Procycling

3 BOB JUNGELS

QUICK STEP FLOORS

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The Luxembourg­er wore the pink jersey for three days in 2016. This year the burgeoning GC talent improved on that with five days in pink and a stage win – his first in a Grand Tour – in Bergamo. The 24-year-old claimed the white jersey for the second time in as many years and was eighth overall on the final day in Milan. This was all achieved while contributi­ng to the stage winning efforts of Gaviria, which began when he splintered the peloton on stage 5 to Messina. During the race, Jungels made no secret that he aimed to emulate Dumoulin and become a Grand Tour contender himself.

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