From Nice, the capital of the Côte d’Azur, Visma expanded its empire to Italy this week of the competition. And there, between the sea In the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Adriatic appeared the figure of Jonas Vingegaard, that he, like Poseidon, became the bearer of the trident. The Dane (27 years old) finished the seventh and final day of the Italian round and won the first “Race of the Two Seas” from his record, after two wonderful performances in the mountains, his natural habitat, which made him a general on a plate. I just had to reach the finish line with the rest of the peloton. And, as always, he did it without breaking a sweat.
But apart from the superiority that Vingegaard is currently showing in stage races, other figures also look optimistically into the future, a future in which they could become a problem for the Dane. Why not? The supporting actor award went to a Juan Ayuso, the best of all mortals who landed on the podium in his first participation in Tirreno (2nd). This week, the one from Jávea (21 years old) can leave more satisfied with the intangibles than with the result itself, because he has shown that he is “there”, that he is there to fight with the best and that his Performance does not stop growing. No matter how fleeting it was, There are few runners in the world capable of following a Vingegaard attack for twenty seconds. something the Spaniard managed to do last Saturday.
“I think overall it was a very good week for us. We won a stage and then 2nd and 4th overall (Isaac del Toro), second place twice and also the team championship. None of us had any serious falls, which was a blessing considering the weather. We can have This week’s results give a lot of confidence and we are motivated for the next races,” said Ayuso, analyzing his performance in Tirreno. Balance more than satisfactory.
Third in the competition was a Jay Hindley who completed the podium after regaining his best pedal stroke. Curiously, in a few weeks in Itzulia (April 1st to 6th) the three will carry out the second attack on their path of preparation for the big goal of the year: that Tour de France. The Sensations are unbeatable at this point in the season. “In the end it was a very hard day, but we were able to keep this beautiful jersey. The team kept me away from all the problems, so I thank my teammates, not just for today but for the whole week. It’s a beautiful trophy, one of the most legendary in cycling. I’m very happy to have him home now. I don’t know where I’ll put it, but I’ll find a place for it. It’s definitely one of the biggest wins of my career. I’m really happy about the overall victory here. “I’ll enjoy it,” declared Vingegaard with his usual calm at the end of the stage. The homework is done.
Milan repeats
The last day was solved with Jonathan Milan victory. True to his style, the Italian (23 years old) repeated the partial success with a great sprint in which he defeated the fastest specialists in the mass sprint. One of the most negative comments of the day came from Richard Carapaz, who suffered a spectacular crash with 24km to go. The Ecuadorian had to leave and received medical attention. With the escape already sunk into the last lap of San Benedetto del Tronto, Milan was infinitely superior to sprinters of the caliber of Kristoff, Cimolai and Philipsen.