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A well-timed late acceleration in a small group dash noticed Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) clinch a rain-soaked hilly stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico forward of Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) and Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ).
The first GC street stage of the 2025 race from Follonica to Colfiorito boiled right down to some late assaults on a prolonged HC climb peaking out near the end, with race chief Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) coming underneath hearth from numerous rivals however responding completely.
Ganna then opted to attempt for a second stage win in three days with a really harmful late assault as soon as the race had handed the summit, however his time-trialling transfer was closed down by Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
Very lively on the ultimate climb, Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) then made a last-ditch try to take the win, just for Vendrame to energy previous him within reach of the ending gantry, and declare his first victory since a third-week mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia final yr.
“This was a really onerous stage, first due to the size and the climate but in addition due to the general state of affairs,” Vendrame mentioned as he celebrated Italy’s third win in as many days in Tirreno.
“It was actually chilly and wet, my teammate Johannes [Staune-Mittet] who’s combating for GC crashed and went down, I hope he is okay.”
“Then within the closing I knew I had a superb burst of velocity and the shape was good, so I might get the win.
“I had had this stage as a potential one for me, however solely partly. My director informed me I might go for the dash at present and he was proper.”
Earlier on within the day, stage 2 winner and one other potential contender for a small group dash Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) fell closely on a moist bend shortly earlier than the ultimate ascent, and misplaced a number of minutes.
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