Jonas in Vingegaard mode. Amazing Danish at fifth stage of the Tirreno Adriatico, Torrecella Sicura-Valle Castellana, 144 km, in the increase of San Giacomo (ramps in some 6% sections), which was the key moment of the day and where the double winner of the Tour de France showed the reason for his two victories in the Grand Boucle and the exhibition a few weeks ago in the Vuelta a Galicia .
Vingegaard (Visma) attacked the climb to San Giacomo, whose summit is about 10 km from the finish line, when he wanted and what he wanted, leaving, among others, nailed. Juan Ayuso (UAE Emirates). It was the Danish cyclist’s 32nd victory as a professional.
Vingegaard crossed in 3h.28’27” while Ayuso, after a titanic last effort in the last meters uphill – in the sprint that won Jay Hindley – from the chasing group, almost passed the second banner, in 1’12 ” of the Danish extraterrestrial. In the general classification, Jonas is the new blue jersey with a 54″ advantage over the Spaniard.
Jonas was a marvel, delivering an almost certain blow in this race – particularly 29 km from the finish line – also known as the Two Seas. Therefore, the absolute superiority of a Vingegaard that no one can bring down so far and has victory in his hand in this Tirreno.
He got rid of his rivals by a violent attack on the ascent of San Giacomo. First Ben O’Connor (AG2R) and then Hindley attempted to limit the damage as Vingegaard attacked, but the Dane built an unassailable lead over the remaining 4km of the climb, reaching the summit with the lead who were less than a minute behind their pursuers.
Ayuso and his UAE Team Emirates teammate Isaac del Toro joined O’Connor, Hindley, Iván Sosa (Movistar) and Thymen Arensman (Ineos) in a chasing group watched by Vingegaard’s teammate Cian Uijtdebroeks.
However, in the lead, Vingegaard did not give up his efforts. Repeating his performances at O Gran Camiño last month, the Tour champion looks comfortable in the descent of San Giacomo, and there is no real chance that the chasers will chase enough solvent to catch him or make up time
The eventful stage through Abruzzo was fueled by a strong breakaway with Alessandro De Marchi (Jayco), Niccolò Bonifazio (Corratec), Andrea Vendrame (AG2R), Clement Davy (FDJ), Filippo Ganna (Ineos), Simon Clarke ( Israel), Iván García Cortina (Movistar), Damien Howson (Q36. 5), Kasper Asgreen (QuickStep) and Magnus Cort Nielsen (Uno-X Mobility), but Visma made their intentions clear by maintaining their advantage.
The script seemed to be written at the bottom of San Giacomo, where Vingegaard’s teammates, Attila Valter and Ben Tulett, imposed a fearsome pace to stop the breakaway and reduce the peloton. A number of notable names had already been eliminated by the time Tulett went down, leaving Vingegaard to hammer home his advantage. It was a brutal exhibition, and this Saturday he will have a new opportunity to show his varied repertoire in Monte Petro.
Froome, goodbye with a broken scaphoid
On the other hand Chris Froome of Britain (Israel Premier Tech), four-time winner of the Tour, twice in the Vuelta and once in the Giro, abandoned with a broken scaphoid. His team announced the withdrawal of the 38-year-old cyclist of Kenyan origin, who suffered a fall in the second stage that finally revealed a fracture. “After a fall in stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico, Chris Froome underwent an x-ray of his left wrist which did not show a fracture. Although he succeeded in the race in stages 3 and 4, Chris underwent an advanced x-ray after stage 4, where an MRI confirmed a scaphoid fracture. Chris will go home to see a specialist to determine if surgery is necessary and design a treatment and recovery plan,” said a team statement.
Source: La Verdad
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