Paul Magnier heeft zondag ook de laatste sprintrit in de Giro d’Italia op Bulgaars grondgebied gewonnen. De sprinter van Soudal Quick-Step bleef in Sofia nipt Dylan Groenewegen en Jonathan Milan voor. De Uruguayaan Guillermo Thomas Silva behield zijn leiderstrui.
De derde etappe in de Giro d’Italia bracht het peloton zondag in 175 kilometer van Plovdiv naar Sofia. Op iets minder dan 75 kilometer van de aankomst was de Borovets Pass (9,5 kilometer aan 5,3%) de enige klim van de dag, maar deze lag te ver van de aankomst om de sprinters echt in verlegenheid te brengen.
En dus werd er zondag opnieuw een massasprint verwacht met sprinters als Paul Magnier, Tobias Lund Andresen, Jonathan Milan én Dylan Groenewegen, die goed lijkt te herstellen van zijn valpartij in de eerste etappe.
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Op de Borovets Pass, de enige klim van de dag, was het bergkoning Sevilla die opnieuw de punten mocht oprapen en zo wederom goede zaken deed voor het bergklassement. In het peloton was Christian Scaroni bij de pinken om nog wat bergpuntjes mee te snoepen. Op dat moment was de achterstand van het peloton tot de koplopers teruggelopen tot 2,5 minuut.
De Lie opnieuw vroeg in de problemen
Op 54 kilometer van de streep wist het trio van Lotto-Intermarché terug te keren in het peloton, zo konden de Belgen opnieuw dromen van een winnende landgenoot. Of had De Lie in de achtervolging al te veel van zijn kruit verschoten?
Terwijl De Lie en zijn ploegmaten terugkeerden in de grote groep, zagen de koplopers hun voorsprong steeds verder slinken. Toch wisten de drie vluchters wel als eerste aan te belanden bij de Red Bull-kilometersprint, waardoor Tarozzi een mooie bonus kon bijschrijven. Het zorgde er ook voor dat er in het peloton geen nervositeit ontstond – de bonificatieseconden waren immers al weg – en Thomas Silva zo goed als zeker zijn roze trui zou gaan behouden.
Nervositeit neemt toe, koplopers houden lang vol
Ondanks het verhoogde tempo in het peloton, wisten de drie koplopers toch lang vooruit te blijven. De Italianen en Spaanjaard hadden duidelijk nog wat energie overgehouden om een eindversnelling te kunnen plaatsen. Bij het ingaan van de laatste drie kilometer hadden zij nog altijd een voorsprong van een twintigtal seconden.
Gingen de vroege vluchters voor een daverende verrassing zorgen? Bij het ingaan van de slotkilometer was het verschil nog altijd tien tellen. Maar die laatste voorsprong verdween als sneeuw voor de zon. Op de brede weg in Sofia zaten de absolute kleppers goed van voren. Zo kregen we een gedroomde massasprint (eindelijk zonder incidenten) tussen Magnier, Milan en Groenewegen.
Op de steentjes in de Bulgaarse hoofdstad stuiterde het drietal naast elkaar richting de streep. Paarse-trui-drager Magnier beschikte over een kleine voorsprong, maar Groenewegen en Milan kwamen nog hard opstomen. Het was wachten op de fotofinish die uitsluitsel bracht: De Fransman pakte zijn tweede zege voor Milan (tweede) en Groenewegen (derde).
De Bulgaarse Grande Partenza <\/em>eindigt met een etappe van Plovdiv naar hoofdstad Sofia. De rit kan zomaar eens in een massasprint eindigen - ondanks dat de renners halverwege de rit een klim van tweede categorie naar 1300 meter hoogte moeten overleven.<\/p>De 174 kilometer lange etappe begint in de tweede grootste stad van Bulgarije: Plovdiv. Lang zullen de renners er echter niet blijven, als het peloton snel in westelijke richting rijdt naar de Bulgaarse hoofdstad. De eerste 60 kilometer zijn makkelijk en zullen alle gelegenheid geven aan een vroege vlucht om weg te rijden, maar daarna begint het wegdek langzaam te stijgen met percentages rond de 1 \u00e0 2 procent.<\/p>Na 93 kilometer begint de Borovec Pass (9,3 aan 5,6%) echt. Het is de zwaarste en langste klim deze ronde, maar een redelijke loper. En dus moeten sprinten hier zien te zorgen dat ze op niet al te grote achterstand worden gereden op op deze beklimming. Na de top is het nog 71 kilometer tot de meet in Sofia. 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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Magnier Soudal - Quick Step | 04:09:42 |
| 2 | Jonathan Milan Lidl - Trek | " |
| 3 | Dylan Groenewegen Unibet Rose Rockets | " |
| 4 | Madis Mihkels EF Education - EasyPost | " |
| 5 | Matteo Malucelli XDS Astana Team | " |
| 6 | Erlend Blikra Uno-X Mobility | " |
| 7 | Pascal Ackermann Team Jayco AlUla | " |
| 8 | Davide Ballerini XDS Astana Team | " |
| 9 | Tobias Lund Andresen Decathlon CMA CGM Team | " |
| 10 | Enrico Zanoncello Bardiani CSF - 7 Saber | " |