After losing the stage 3 sprint at the Giro d'Italia , Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) looked like he couldn't decide whether to scream in anger or cry in disappointment.

The Italian had two shots at a sprint victory in Bulgaria but travelled to Italy on the first rest day with a fourth and a second place and lots of regrets. Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) is suddenly the king of the Giro sprints and already wearing the cyclamen-coloured points jersey.

"I went too early, before the final curve. I thought the finish came sooner. I got the timing wrong…" Milan told Italian television channel RAI on Sunday, struggling to contain his disappointment.

“As a team I think we improved compared to the first sprint.…