Bouhanni imposes his law in Giro d’Italia sprints
Frenchman claims third win in Salsomaggiore
Their styles are very different but their dominance is equivalent. When Marcel Kittel bade his early and sudden farewell to the Giro d’Italia, received wisdom suggested that the bunch sprints would become more even affairs, but instead FDJ.fr's Nacer Bouhanni has assumed the mantle and imposed his own law on the peloton.
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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.
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