The Belgian Jenthe Biermans, of the Arkea Samsic team, won this Thursday the second stage of the Tour of Luxembourg, 183.9 kilometers between Mondorf-les-Bains and Mamer, and did it in a sprint ahead of the Dane Soren Kragh Andersen (Alpecin Deceuninck), new head of the general classification.
Biermans, 27, achieved his second victory as a professional (earlier this year he won the Muscat Classic) by imposing his maximum entrance speed on the finish line of Mamer, where he won more early on Kragh Andersen and the Dutch Tim van Dijke (Jumbo-Visma) in a phase that passed through water.
Kragh Andersen, who was also second on Wednesday, took the leader’s jersey and snatched it from the New Zealander Corbin is strong (Israel-Premier Tech), now second to two seconds. The Spaniard remains third on the provisional podium, 8 seconds away. Alex Aramburu (Movistar)that this Thursday was seventh on the stage.
This Friday will be the third of five stages, the toughest of the race. There will be 168.4 kilometers between Mertert and Vianden and between the three climbs of the Montée de Niklosbierg, 3.6 km and ramps with an average of 7.8%.
Source: La Verdad
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