Sprinters get their sums wrong as De Bondt takes stage 18 of Giro

No change at the top of the general classification with Richard Carapaz leads Jai Hindley by just three seconds with three stages remaining

No luck: Britain's Mark Cavendish finished a disappointing 8th on stage 18. Pic: Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP

Dries De Bondt won stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia as a four-man breakaway stole away the final opportunity for Mark Cavendish and the rest of the sprinters.

The predominantly flat 156km run from Borgo Valsugana to Treviso should have been one for the quick men, and the last bunch sprint of this Giro, but the sprint squads got their sums wrong as the break stayed clear, with De Bondt beating Edoardo Affini, Magnus Cort and Davide Gabburo to the line.