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Team Visma | Lease a Bike shows attacking intentions in second stage Deutschland Tour

Team Visma | Lease a Bike shows attacking intentions in second stage Deutschland Tour

Team Visma | Lease a Bike once again showed its attacking intentions in the Deutschland Tour. In the second stage to Schwäbisch Gmund, youngsters Dario Belletta and Jørgen Nordhagen put their best foot forward. Mads Pedersen won the stage.

Team Visma | Lease a Bike had set its sights on a place in the breakaway early in the race. Dario Belletta, who normally rides his races for the Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development Team, was part of the breakaway with four other riders and established a maximum three-minute lead.

On the final climb of the day, the quintet was caught by the peloton, where Team Visma | Lease a Bike brought Nordhagen to the front. The 19-year-old Norwegian, who like Belletta rides for the Development Team and will make the switch to the main squad next year, attacked and saw three riders go with him.

"I am super proud of the way we rode."

Robert Wagner

The quartet was joined by a dozen riders a little later, but everything came back together in the closing kilometers. Pedersen was allowed to take victory after just under 175 kilometres. "I am super proud of the way we rode", sports director Robert Wagner said. "Our goal was to get in the breakaway and to go for the mountain jersey. It was a battle to get into the breakaway, but in the end Dario was in it."

"On the last, steep climb, Jørgen showed that he belongs among the best four climbers in this race. He was very strong, but unfortunately everything came together. Milan and Thomas still tried in the final, but didn't have the legs anymore. I can't blame the guys, because they made the race and showed commitment."

Lidl Deutschland Tour

Stage 2

Result
Rankings

Result

1
Mads Pedersen
Lidl - Trek 04:25:50
2
Tobias Halland Johannessen
Uno-X Mobility +00:00:00
3
Archie Ryan
EF Education - EasyPost +00:00:00
25
Milan Vader
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:00:06
32
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:00:06
33
Jørgen Nordhagen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:00:06
50
Dario Igor Belletta
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:00:38
113
Tim van Dijke
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:10:52

Rankings

1
Mads Pedersen
Lidl - Trek 08:45:11
2
Tobias Halland Johannessen
Uno-X Mobility +00:00:12
3
Ethan Hayter
INEOS Grenadiers +00:00:21
15
Jørgen Nordhagen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:00:29
22
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:00:30
33
Milan Vader
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:00:33
57
Dario Igor Belletta
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:01:11
99
Tim van Dijke
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:13:17

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