Pascal Ackerman surprised the favourites in the sprint finish on the eleventh stage of the
Giro d'Italia. The German from UAE Team Emirates positioned himself perfectly down the stretch and took advantage of
Mads Pedersen and
Mark Cavendish jumping in too early to pass them into the lead.
However, behind him appearing like a freight train the winner of the second stage, the Italian
Jonathan Milan, who almost overtook him over the finish line. Ackerman's last push to the line was key to his win. Very happy, he was speaking with his compatriot Jens Voigt for Eurosport as soon as he got the win:
