Benjamin Thomas wins Giro d’Italia stage five after breakaway holds off peloton
Cofidis' Benjamin Thomas wins stage five of the Giro d'Italia from Genova to Lucca
Benjamin Thomas claimed victory in the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia as an expected challenge from the sprinters failed to materialise.
The Cofidis rider fronted a four-strong breakaway into Lucca, with a tactical misjudgment from the chasing peloton meaning the sprint specialists were left with too much to do.
