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Ackermann sprints home as crashes and COVID thin Giro d’Italia field



TORTONA, ITALY: Pascal Ackermann edged Jonathan Milan in a photo finish on stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, as accidents and sickness continued to force riders out.

Eight riders pulled out overnight while one of the race favorites, the 2020 champion Tao Geoghegan Hart was stretchered into an ambulance following a nasty fall with suspected breaks to his leg and pelvis.

Ackermann of the UAE Team clung on to victory as Bahrain rider Jonathan Milan flew level at the line for a photo finish with British 16-time Giro stage winner Mark Cavendish taking third.



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