Giro d’Italia: Geraint Thomas holds firm as Filippo Zana earns home stage 18 win

Italian champion defeats Thibaut Pinot in two-man final sprintGeraint Thomas moves one step closer to overall glory for IneosThe Italian road race champion Filippo Zana outpaced Thibaut Pinot in a dramatic two-man final sprint in Val di Zoldo on Thursday to clinch his first grand tour win on stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia.Pinot led the dash for the finish line after a typically swashbuckling performance in the Dolomites, only for Zana to launch the decisive effort from behind, scoring victo