Dutch professional cyclist Koen Bouwman has won the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia.
In the final sprint of a quartet, the 28-year-old from Team Jumbo-Visma prevailed in Potenza ahead of his compatriot Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) and the Italian Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates). In fourth place, Bouwman's team-mate Tom Dumoulin completed the Dutch team's excellent result on the 196-kilometre stage with four climbs. Mollema launched the decisive attack around 8.5 kilometres before the finish.
Lennard Kämna from the German team Bora-hansgrohe finished a strong sixth with the chasers, but lost his mountain jersey to the stage winner Bouwman. Kämna remains second in the overall standings. The Spaniard Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo) continues to wear the overall leader's pink jersey. Kämna is 38 seconds behind.
The eighth stage on Saturday is a flat course with a start and finish in Naples over 153 kilometres.
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