The twelfth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023, Bra-Rivoli of 179 kilometers, is won by Nico Denz burning the other two escape companions at the sprint

The pink jersey remains on the shoulders of the British Geraint Thomas.

At 7 kilometers from the finish line of Rivoli the fugitives remained in two, the German Nico Denz and the Latvian Toms Skujins, the Australian Sebastian Berwick lost contact but two kilometers later the Australian had managed to return.

At kilometre 165 Alessandro Tonelli lost contact with the other three treads.

At 38 kilometers from the finish line to pass at the head of the flying finish line of Buttigliera Alta was the Australian Berwick (Israel-Premier Tech) ahead of the Latvian Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), the German Denz (Bora-hansgrohe) and the Italian Alessandro Tonelli

A little less than 60 kilometers from Rivoli Bettiol, Scaroni and Baudin began to attack the group of four escapees gnawing something

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Giro d'Italia: Toms Skujins

The order of arrival

1. Nico Denz

2. Toms Skujins st

3. Sebastian Berwick St

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Giro d'Italia: Sebastian Berwick

General classification - pink jersey (time classification)

1. Geraint Thomas  GBR (Ineos Grenadiers) 

2. Primoz Roglic SVN (Jumbo-Visma) 2"

3. Joao Pedro Almeida POR at 22"

4. Andreas Leknessund NOR at 35"

5. Damiano Caruso ITA at 1'28"

6. Lennard Kamna GER at 1'52"

7. Edward Dunbar IRL at 2'32"

8. Thymen Arensman NED St

9. Laurens De Plus BEL at 2'36"

10. Aurélien Paret-Peintre FRA at 02'48"

The textual chronicle of the stage