Kooij wins Giro stage 12 with Briton Turner third
Olav Kooij won a close-fought sprint on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia as Isaac del Toro retained the pink jersey in Viadana.Dutchman Kooij benefited from Visma-Lease A Bike team-mate Wout van Aert's superb lead-out in the final kilometre.Casper van Uden finished second with Britain's Ben Turner of Ineos Grenadiers third."Only he [Wout] can do it, so to have him as support here is extraordinary," said Kooij."I really need to thank him and also the rest of the team, they did a fantastic job. "You don't want to be too far [back] in that last corner, that's maybe why we had to go a bit earlier than we wanted but I could jump on the wheel of Casper and pass him."Del Toro of UAE Team Emirates-XRG stayed out of the hectic fight for position in the closing stages to finish safely in the bunch and maintain his hold on the pink jersey.A sprint for two bonus seconds at the Red Bull kilometre in Brescello means the 21-year-old heads into stage 13 with a 33-second lead over team-mate Juan Ayuso in the race overall. Kooij's British team-mate Simon Yates is in fourth, one minute and 11 seconds off the overall lead.
Stage 12 results
1. Olav Kooij (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) 3hr 55min 40sec2. Casper van Uden (Ned/PicnicPostNL) Same time3. Ben Turner (GB/Ineos Grenadiers)4. Mads Pedersen (Den/Lidl-Trek)5. Kaden Groves (Aus/Alpecin-Deceuninck)6. Milan Fretin (Bel/Cofidis)7. Max Kanter (Ger/XDS Astana)8. Paul Magnier (Fra/Soudal Quick-Step)9. Matevz Govekar (Slo/Bahrain-Victorious)10. Matteo Moschetti (Ita/Q36.5 Pro Cycling)
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