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  "description": "Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) went into Thursday's stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia as a favorite for the win, but in the end he did not actually contest the expected sprint as he was caught behind a crash in the final hairpin on wet, cobbled roads. In the aftermath of the stage, won by Davide Ballerini of XDS-Astana, Milan made it clear that he was not thrilled with the course design.\n\n\"I really don't get why we have to find these complicated finishes, I really don't get it,\" he said. \"For sure we cou",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T18:22:57.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) went into Thursday's stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia as a favorite for the win, but in the end he did not actually contest the expected sprint as he was caught behind a crash in the final hairpin on wet, cobbled roads. In the aftermath of the stage, won by Davide Ballerini of XDS-Astana, Milan made it clear that he was not thrilled with the course design.\n\n\"I really don't get why we have to find these complicated finishes, I really don't get it,\" he said. \"For sure we could think it could rain and we need to be safe, some years ago it could go to a straight but no, with two drops of water, we had a huge mess.\"\n\n\"I am just disappointed as I was in a good position, in good shape, I'm feeling good, but they try to look for these things for a bit of hype sometimes,\" he continued. \"I really don't get it.\"",
  "title": "Milan critical of course design after crash derails Giro stage 6 finish",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-14T18:22:58.446Z"
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