Australian Ewan adds another win on stage sevenAttila Valter retains pink jersey with 11-second leadCaleb Ewan doubled up with victory on stage seven of the Giro d’Italia as Attila Valter retained the pink jersey while Britain’s Hugh Carthy survived a late scare at the finish in Termoli. Carthy finished more than two minutes after Ewan, having been seen riding up the short climb near the finish with a broken saddle while in conversation with a race director’s car, and initial results showed him tumbling from sixth to 21st in the overall standings.
But, with the incident coming inside the final 3km the EF Education Nippo rider was subsequently awarded the same time as the main peloton to retain his position. Up ahead, Ewan bided his time as Fernando Gaviria opened up the sprint, coming past the Colombian and holding off Davide Cimolai and Tim Merlier to add to Wednesday’s win in Cattolica and bring up 50 for his career.