Tirreno-Adriatico 2024: Sprinter Milan takes the stage win, Vingegaard the overall standings
Thomas Huber
· 10.03.2024
Lidl-Trek rider Simone Consonni put his sprinter in an optimal starting position. Milan was then able to parry an attack from Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). The two Uno-X-Mobility riders Sören Waerenskjold and Alexander Kristoff were also unable to catch the Italian, who not only took the stage win but also the points classification.
Milan counters Waerenskjold attack
The Uno-X Mobility team sorted itself out at the front in the final kilometres, pursuing a clear plan: shortly before the home straight, Sören Waerenskjold pulled away from the field after a technical S-curve and was able to open up a small gap. However, the 23-year-old was unable to capitalise on his advantage: Shortly before the finish, the sprinters overtook the Norwegian and decided the victory among themselves. Milan benefited from the leadout of his team-mate Simone Consonni, while Philipsen and Kristoff had to ride in the wind at times. The Lidl-Trek sprinter took advantage of this and was able to parry Philipsen's attack. In the end, he crossed the finish line one bike length ahead of Alexander Kristoff.
There were no shifts in the overall standings in the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2024. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) is therefore the superior winner of the "Race between the Seas". He relegated Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) and Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) to second and third place in the overall classification. The best German is Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), who finished eighth, just over four minutes behind the overall winner.
It was a super tough and exhausting day with a high speed. I was very impressed with the good work my team-mates did for me. I'm also happy to have finished Tirreno-Adriatico with a victory. I'm proud of the team. - Jonathan Milan in the winner's interview
Tirreno-Adriatico 2024: Results - The top 10 of stage 7
- Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) 3:15:51
- Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) +0:00
- Davide Cimolai (Movistar) +0:00
- Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0:00
- Stanislaw Aniolkowski (Cofidis) +0:00
- Amaury Capiot (Arkea-B&B Hotels) +0:00
- Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) +0:00
- Giovanni Lonardi (Team Polti Kometa) +0:00
- Clement Venturini (Arkea-B&B Hotels) +0:00
- Enrico Zanoncello (VF Group-Bardiani CSF - Faizane) +0:00
Tirreno-Adriatico 2024: Results - The overall standings
- Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) 26:22:23
- Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) +1:24
- Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:52
- Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) +2:20
- Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) +2:24
- Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) +2:25
- Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma | Lease a Bike) +3:10
- Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) +4:02
- Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) +4:05
- Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-B&B Hotels) +4:24
How the 7th stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2024 went
It took a while for the six-man breakaway group of the day to form: First Ben Healy (EF Education EasyPost) broke away from the peloton, followed by Alessandro De Marchi (Team Jayco-AlUla) and Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain-Victorious). A little later, Georg Steinhauser (EF Education EasyPost), Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) and Luke Rowe (Ineos Grenadiers) joined the breakaway group, which was to ride to the front from then on. Tiberi took the full five mountain points on the Montedinove - but he was no longer able to intervene in the mountain classification, which overall winner Jonas Vingegaard had already won the day before.
Breakaway without a chance on stage 7
Even on stage 7, the leading group of the day couldn't really get away from their chasers: the teams Lidl-Trek for their sprinter Jonathan Milan and Alpecin-Deceuninck for Jasper Philipsen, but also Uno-X Mobility, were in charge of the chase in the peloton and never gave the breakaway a lead of more than two minutes. This signalled what was obvious before the stage: a bunch sprint was inevitable.
Merlier has to give up
One of the top favourites for the stage win, Tim Merlier, was unable to join in. The Belgian from Soudal - Quick Step had to abandon the race 87 kilometres from the finish. Richard Carapaz (EF Education EasyPost) also had to abandon the race after a crash.
14 kilometres before the finish line, the peloton caught up with the breakaway around Healy, and a short time later the sprint trains formed up. After the riders had negotiated two sharp bends without crashing, Sören Waerenskjold surprised the sprinters with his attack. In the end, however, he didn't manage to cross the finish line and was caught by the sprinters at the last second. Milan had the greatest stamina in the bunch sprint and defied the attacks of Philipsen and co. The Italian thus took the day's victory, while Alexander Krieger (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) was the best German in eleventh place.
