The Milan boys surprised the top sprinters in a fierce Giro stage

Like a horse running away, based on its magnificent kicks, the giant Jonathan Milan (1.94 meters) overtook the best sprinters in the race to take his second win of the season and his first World Tour win, in an episode that followed the planned script. 202 grueling kilometers that announced the result in the sprint, as it happened in streets of san salvoalthough, as is always the case with this type of strategy, there are runners trying to find a temporary role.

This is the case of Thomas Champion, Mattia Bais and Stefano Gandinwho for many kilometers rode in the lead of the race, relying on the approval of the sprinter teams and the teams of cyclists who called Gyro Glory, know that when they want to tie them and that the main task of teams like Soudal, Jumbo-Visma or UAE it is for their leaders to continue the good work and reach the finish line safely.

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However, in a stage of a great cycling tour you always have to go with four eyes, especially when the last kilometers are approaching and the tension rises, only then one can understand the sharp drop that occurred on the right side of the peloton that ended with several runners on the ground. This incident cut off the peloton and the cyclists who had the best chance of fighting for the final podium Rome They were lucky not to be involved in a fall or cut, although the British Tao Geoghegan Hartwhich started in the 4th, will lose 19 seconds, as Haig and Arrived.

Milan made history at the Giro d’Italia

After a final roundabout with just over a kilometer to go, there is only one long straight that will be endless for some. Alpine He worked well in the last sprint and in putting it with the three guys and thinking about the options for Kaden Groves and did the same Bahrain-Victorius with two units, while the Movistar team I’m a little behind. This placement is not an obstacle for Fernando Gaviria launched a first attack which later proved too far-fetched, as after a few meters he was first overcome david dekker and Kaden Groves, to appear gracefully behind the wheel of the Australian, an impressive Jonathan Milan – Olympic champion in the men’s team pursuit in Tokyo 2020– where no one else can.

This new talent Bahrain-Victorius (22 years, 7 months and 6 days)) also made history with his victory, as he was the youngest Italian to win a sprint at the Giro since Mario Cipollini he prevailed in Mira in 1989, at the age of 22 years, 2 months and 10 days.

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Remco Evenepoel He knows how to cool his nerves in a tough finish and he keeps the pink jersey with no problem waiting for what happens in the third period this Monday, between wide and Melfiwith two levels of 3rd and 4th at the end that can change the peace that exists in the peloton.