Third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico and end of speculation, of conservatism. And it is that from now on comes the best of the Carrera de los Dos Mares: two short and explosive uphill finals and the queen stage next Friday, with the demanding ascent to Sarnano Sassotetto (13 km at 7.3% average gradient) as the outcome. For now we have to settle for digesting a stage closure that added a little bit of unexpected emotion. The Jumbo-Visma took advantage of a section of crosswind and was about to take advantage of it, because it caught the vast majority of favorites off guard. However, men like Enric Mas found themselves favored by the interests of Quick-Step and an Alpecin who finally took the upper hand in the sprint with Jasper Phillipsen. Throwing your partner Mathieu van der Poel it was just flawless, while Filippo Ganna, one more day, he retained the leader’s maglia azzurra.
It is rare to see two brothers on the run, but even less so that they are from the same team. The Bais brothers, Davide and Mattia, left EOLO-KOMETA well represented for a good part of the day. Later, since they joined later, the duo of the Corratec: Stefano Gandin and Alessandro Iacchi. His income quickly grew above six minutes while the peloton rolled during the first hours of the stage at an average speed of less than 40 km/h. Absolute tranquility.
But contrary to what happened last Tuesday, the peloton did not temporize the pace and the escapees were absorbed when there were still 70 km to go. Again, the control of Alpecin-Deceuninck and Team Jayco It was decisive to see a second consecutive massive sprint. But before, more than one heart turned over thinking that his chances of success in the general had gone to hell. Side wind, the Jumbo throwing blocks and cuts in the main group. Molotov cocktail. The chase was intense for a few kilometers and it seemed that the maneuver could go to the end, but the organization of the sprinters’ teams ended up prevailing. In the volata there was no color because Van der Poel wanted it that way. He lined up everyone, moved away about 50 meters and gave the victory to his teammate Philipsen, whom they could not get even close to bauhaus (2nd) and girmay (3rd). From this Thursday the good begins…
Results of the 3rd stage
1st Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin) – 5h 19:08
2nd Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain) – mt
3rd Biniam Girmay (Intermarché) – mt
General of the 58th Tirreno-Adriatico
1º Filippo Ganna (Ineos) – 5h 19:01
2nd Lennard Kämna (Bora) – at 28″
3rd Magnus Sheffield (Ineos) – 30″
5th Thymen Arensman (Ineos) – 39″
11th Primoz Roglic (Jumbo) – 49″
