Lutsenko Exhibition: End a 14-month winless streak in Sicily!

14 months later, since it expired on Classic Jaén Inner Paradisethe kazakh Alexei Lutsenko He raised his arms again in victory. An important victory for him, given the results of the drought he experienced, and for his team, Astanawho at this point of the season only has five wins to his credit, once the first four months of the competition have been played.

the cyclist of Petropavlovsk (30 years old) broke away with three other runners with 30 kilometers to go, of the 216 kilometer stage between Barcelona Pozzo di Gotto and Giarrewith a finish that aches upwards and raises the temperature of the corridors by several degrees by the end of the day.

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With 25 kilometers to go, Lutsenko, climbing to Culmine di Scorciavaccaattacked and left his companions in flight, Caruso, Goossens and Donovan. Gradually, Alexey opened a gap and gained seconds from his rivals, who did not catch him on the climb or descent, until the last stretch. Lutzenko he was planted at the finish line with enough margin to celebrate the victory.

However, he did not trust, he did not stop looking back until the last meters, as if he did not believe in a victory that had been denied him for 14 months, but the member of Astana He entered the finish line with a 40-second margin over the South African Louis Meintjeswhich rose thirteen positions overall to take second in the final picture of an interestingand Giro de Sicilywhich made Lutsenko very defiant and celebrated by blowing a big kiss in the air.

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“My tactic was to attack on the last climb. It was great to win Il Giro di Sicilia,” he said at the end. Lutsenko.

RANKINGS

Stage
1. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Astana) 5h29’50”
2.Louis Meintjes (Rsa/iNTERMARCHÉ), at 40″
3.Vincenzo Albanese (Ita/Eolo-Kometa), at 1’13”
4. Yannis Voisard (Sui/Tudor Pro Cycling Team), id.
5.Kobe Goossens (Bel/Interarché), 1’15” behind
final in general
1. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Astana) 16h55’50”
2.Louis Meintjes (Rsa/iNTERMARCHÉ), at 44″
3.Vincenzo Albanese (Ita/Eolo-Kometa), at 1’07”
4. Finn Fisher-Black (Aus/UAE), id.
5.Mark Donovan (Gbr/Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team), at 1’20”