Pello Bilbao wins rapid stage seven of the Giro d'Italia 2019

Valerio Conti holds on to the pink jersey after an unrelenting day of racing

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Pello Bilbao (Astana) won stage seven of the Giro d'Italia 2019 after breaking clear of a select group with just over one kilometre left to race.

Winning from the day's breakaway, Bilbao held on through a gradual selection from a group of 12 riders to launch an attack just as José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) was reeled back in to the final group of six.

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