Cycling, Tirreno-Adriatico: Milan's masterpiece in the sprint in Follonica. Ganna remains leader

Follonica (Grosseto), 11 March 2025 – The first stage in line of the Tirreno-Adriatico along the province di Lucca, Pisa, Livorno and Grosseto, starting from Camaiore (with the mayor Marcello Pierucci as the starter) and finishing in Follonica, was indicated as a stage for sprinters and so it was. On the long finishing straight, a compact group and a masterly sprint by jonathan milan, one of the strongest sprinters in the world, well guided by his teammate Consonni.

Milan's sprint to Follonica

The Lidl Trek team was magnificent in the final kilometre, staying at the head of the pack thanks to Consonni's acceleration, with Milan taking the lead 200 metres from the finish line and taking the win.

Nothing has changed in the standings with Filippo Gana who keeps the blue jersey of leader of the classification on his shoulders.  

CHRONICLE

 The main protagonist of the stage was Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group Bardiani CSF Faizané who started immediately after the official start and had a maximum advantage of 5'22” winning the intermediate sprint at Casino di Terra. At 70 km from the finish and after about 120 kilometers alone, Tarozzi was reached by Tonelli and Bais both from Polti VisitMalta, and it was the latter who won the mountain grand prix at Canneto while the group was only 40” behind. The three escapees continued their action and were caught at 38 km from the finish when a fall also occurred in the group that then remained compact until the finish, with the Milan arrow in front of everyone to reaffirm its strength in the sprint. A true masterpiece  

TOMORROW

Third stage from Tuscany to Umbria, 239 kilometers long. The official start will be at 9,45:XNUMX from Follonica, with an uphill finish at Valico di Colfiorito not far from Foligno.

ORDER OF ARRIVAL: 1. Milan Jonathan (Lidl-Trek), Km 192, in 4h45'13”, at an average of Km 40,423 2. Zijlaard Maikel (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) 3. Penhoët Paul (Groupama-FDJ) 4. Kooij Olav (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) 5. Consonni Simone (Lidl-Trek) 6. Bennett Sam (Decathlon AG2R La Difesa Team) 7. Stewart Jake (Israel-Premier Tech) 8. Van Dijke Tim (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) 9. Coquard Bryan (Cofidis) 10. Zanoncello Enrico (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè). GENERAL RANKING: 1) Ganna Filippo (Ineos Grenadiers) 2) Ayuso Juan (UAE Team Emirates) at 22” 3) Price -Pejtersen Johan (Alpecin- Deceuninck) at 28” 4) Tiberi Antonio (Bahrain - Victorious) at 29” 5) Milan Jonathan (Lidl - Trek) at 31”