The tear 7 km from the finish gives wings to the Dutch team, which thus responds to the Uae of Pogacar (trio at Laigueglia). The victory to the French Laporte, new signing of the team. Colbrelli breaks away and gives in 6’41 “: The young Battistella best Italian: 13th at 22”
One, two and three, like the UAE-Emirates at the Laigueglia Trophy when the Slovenian Polanc had won over Ayuso and Covi. But the hat-trick that served the Jumbo-Visma in the first stage of the Paris-Nice, in which our Sonny Colbrelli broke away in the final, impressed even more. In Mantes la Ville, after 159 km, the French new signer Christophe Laporte, purchased for 2022 by Cofidis to reinforce the block of the classics, won, ahead of Primoz Roglic, who is aiming for final success, and Wout van Aert.
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Behind them, fourth at 19 ”, Latour of TotalEnergies, then Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) regulated the group of first pursuers. Trentin (at 2’43 “) and Colbrelli (at 6’41”) came off. The best of ours was Samuele Battistella, 23, the Treviso from Astana, 13th at 22 “: in 2019 in Harrogate he won the Under 23 world title. Laporte is also the first leader of the race that will end on Sunday 13. For him it is the 22nd success as a professional, first of this season: the combined action on the last tear a few kilometers from the end has left no way out for the opponents. Monday second stage, Auffargis-Orleans, km 159, for sprinters: it is completely flat.
March 6 – 6pm
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