Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) defied expectations and even the prediction of his own team, surviving the Muro di Ca' del Poggio with 10km to go, chasing back on with the sprinters' group, and then dominating the reduced bunch sprint to win stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia.
The 50 points on the line for his third stage win vaulted the Frenchman back to the top of the points classification standings as Jhonatan Narváez (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) did not feature in the sprint.
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