Giro d’Italia 2021: Alessandro De Marchi reveals he’d been planning to take maglia rosa for two days

The Italian veteran missed out on his first Giro stage win but took a major consolation prize

Alessandro De Marchi moves into the race lead
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Alessandro De Marchi has revealed he’d planned to take the maglia rosa for two days at the Giro d’Italia 2021.

The Israel Start-Up Nation rider, famed for his opportunistic breakaway moves, jumped into the 25-rider escape on stage four and emerged among the strongest in the miserable weather conditions. 

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