Tirreno-Adriatico: Kämna already on course for the Giro - fourth in Roglic's victory
DPA
· 12.03.2023
55 days before the start of the Giro d'Italia, Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) presented himself in strong form with a fourth place overall at the difficult Tirreno-Adriatico 2023.
Tirreno-Adriatico 2023: Roglic in a class of his own
"My form is good, so I'm happy. I'm just missing that last bit to get to the front," said Kämna, who even wore the leader's jersey at one point. But Olympic champion Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) was in a class of his own with three stage wins in a row.
Tirreno-Adriatico 2023: The final standings in the overall standings
- 1st Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) 28:38:57
- 2. Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) +0:18
- 3rd Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:23
- 4th Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) +0:34
- 5th Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) +0:37
- 6th Enric Mas (Movistar) +0:41
- 7th Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:56
- 8th Hugh Carthy (EF Education EasyPost) +0:57
- 9. Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:10
- 10th Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) +1:11
However, Kämna was pleased "that things are going well on schedule". At the Giro d'Italia, the German time trial champion wants to tackle the overall classification of a grand tour for the first time. The 26-year-old highly talented rider has the prerequisites for this. Strong in time trials - he finished second at Tirreno-Adriatico - and also good in the high mountains, as Kämna has proven in the past with stage wins at the Tour de France and the Giro.
Climbing test for Kämna at the Tour of the Alps
Kämna will now fine-tune his skills and will only test his climbing abilities at the Tour of the Alps from 17 to 21 April before the Giro - together with the Russian Aleksandr Vlasov, with whom he will also share the captain's role at the first grand tour of the year. At Tirreno-Adriatico 2023, the teamwork also worked quite well with Jai Hindley (Australia), who is scheduled for the Tour this year.
"Lennard and Alexander had already completed an altitude training camp. We hope that it will bear fruit," said team boss Ralph Denk. "Jai hasn't done an altitude training camp yet, because the Tour de France is a bit later than the Giro. And from that point of view, I would say that Lennard and Alex are perhaps a tick ahead."
Even further ahead was Roglic, who was in a league of his own. In the end, the Slovenian won ahead of Portugal's João Almeida and Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart. Belgian Jasper Philipsen took the final stage win in a bunch sprint, with Phil Bauhaus from Bocholt finishing in fourth place. Kämna will also have to deal with Roglic in the Giro.
Tirreno-Adriatico 2023: Stage 7 results
- 1st Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 3:32:36
- 2nd Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jayco-AlUla) +0:00
- 3rd Alberto Dainese (Team DSM) +0:00
- 4th Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:00
- 5th Simone Consonni (Cofidis) +0:00
- 6th Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel-Premier Tech) +0:00
- 7th Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) +0:00
- 8th Clement Russo (Arkea-Samsic) +0:00
- 9th Luca Colnaghi (Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizane) +0:00
- 10th Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) +0:00
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