Tirreno-Adriatico concludes on the coast
The sprinters fought for the win for just the second time this week.
The 59th edition of the Italian World Tour event finished Sunday afternoon with a 154km stage held around San Benedetto del Tronto. The first part was a hilly one, and that was where a breakaway formed, the many attackers and puncheurs there hoping they could stand a chance against a peloton which wanted a bunch sprint.
Their maximum gap went over the two-minute barrier, which the chasers could easily manage as they made their way to the finishing circuit. In the end, it all came down to a frantic mass gallop, won by Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) after a late attacker was caught just 200 meters from the line.
Soudal Quick-Step didn’t get involved in the fight for a good result on the seventh stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, after Tim Merlier abandoned 80 kilometers into the day.
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