Koen Bouwman made up for the disappointment of his captains, Tom Dumoulin and Tobias Foss, on Mount Etna by winning stage 7 from Diamante to Potenza with the help of Dumoulin as Jumbo-Visma outnumbered the other breakaway riders. It was a 1-2 for Dutch riders in Potenza as Bauke Mollema crossed the line in second place. Italy’s Davide Formolo took third. Lennard Kämna, second on GC, won the sprint of the peloton for sixth place but couldn’t dethrone Juan Pedro Lopez, who remains in the Maglia Rosa for the fourth day running.
STAGE RESULTS
1 – Koen Bouwman (Jumbo-Visma) – 196km in 5h’12’30″, average speed 37.632km/h
2 – Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) at 2”
3 – Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates) s.t.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Trek-Segafredo)
2 – Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) at 38″
3 – Rein Taaramäe (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) at 58”
