Giro d'Abruzzo 2025, Zimmermann wins

Rome, 18 April 2025 - Not only the season of Classics, with imminent view on the Ardennes after saying goodbye to the cobblestones: the Tour of Abruzzo 2025 offers the usual mix of young people eager to show off and experienced riders who dream of boosting their own standings and the results seem to reward both categories. Starting with the success in the general classification of George Zimmerman.

Race report

The German of theIntermanché-Wanty wins ahead of two Spaniards: David De La Cruz e Paul Torres, delayed respectively by 11" e 18", while the best Italian is Filippo Fiorelli, fifth year 50". In fact, in the race that replaced the Tour of Sicily in the same calendar slot, the usual one is also displayed UAE Team Emirates-XRG, which confirms that there is life beyond Tadej pogacar. Of course there is: Ivo Oliveira vince 2 stages, among which the last one who led the caravan from corropoli a Gran Sasso Island (Sanctuary of San Gabriele) and the previous one that ended at Penne, and thus brings the number of seasonal successes of the Emirati team to 30. The final victory however goes to Carpenter, which thus confirms the good feeling with theItaly already emerged in the latest editions of the Line of Business, embellished by many more or less interesting escape attempts. In the folds of the Abruzzo race there were also names looking for a relaunch, perhaps with a view right on the objective Corsa pink, to try to snatch a last-minute call-up. From George Bennett a Stephen Williams (surprise protagonist last year at Tower Down Under and above all to the Vallone Arrow), passing through louis meintjes: the answers provided by the over quota were mixed, while among the youngsters the one who shines the most is certainly the rising star of Edison Alejandro Callejas, protagonist yesterday of a solo success at Aremogna which is already making one dream big Colombia desperately seeking new talent.

Longo Borghini's statements

It has decidedly less need to relaunch its ambitions Elisa Longo Borghini, but he probably didn't think he would win immediately after his return from the concussion he suffered at Giro delle Fiandre 2025: the good stage becomes instead the Brabant Arrow 2025, with Marianne Vos ed Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini to complete the podium. "I'm really proud to be back racing like this. Thinking back to where I was the 6th April, in a hospital bed with a concussion and not knowing when I would be able to return, makes today even more special. Thankfully, thanks to the incredible support of the entire team and especially the medical staff, I recovered quickly. Today we had a clear plan and we executed it perfectly. I had five amazing teammates who worked hard for me, and I am truly grateful for that."Read also - Brabant Arrow 2025, winning return for Evenepoel