Gee-West second in Giro’s brutal queen stage
Derek Gee-West finished second in the challenging queen stage of the Giro d'Italia, behind American rider Sepp Kuss. This stage featured over 5,000 meters of climbing through the Dolomites, including the difficult Passo Giau. Gee-West's performance moved him up to fifth place in the general classification, while Kuss maintained his teammate Jonas Vingegaard's overall lead.
- ▪Derek Gee-West finished runner-up in the toughest stage of the Giro d'Italia.
- ▪Sepp Kuss won the stage, while Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall lead.
- ▪Gee-West moved to fifth place in the general classification, six minutes 31 seconds behind Vingegaard.
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Open this photo in gallery:Derek Gee-West during the time trial earlier in the Giro d'Italia.Jennifer Lorenzini/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountOttawa cyclist Derek Gee-West finished runner-up in the toughest stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday.Gee-West finished second behind American rider Sepp Kuss on the so-called queen stage, while Kuss’s Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Jonas Vingegaard remained firmly in the overall lead heading into the final two days.Giulio Ciccone, Gee-West’s Lidl-Trel teammate, was third, 36 seconds behind Kuss and just ahead of Felix Gall and Vingegaard.“To be honest, I thought we had the stage when Giulio went on the descent, and there was a bit of disorder behind,” Gee-West said.
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