Jonathan Milan was the winner of the third day of the Italy spin, which was played this Tuesday between Acqui Terme and Andoraof 190 kilometers, in which the Slovenian runner, Tadej Pogacar, remains the leader, while Daniel Martinez He retained third place overall.
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The team Movistar He also suffered. Fernando Gaviria, Nairo Quintana and Einer Rubio They had to work hard to return to the main lot, after in the pile 60 kilometers from the arrival the lot broke into a thousand pieces. The Colombian runners returned to the peloton with 44 kilometers to go.
The team Lidl – Trek and Visma He was in charge of quickening the pace in the main group in search of reducing the forces of the packers and leaving Jonathan Milan and Olav Kooijrespectively, their cyclists designated to fight for partial victory in the final race.
With 12 kilometers to go, the Colombian packer Juan Sebastian Molano He lost contact with the group after a fall, so the illusion of winning the fraction disappeared.
At that point of the test, Stefan de Bod and Fransico Muñoz, Those who were the men of the day’s breakaway had only 23 seconds ahead of the main group. They were later hit.
Filippo Gana launched a strong attack, but was caught in the final kilometer. Martínez had a puncture, he was relegated to the finish line, but he will be given the same time, since the mechanical breakdown occurred within the last three kilometers.
This Wednesday the fifth stage will be held between Genoa and Lucca, 178 kilometers, with two mountain passes, one of the third category and the other of the fourth category, an ideal fraction for getaways and mass arrivals.
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