Team Visma | Lease a Bike head to Italy with confidence after Bulgarian opening weekend in Giro d’Italia
The third and final Giro stage on Bulgarian soil passed without issues for Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The riders sprinted for victory through the streets of capital Sofia. The riders will now head to Italy, where the Giro resumes on Tuesday.
The stage of the Giro d'Italia took the peloton from Plovdiv to the capital, Sofia. Along the way, the climb over the Borovets Pass was the only major obstacle.
Three breakaway riders animated the race for a long time, but their effort ultimately came to an end inside the final kilometer. Team Visma | Lease a Bike did not contest the victory in the bunch sprint. Paul Magnier claimed the stage win.
"We're in a good position and looking forward to the continuation of the Giro"
Sports director Marc Reef looked back on the opening weekend of the Giro d'Italia: “The goal was to come through the opening stages safely, and with Jonas we succeeded in doing that. He rode a strong finale yesterday, which gives us a lot of confidence for the rest of this race. The downside is that Wilco crashed hard in the second stage. We’ll have to wait and see how that develops over the next few days. Overall, we’re in a good position and looking forward to the continuation of the Giro in Italy.”
Monday marks the first rest day of this Giro d'Italia. The riders will leave Bulgaria and travel to Catanzaro, where stage four gets underway on Tuesday.
Giro d'Italia
Stage 3
Result
1
Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step
04:09:42
2
Jonathan Milan
Lidl - Trek
+00:00:00
3
Dylan Groenewegen
Unibet Rose Rockets
+00:00:00
102
Davide Piganzoli
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
107
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
109
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
110
Bart Lemmen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
114
Tim Rex
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
143
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
153
Timo Kielich
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
167
Wilco Kelderman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
Rankings
1
Guillermo Thomas Silva
XDS Astana Team
13:10:05
2
Florian Stork
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
+00:00:04
3
Egan Bernal
Netcompany INEOS
+00:00:04
19
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:10
26
Davide Piganzoli
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:10
50
Bart Lemmen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:11
55
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:11
83
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:02:15
129
Timo Kielich
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:07:14
169
Tim Rex
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:56
170
Wilco Kelderman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:56
