in his home country

Alberto Dainese Giro d'Italia
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Alberto Dainese (Team DSM) timed his sprint perfectly to triumph on stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia, becoming Italy's first stage winner of this year's Grand Tour. 

Decided on a photo finish, Dainese launched from way back off the back of Fernando Gaviria's (UAE Team Emirates) wheel to steal the victory with his superior throw. Gaviria looked best-placed to take the win in the final 100m, but the Italian powered past him at the most opportune moment to steal the victory. 

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Ryan is a staff writer for Cycling Weekly, having joined the team in September 2021. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before making his way to cycling. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer.