Alberto Dainese secures first home victory of Giro d’Italia on stage 11

Italy’s Alberto Dainese won stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia (Gian Mattia D’Alberto/AP)

Alberto Dainese delivered the first home victory of this year’s Giro d’Italia as he won stage 11 in Reggio Emilia.

The 24-year-old upset the bigger name sprinters as he powered his way past Fernando Gaviria, Simone Consonni and Arnaud Demare to win on the line and take his first victory in two years – and his first in a Grand Tour.