Jonathan Milan powerfully sprinted to victory on stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia, after surviving a tense time within the crosswinds.
The Lidl-Trek rider was amongst these distanced because the race threatened to be blown aside within the winds on Friday, however got here again to win in Cento.
Stanisław Aniołkowski (Cofidis) got here second, with Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) in third. Milan’s victory strengthened his lead within the factors classification.
In the meantime, there was no change within the basic classification, with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Workforce Emirates) preserving the pink jersey, 2:40 forward of Dani Martínez (Bora-Hansgrohe).
The wind briefly tore up a relaxed day, with the peloton cut up into three items with about 60km to go. Whereas all the large names on GC have been within the entrance, Milan was amongst these distanced. Thankfully, he was there with most of his teammates.
“For example that it was a second the place I ended, and these echelons occurred,” the sprinter stated post-race. “The fellows did an incredible job, like all the time. We pushed full gasoline to return again and catch the primary group. Then we all the time stayed within the entrance, they usually delivered me to the right place.
“We began this end rather well. We knew that we needed to come within the final nook with Simone, and he needed to begin his leadout from 400m to go. We did it like this, it was spectacular how the fellows rode immediately, and the way everybody did his half, how everybody pulled, how everybody pushed for this crew aim.
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“On the finish when everyone seems to be believing in all this, that is the top. I am simply tremendous blissful, tremendous happy with the fellows, of my crew. Like all the time, I’ve to say due to them.”
The way it occurred
There have been simply 202 metres of elevation in 179km on stage 13, so it seemed sure to be a day for the sprinters in Emilia-Romagna.
Andrea Pietrobon (Polti Kometa), and Alessandro Tonelli and Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) basically attacked from the minute the flag dropped, and that set the tone of the day.
The trio constructed up a lead that hovered round two minutes for many of the day, because the peloton have been content material to allow them to off on an extended leash.
The race was quiet till two hours in, when on a right-hand bend, Ineos Grenadiers put the strain on via Tobias Foss, and their energy prompted a cut up within the bunch.
Whereas these excessive up on GC like Tadej Pogačar (UAE Workforce Emirates), Dani Martínez (Bora-Hansgrohe), Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) and Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) have been all on the entrance of the race, others have been caught out.
Einer Rubio (Movistar), ninth on GC, and Domenico Pozzovivo (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) have been each within the second half of the cut up, together with sprinters like Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek).
Lidl and Milan himself put plenty of effort into restore the breach within the peloton, and issues got here again along with 43km to go.
Issues then have been arrange for a bunch dash, regardless of a late assault from Martin Marcellusi (VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè) and Dries De Pooter (Intermarché-Wanty), which got here to nothing.
The racing appeared tense inside the ultimate 10km, as vast roads immediately gave method to twisting metropolis streets, however there have been no main incidents.
Lidl-Trek delivered Jonathan Milan completely to open up his dash. Whereas Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) went first, he was simply overhauled, and Milan gained for a 3rd time at this Giro.
Outcomes
Giro d’Italia 2024, stage 13: Riccione > Cento (179km)
1. Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek, in 4:02:03
2. Stanisław Aniołkowski (Pol) Cofidis
3. Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain Victorious
4. Tim van Dijke (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike
5. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel-Premier Tech
6. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Movistar
7. Juan Sebastián Molano (Col) UAE Workforce Emirates
8. Laurence Pithie (NZl) Groupama-FDJ
9. Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti Kometa
10. Alberto Dainese (Ita) Tudor, all at similar time
Normal classification after stage 10
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Workforce Emirates, in 45:22:35
2. Daniel Martinez (Col) Bora-Hansgrohe, +2:40
3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Ineos Grenadiers, +2:56
4. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, +3:39
5. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) bahrain Victorious, +4-27
6. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL, +4-57
7. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan, +5:19
8. Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco-AIUla, +5:23
9. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar, +5:28
10. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, +5:52
