They say that whoever follows him is chasing him and the Italian Alessandro De Marchi (37 years old) achieved the victory this Tuesday in the second stage of Touring the Alps190 kilometers between Salurn and Stans after being the strongest breakaway cyclist of the day. He Team Jayco AlUla rider He has not tasted the honey of success since he won the Three Varese Valleys on October 5, 2021.
Since then, the cyclist San Daniele del Friuli He is chasing a glory that eluded him and he finally embraced this Tuesday in the second stage of the Tour of the Alps, on the 18th day of competition of the season.
Escape was with De Marchi Gamper, Pellaud, Koishi and Pöstlbergeruntil the last mountainous difficulty of the day, in the 2nd category, he gradually forced his way and none of his companions in fatigue could keep up with him.
Little by little, De Marchi gained meters and now, with just over a kilometer to go, he smiled at the television camera after seeing that victory would not elude him, that he would be ahead of the Austrian. Patrick Gamper and the Swiss Simon Pellaudboth coming in 1’20” behind the day’s winner.
At the back of Ineos team controls the race, with his runner, the Norwegian Tobias Foss, who remains the leader waiting for the third day of racing this Wednesday, but with only a four-second margin against the Australian of Team Jayco AlUla Chris Harper. Swords still hold high in this tough and beautiful race.
Source: La Verdad
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