Greig Leach

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Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) pulled a brilliant late stage solo attack to take the victory on the Autodromo Ferrari finishing straight away. Zakarin had been a member of the early breakaway, but saw his chance to go on his own with a lap and a half to go to the line. That does make two stages in a row where a member of the early break has taken the victory at the end of the stage. The title is derived from both his outstretched arms as he crossed the line, but more importantly, his daredevil descent from the penultimate climb of the day, a descent where he figuratively flew down the categorized climb.