"I missed my legs a bit, the climbs hurt me at the end" - Jonathan Milan loses in Naples for second year in a row

Jonathan Milan would have loved to take his second stage victory at this Giro in Naples, but a strong Olav Kooij put a stop to that. That led to some disappointment for the 23-year-old Italian from Lidl-Trek, who has already lost in the capital of Campania year ago, then it was Mads Pedersen who won.

"Just like last year, I came second in the stage to Naples," Milan remembers in the flash interview. "It was a tough final, I must say. We did our best with Lidl-Trek, the boys did the perfect lead out. I missed my legs a bit, the climbs hurt me at the end."

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"Luckily tomorrow is a rest day," Milan laughs. "I'm going to try to rest as much as possible, and then we'll look ahead. We're going for a little ride with a coffee and maybe a little dessert. This should give us some freshness again."

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