Segaert wins his first Grand Tour stage at Giro

Alec Segaert joined his first professional cycling team in 2023

Belgium's Alec Segaert claimed his first stage win on a Grand Tour as his Bahrain-Victorious team-mate Afonso Eulalio extended his overall lead in the Giro d'Italia.

The 23-year-old Segaert won stage 12 - a 175km race from Imperia to Novi Ligure-after a surprise late attack denied the sprinters their chance of a bunch finish.

Eulalio, 29, extended his lead over pre-race favourite Jonas Vingegaard to 33 seconds by claiming intermediate sprint points.

Key sprint rivals Jonathan Milan. Paul Magnier were earlier dropped on the Bric Berton climb with more than 50km remaining.

Asked when he thought about making his attack, Segaert said: "I would say yesterday evening.

"I had it always in mind, I was really happy with how the race was going, a hard pace on the climb. then team-mates of the sprinters who were left had to ride hard and this was my chance to go in the final when they were all on the limit."

Britain's Ethan Vernon finished fourth on the stage for NSN Cycling Team, with Belgian Toon Aerts second. Uruguayan Thomas Silva third.

Narvaez wins Giro stage 11 as Eulalio retains lead

Giro d'Italia stage 12 results

1. Alec Segaert (Bel/Bahrain-Victorious) 3hrs 53min 00 secs

2. Toon Aerts (Bel/Lotto-Intermarche) +3 secs

3. Thomas Silva (Uru/XDS-Astana) same time

4. Ethan Vernon (GB/NSN Cycling Team) same time

5. Jasper Stuyven (Bel/Soudal-Quick Step) same time

6. Orluis Aular (Ven/Movistar) same time

7. Madis Mihkels (Est/EF Education-EasyPost) same time

8. Jhonatan Narváez (Ecu/UAE Emirates-XRG) same time

9. Edoardo Zambanini (Ita/Bahrain-Victorious) same time

10. Sakarias Loland (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) same time

Giro d'Italia general classification results after stage 12

1. Afonso Eulalio(Por/Bahrain-Victorious)48 hrs 10 min 38 secs

2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +33 secs

3. Thymen Arensman (Ned/Netcompany Ineos Cycling) 2 min 3 secs

4. Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon-CMA CGM) 2 min 30 secs

5. Ben O'Connor (Aus/Jayco-AlUla) 2 min 50 secs

6. Jai Hindley (Aus/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) 3 min 12 secs

7. Michael Storer (Aus/Tudor Pro-cycling) 3 min 34 secs

8. Derek Gee-West (Can/Lidl-Trek) 3 min 40 secs

9. Giulio Pellizzari (Ita/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) 3 min 42 secs

10. Chris Harper (Aus/Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro-cycling) 4 min 15 secs