Third. Fifteenth. Second. Fourth. With each near miss in this year`s Giro d`Italia bunch sprints, Caleb Ewan`s disappointment at not being able to net a stage victory had been steadily growing. And so, too, was the pressure to win. But finally at Pesaro on stage 8 the Lotto Soudal sprinter captured the second Giro d`Italia victory of his career, just four days after a deeply frustrating near-miss when he mistimed his attempt to chase down Movistar`s Richard Carapaz on the uphill finish in Orbetello. It was also Ewan`s biggest win to date with his new team, Lotto-Soudal, for which he signed after a year of missing out on Grand Tours completely with Mitchelton-Scott.ADVERTISEMENT Once back on the bigger race stage, though, Ewan has proved again he can take on the world`s other top sprinters. And even as he completed his Giro d`Italia winner`s press conference, the 24-year-old confirmed he is already eying a debut in the Tour de France this July. `Last year was pretty average, so another average year would have been bad,` Ewan added. `This time, for the first part of the season, this win is the icing on the cake. This one means a lot. `The pressure was building every time I didn`t win a stage here, and it`s disappointing when I can`t win a stage after all the work the team has been doing for me. So I`m happy I could get this one and it means a lot to be back at a Grand Tour, too.`
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