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Cofidis had to wait 11 years for this Giro d’Italia stage win – CyclingTips
The last time Cofidis won a stage of the Italian Grand Tour was in 2010 with Damien Monier.
When 25-year old Victor Lafay raised his arms to celebrate his stage 8 Giro d’Italia victory it was the first time in 11 years Cofidis had won at the Italian Grand Tour. His victory had echoes of Cofidis last stage win at the Giro, all the way back in 2010. It too came from a breakaway and from the legs of a rider with no prior Giro stage wins to his name.
Stage 17 of the 2010 Giro d’Italia included one categorized climb and a slow grind uphill to the finish in Peio Terme. It had been a hectic Giro…
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