Juan Ayuso wins the time trial of the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, and is the first leader of the race

Juan Ayuso wins the time trial of the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, and is the first leader of the race

Juan Ayuso wins the time trial of the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, and is the first leader of the race

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The Barcelona cyclist UAE Team Emirates Juan Ayuso ha cattle this Monday the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico of 2024a 10 kilometer individual time trialdisputed in Lido di Camaiore, and, in this way, it is the first leader the 59th edition of the race. Ayuso needed one second less than the Italian runner Filippo Gana (Ineos-Grenadiers)the main candidate for victory in the time trial, to travel the 10 kilometers that completed the route of the first day of the test, while the Dane Jonas Vingegaard (Visma)a big favorite for the final victory, was ninth, 22 seconds behind Ayuso.

It has been, for Ayuso, an excellent way to start this Tirreno-Adriatico, which he has marked on his calendar. The head-to-head between the Catalan runner and Ganna, double time trial world champion, has been spectacular, one to remember.

“This race is one of the biggest tests of a week, and to start like this, the first time I am here, and win the time trial is something great, it is something you dream of and it has come true,” Ayuso said, in statements to the organization.

Among the cyclists who, on paper, are going to be in the fight for victory in the general classification, Daniel Felipe Martínez (BORA-hansgrohe) was seventeenth, 27 seconds behind, Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) was finished 22nd, 30 seconds behind, and Enric Mas, leader of the Movistar Team, finished 38 seconds behind Ayuso, in 43rd position.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE 1ST STAGE AND GENERAL

1 – AYUSO Juan (UAE) 11:24

2 – WIN Filippo (Ineos) +0:01

3 – MILAN Jonathan (Lidl) +0:12

4 – VERNON Ethan (Israel) +0:13

5 – CERNY Josef (Soudal) +0:14

6 – WAERENSKJOLD Soren (One-X) +0:15

7 – TIBERI Antonio (Bahrain) +0:17

8 – VAUQUELIN Kévin (Arkéa) +0:18

9 – VINGEGAARD ​​Jonas (Visma) +0:22

10 – GRÉGOIRE Romain (Groupama) mt

Source: Eitb

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