2024-04-17 02:43:25
BOLZANO. Alessandro De Marchi won the 2nd stage of the Tour of the Alps 2024 (the stage cycling race between Trentino, Alto Adige and the Austrian Tyrol), from Salorno, in Alto Adige, to Stams, in Tyrol of 190.7 km .
Second place for the Austrian Patrick Gamper (Bora Hansgohe) and third for Simon Pellaud (Tudor ProCycling) con Gregor Mühlberger (Movistar) who regulated the group by taking fourth place at 1’47”.
Three years after Gianni Moscon’s victory in Naturns, the Italian flag shines again at the Tour of the Alps, thanks to De Marchi, the 37-year-old from Team Jayco AlUla.
Long stage but characterized by a contained height difference and for this reason circled in red by the protagonists of long-range escapes. House specialty for De Marchi, who first broke away together with five other escapees at kilometer 33 and then laid down the law on the Gnadenwald climb by taking off alone. Behind him, two other attackers of the day, the host Patrick Gamper (Bora Hansgrohe) and the Swiss Simon Pellaud (Tudor Pro Cycling). The Austrian Gregor Mühlberger (Movistar) regulated the sprint of the group of favourites, taking fourth place ahead of the Spaniard Joan Bou (Euskaltel Euskadi). No problem for Tobias Foss, who retained the green Melinda jersey as leader of the general classification, won yesterday in Cortina.
2024-04-17 02:43:25