Stage 5 has been one of the most chaotic days in recent Giro d’Italia history. The rainy, cold and hail weather added to the chaos and Giulio Ciccone has lost the race lead. After rain all day and on slippy roads, Arrieta crashed, watching Eulalio disappear up the road with 13km to go. But seven kilometres later Eulalio came down and the race was back on - with more drama to come. Arrieta overcooked a wet bend with two kilometres left, which looked like it ended his day. But he managed to catch a hapless and exhausted Eulalio in sight of the line and then outsprint him. Consolation for Eulalio as he takes over the Maglia Rosa. “I don’t really know how I feel. It was a crazy day. With around 50m to go, on the steep climb, I went all in with Arrieta for the victory. From there, the race became super crazy, especially on the descent. He crashed, then I went alone thinking about the stage and the pink jersey, but then I also crashed and we came back together again. In the final, we b...
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