Record win: Healy is the youngest Irishman to win the Giro

The has been written Irish runner Ben Healy (22 years old) he has to achieve his first major victory on the World Tour in Italy. It can’t be anywhere. In five wins the member of EF Education-EasyPost two achieved in his home country and three of them in Italy.

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Undoubtedly, in all of them, this Saturday at Italy is spinning This is the most relevant, and it is for several reasons. For his first victory world tourbecame the sixth Irishman to win the ‘Corsa Rosa’ and giving his country its ninth victory in the Turn around. In addition, at 22 years, eight months and two days, he broke the record of his compatriot Martin Early (23 years, 11 months and 10 days in Sauze d’Oulx in 1986) and became the youngest Irishman to win the Giro d’Italia.

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And proof of the special feeling of healy with Italy this Saturday his third victory of the season on ‘tricolor’ soil after the third stage of International Coppi Week at Bartalli and the GP Industry. A ‘love’ that the Kingswinford runner refers to at the end: “I started from a distance, I thought it was the right step. I didn’t want to miss the chance to win. It was a great day, as well as an important victory for team and because I always did well in Italy, even before I turned professional. Racing here suits me and I hope to have more success.”