the hat trick comes to Cento in the 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia

He was the big favorite, and he didn’t miss the chance. Jonathan Milan wins the third victory in this Tour of Italyconfirming himself as the strongest sprinter in the group and further consolidating the cyclamen jersey.

In stage number 13 Riccione-Fano of 179 km there were no altitude difficulties, but nevertheless the fraction still experienced moments of tension. In fact, the group split into three sections, when there was just under 60 km left to the finish, due to the wind. The men in the classification were not surprised, but several sprinters were delayed by the fans. Among these, also Milan himself together with Kaden Groves. The Italian sprinter first tried to get back to the front of the group alone, an impossible task given the high speed and the headwind, then, with the help of his teammates, he managed to get back in contact after a chase that lasted about 20 km.

Despite the energy that Lidl-Trek had to spend to regroup the group, Cento’s sprint was perfectly prepared by Milan’s teammen. A perfectly organized train, launched the sprinter perfectly, bringing him up to 200 meters from the finish line in an ideal position. Fernando Gaviria he was the only one to try to mix things up, with the Colombian sprinter trying to get ahead of Milan, but the Italian sprinter was simply the strongest, clearly winning the sprint. Behind Milan, at a safe distance, were Stanisław Aniołkowski (Cofidis) and Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious), while Tim Merlier and Kaden Groves, Milan’s main opponents in previous sprint finishes, were unable to compete in the sprint.

Tomorrow is the day of the second and last time trial of this Giro d’Italia, 31.2 km from Castiglione delle Stiviere to Desenzano del Garda, with Filippo Ganna favorite for the victory, while Tadej Pogacar could further consolidate his leadership in the general classification.