Stage 13

The road

At the start

Flat to Cento, if the wind allows

Julian Alaphilippe soloed into Fano to complete his set of Grand Tour stage wins; above him nothing moved, and Pogačar is still 2:40 up on Daniel Martínez. Fabio Jakobsen is the latest sprinter to go home. Today is the flattest day of the race — 180 kilometres from Riccione to Cento with 195 metres of climbing in the whole of it — and the only thing that can complicate a sprint is the wind off the Romagna plain.

How it was won

1. 162 km to go

   Ineos light the crosswinds

   On the exposed roads past Conselice, Ineos hit the front and the rare sight of Giro echelons forms in the wind, catching out none other than sprint favourite Milan.

2. 243 km to go

   Milan claws back

   Lidl-Trek launch a furious chase with Milan driving himself, and after 20km in the wind he is dragged back to the front group, energy spent but hopes alive.

3. 3At the line

   Milan's hat-trick

   Gaviria opens early but Milan surges off Consonni's wheel and scorches past for his third stage win, tightening his grip on the maglia ciclamino.

The result