Giro d'Italia stage 12 highlights - Video

Cesare Benedetti celebrates his stage 12 win at the Giro

Cesare Benedetti celebrates his stage 12 win at the Giro (Image credit: Getty Images)

A domestique turned stage winner Thursday at the 2019 Giro d'Italia, when Bora-Hansgrohe's loyal worker Cesare Benedetti parlayed his day off the front into a stage win during stage 12. Benedetti joined a large group of 25 riders off the front that also included Jan Polanc, who would ride the move into the pink jersey, taking over the race from UAE Team Emirates teammate Valerio Conti.

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