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Australian Luke Plapp claimed the first Grand Tour win of his career with a stunning solo win on the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia. <\/b><\/p>\n
The 24-year-old, riding for Team Jayco Alula, attacked from the breakaway group with around 40km to go and crossed the line with a gap of 38 seconds over Netherlands’ Wilco Kelderman in second. <\/p>\n
Diego Ulissi finished third, and moved into the lead of the overall standings, becoming the first Italian to do so since 2021. <\/p>\n
“I still can’t believe it, to be honest,” Plapp said at the end of the race. <\/p>\n
“I feel like it’s been a long time coming \u2013 I’m always targeting the Aussie summer, and just never been able to make a result happen in Europe.<\/p>\n
“Last year, I got so close to the Giro so many times so for today to happen is so, so special.” <\/p>\n
Plapp then joked that he made his move with such a long way to go because he felt he could not beat the others in a sprint finish after the 197km stage across the medium-range mountains from Giulianova to Castelraimondo.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ulissi took the overall lead from 2023 Giro winner Primoz Roglic, who slipped to third and remains 17 seconds behind the Italian.<\/p>\n
Ulissi will wear the pink jersey as the race goes through Tuscany, the region of his birth, on Sunday with a 181km stage from Gubbio to Siena. <\/p>\n
Max Poole is the best-placed British rider in seventh overall, while Simon Yates is 10th. <\/p>\n
The race ends in Rome on 1 June. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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