Arnaud Démare gets his hat-trick of wins on stage seven of the Giro d'Italia 2020

The French champion sprinted unchallenged to take his third win of the race

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) took his third win of the Giro d'Italia 2020 on stage seven ahead of Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb).

The peloton was battered by crosswind throughout the day but it all came back together in the finally 50 kilometres and it was the sprinters that had their fun.

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Tim Bonville-Ginn

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