The South African Mentjes won the Giro de los Apenninos on their own

the south africa Louis Meintjes (Internarch Wanty) was imposed alone on the 83rd edition of the Giro de los Apeninos which is disputed between Pasturana and Genova, with a route of 191.7 km, on a day marked by extreme heat.

More than seven years ago Meintjes (Pretoria, 30 years old), A runner with 2 top 10 finishes in the Tour de France, he did not raise his arms as the winner, and in Genoa he succeeded after an individual exhibition that began when he broke away with a group of breakaways about 8 km from finish line. .

Meintjes appeared at the finish line 1.30 minutes before his pursuers, with nothing to do to catch up with him. The second place went to Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion (Drone Hopper-Androni Toys), which exceeded the German by a centimeter Georg Zimmermananother Intermarché runner.

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From early 8 cyclists were ahead, but reached mid -course. It was the penultimate climb of the day, the Piaralavezzara level (6.2 km to 7.7%) when 4 riders came out of the pack, including Berwick, Louis Meintjes, Alexis Guerin and Dayer Quintana.

This group was accompanied by the Spaniards Iván Moreno (Kern Pharma), Simon Clarke, Lorenzo Rota, Zimmermann, Hermans, Alessandro Verre, Michel Ries and Natnael Tesfatsion. This is where the final argument of the test comes from.

On the way up to Madonna della Guardia (6.9 km at 7.8%)Verre and Meintjes separated from the group, but were overtaken by Tesfatsion and Ries, 25 minutes from the finish line. After several alternatives to the lead, with unsuccessful attempts, Meintjes passed the attack, opening up the gap and nothing could reduce his momentum.

Meintjes, Africa’s champion in 2015, has not won since the same year, when he won the Coppi and Bartali Week. He achieved his fifth professional success in Italy. He replaced Belgian Ben Hermans, winner in 2021, with the Giro de los Apenninos winner