Dowsett wins after Yates withdraws at Giro

Updated October 11 2020 - 5:01pm, first published 3:27am
Britain's Alex Dowsett celebrates with the bubbly after winning stage eight at the Giro d'Italia.
Britain's Alex Dowsett celebrates with the bubbly after winning stage eight at the Giro d'Italia.

Alex Dowsett soloed to victory on stage eight of the Giro d'Italia after his fellow Briton Simon Yates, the key member of Australia's Mitchelton-Scott team, withdrew from the race following a positive test for coronavirus.

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