Bouhanni celebrates winning the Giro's points classification

Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) may have missed out on winning his fourth Giro d'Italia stage but the calculating 23-year-old decided against contesting the stage 21 sprint at maximum speed to ensure he claimed the maglia rosso. The Frenchman could have lost the jersey had he crashed but rolling over the line in fourth place secured his win on 291 points, 26 ahead of Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Factory Racing).

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