Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek maintained his excellent form at the Giro d'Italia to win stage 13 on Friday, the Italian's third stage victory.
His team worked perfectly, leading him out into the last kilometre and Milan was well placed in second as they rounded the final bend, but it looked like Fernando Gaviria would steal the win as he took to the front.
Milan, however, showed just why he is the points classification leader as he pounced to take another stage victory, with Poland's Stanislaw Aniolkowski finishing strongly in second and Phil Bauhaus third.
Irish cyclist Ryan Mullen of Bora-Hansgrohe was among the group of 93 other riders that finished with the same time as Milan.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) maintained his firm grip on the leader's maglia rosa, and is still two minutes and 40 seconds ahead of Daniel Felipe Martinez, with Geraint Thomas 18 seconds further behind in third.
Meanwhile Sam Bennett has extended his lead in the Four Days of Dunkirk and being edged out of another stage win in France.
With two days remaining, the Irish cyclist has a 14 second advantage over Milan Fretin of Cofidis, with Corbin John Strong a further nine seconds adrift.
With the finish line in sight, Warre Vangheluwe made a late break for the stage win. Bennett, with two stage wins already to his name, quickly closed it down, but the photo finish showed he held off Bennett by about an inch.
The second-place finish gave Bennett additional time bonuses to allow him extend his advantage.
The event concludes on Sunday.
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