Sam Bennett claimed the biggest victory of his career on Friday after the Bora-Hansgrohe rider overhauled Elia Viviani to claim his first grand tour stage after winning the 159km seventh stage from Pizzo to Praia a Mare. The Irishman who last year finished four times in second or third spot at the Giro, rode a clever race in the approach to the finish line as he sat on the wheel of Viviani, who has dominated the sprints at this year’s race with two stages, before outsprinting the Quick Step-Floors rider after three hours 45mins 27secs in the saddle. Unsurprisingly, on a day that was dominate by the sprinters, there were few changes in the general classification and Simon Yates, the British Mitchelton-Scott rider, will wear the maglia rosa, the leader’s pink jersey, for a second day during Saturday’s lumpy stage to Montevergine di Mercogliano. But what do the full standings look like after the latest day of racing?
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