Second victory of the season for the team directed by Martinelli: Lutsenko knocks out Caruso on the last climb, that of Scorciavacca, and snatches the red leader’s jersey from Fisher-Black. Albanian third at the finish line and in the standings
Alexey Lutsenko won the Giro di Sicilia. In the last stage, 216 km from Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto to Giarre which also included the climb of a slope of Etna and almost 4,000 meters of altitude difference in total, the success of the stage went to the 30-year-old Kazakh from Astana, who arrived to 33 victories as a pro. In his career he was able to reach the final top-10 of the Tour de France twice: 7th in 2021 and 8th in 2022.
Lutsenko’s attack
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In Giarre Lutsenko, who has an Italian agent (the Venetian Moreno Nicoletti), imposed himself by detachment after managing to make the difference on the Scorciavacca climb, the last of those to face which culminated about 20 km from the finish: there was no ‘was nothing to do for Damiano Caruso, the most eagerly awaited and landlord, who was with Lutsenko but then was unable to keep his pace uphill. Nor for the New Zealander of the UAE-Emirates Fisher Black, who had been leader in the first three days. Behind the winner Lutsenko, at the finish line in Giarre, was the South African Louis Meintjes, of the Intermarché-Circus-Wanty, 40 seconds behind, while the group of first pursuers for third place was settled in the sprint by Vincenzo Albanese (Eolo -Kometa) at 1’13”; Fisher-Black at 1’15”. In the final standings, Lutsenko precedes Meintijes by 44″ and Albanese by 1’07”: the latter is with the same time as Fisher-Black, but precedes him for the best placement in the last Petilli eighth at 1’34” and Caruso tenth at 3’02”.
roll of honor giro di sicily
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In the Sicilian race, Lutsenko succeeds Vincenzo Nibali, winner in 2021, and Damiano Caruso, king in 2022 in the recent roll of honour. Now the Italian calendar, awaiting the Giro d’Italia which will start on May 6 from Fossacesia Marina, continues Sunday with the Giro of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria where, among others, Elia Viviani will be at the start in the blue jersey.
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