Giro d’Italia 2024: Benjamin Thomas leads home breakaway to deny sprinters

Sprint teams fail to reel in four-man break before Lucca finishTadej Pogacar retains overall lead after fifth stage of raceFrench rider Benjamin Thomas outsprinted his breakaway colleagues to win the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, giving the Cofidis team their first victory this year.The four-man break escaped the peloton after the final intermediate sprint of the day, with 80km left to ride, and held off the chasing pack despite the best efforts of the main sprint contenders’ tea