The 25-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the Israel-Premier Tech team, was part of a pack of eight riders in the final sprint
. German Nico Denz led the way, celebrating before he reached the line with Gee almost nipping him at the wire.
Gee is second behind Italian Jonathan Milan in the point classification. The lone Canadian in the field, Gee stands 21st in the overall general classification.Ryder Hesjedal won the race in 2012 and Svein Tuft wore the pink leader’s jersey in 2014 after his Orica-GreenEdge squad won the opening team time trial. Including this year, a Canadian has taken part in the last 17 editions of the Giro.
Denz, who rides for Bora-Hansgrohe, also won Thursday’s 12th stage for his first victory in a Grand Tour, in his sixth Giro. That moved Armirail into pink and gave previous leader Geraint Thomas a night off from podium celebrations and news conferences, and an early recovery ahead of a tough day in the mountains.
“I had tried on the fourth stage and I was disappointed that I wasn’t on a good day. Only once Thomas crossed the line it became a reality in my mind but it’s hard to realize … it’s a dream, I can’t believe it.”
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