Australian Cyclist Jensen Plowright Gets Lucky in Giro d'Italia

Topic: Road Cycle Racing

Fri 15 May 2026 at 6:35am

Elmar Reinders crashed with 400 meters to go.

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Davide Ballerini won after a crash on wet cobblestones.

Jensen Plowright got his best grand tour stage finish.

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Friday's stage is 245km from Formia to Blockhaus.

Jensen Plowright laughed off his lucky finish.

He skipped past the late crash on the Napoli cobbles.

Davide Ballerini won ahead of Jasper Stuyven.

All major favorites lost no time on general classification.

Jensen Plowright had a bit of a Steven Bradbury moment.

He was at the back and managed to finesse his way around.

Fourth is nice.

Jasper Stuyven couldn't get past Davide Ballerini.

Jensen Plowright came into the Giro as part of Kaden Groves's sprint train.

He has been allowed to seek his own opportunities since Kaden's withdrawal.

The opportunity arose on the flat 142-kilometre ride from Paestum to Napoli.

Edward Planckaert and Luca Vergallito built a breakaway.

They were reeled in more than 30km before the finish.

Rain fell in Napoli, making the technical closing kilometers an anxiety-filled battle.

Jonathan Milan said he doesn't know why they have to find complicated finishes.

With two drops of water, you get a huge mess.

Jonathan Milan was not impressed with the finale.

Dylan Groenewegen said it was a bit slippery and it can happen.

It's disappointing, sometimes you have bad luck.

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Afonso Eulálio safely held onto the Maglia Rosa.

Riders will head into the high mountains for the first time on Friday.

Jai Hindley said it will be the first real true test.

There will definitely be gaps, but the race won't be decided there.

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