Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) continued his excellent stage race document this season, sealing the general victory at Tirreno-Adriatico on Sunday afternoon.
The 2-time Tour de France winner, who efficiently defended his O Gran Camiño title final month, completed comfortably throughout the peloton on stage seven in San Benedetto del Tronto to safe the blue chief’s jersey.
Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) gained the flat closing stage in a bunch dash, doubling up on victories on the race.
With little climbing on the menu, Vingegaard’s race win appeared a foregone conclusion earlier than the rollout. The Dane entered the ultimate day following back-to-back victories on phases 5 and 6, which gave him a bonus of 1 minute and 24 seconds that proved unassailable.
The ultimate podium, and certainly all the prime 10, remained unchanged from stage six, with Juan Ayuso (UAE Group Emirates) and Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) in second and third respectively.
“It is one of many greatest victories I’ve had, for certain,” Vingegaard stated afterwards. “I am very, very pleased to have taken the general victory right here, in addition to two phases. It is a very huge victory for me, and I’ll get pleasure from it, for certain.”
Sunday’s stage at Tirreno-Adriatico was raced at a mean velocity of 47.179km/h, a brand new document within the occasion’s 59-year historical past.
A six-rider breakaway characterised the lion’s share of the stage, containing notably Ben Healy (EF Training-EasyPost) and birthday boy Luke Rowe (Ineos Grenadiers). The group’s foray lasted till inside 15km to go, when, on the ending circuit in San Benedetto del Tronto, they had been caught by the dash groups.
Uno-X, driving for Alexander Kristoff, led by way of two dicey turns within the closing 3km, earlier than sending Søren Wærenskjold on a flier down the ending straight.
Milan instinctively took up the chase, earlier than ready for his teammate Simone Consonni, who towed him again into rivalry to dash for victory. “Simone did a improbable lead-out for me,” Milan stated afterwards. “Just like the final one, it’s tremendous particular. It was a tough and difficult day, with a brilliant exhausting tempo.
“At first, we knew it will be actually exhausting. We needed to do a pleasant tempo, simply to not go away a giant hole for the break. Within the entrance, there have been tremendous sturdy riders, so we needed to push so much at first. In the long run, with such a excessive velocity, [the bunch sprint] is coming.”
Vingegaard’s general victory introduced additional pleasure to Visma-Lease a Bike, who gained Paris-Good earlier within the day by way of Matteo Jorgenson.
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Outcomes
Tirreno-Adriatico 2024, stage seven: San Benedetto del Tronto > San Benedetto del Tronto (154km)
1. Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek, in 3-15-51
2. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Uno-X
3. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Movistar
4. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck
5. Stanisław Aniołkowski (Pol) Cofidis
6. Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkéa – B&B Lodges
7. Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
8. Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti Kometa
9. Clément Venturini (Fra) Arkéa – B&B Lodges
10. Enrico Zanoncello (Ita) VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè, all at identical time
Ultimate normal classification
1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma-Lease a Bike, in 26-22-23
2. Juan Ayuso (Esp) UAE Group Emirates, +1-24
3. Jai Hindley (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe, +1-52
4. Isaac Del Toro (Mex) UAE Group Emirates, +2-20
5. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, +2-24
6. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, +2-25
7. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike, +3-10
8. Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe, +4-02
9. Tom Pidcock (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers, +4-05
10. Kévin Vauquelin (Fra) Arkéa – B&B Hôtels, +4-24
