Quando sente aria di Svizzera, Peter Sagan ritrova le sensazioni dei giorni migliori e ne ha dato una splendida dimostrazione oggi sul traguardo della terza tappa del Giro, la Aesch - Grenchen di 176,9 km.
Il trentaduenne campione slovacco è stato bravissimo a sfuttare l'unica occasione che la corsa metteva a disposizione delle ruote veloci, ha preso posizione con intelligenza, si è assicurato la ruota di Kristoff che era alla ruota di un grande Pasqualon, ha anticipato la volata del norvegese ed è andato a cogliere il suo 18esimo successo di tappa in carriera al Giro di Svizzera. Per Sagan, che ha battuto Coquard e Kristoff, si tratta della vittoria numero 120 della carriera. Per gli italiani, sesto posto per Matteo Trentin e decimo per Alberto Bettiol.
LA CORSA. L’attacco di giornata ha portato alla ribalta Manuele Boaro (Astana), Stefan Bissegger (EF), Philippe Gilbert (Lotto Soudal), Quinn Simmons (Trek Segafredo), Joey Rosskopf (Human Powered Health) e Mathias Reutimann della nazionale svizzera. L’ultimo ad arrendersi è stato Bissegger, raggiunto del gruppo a 10 km dalla conclusione.
Purtroppo a 5 km dalla conclusione si è verificata una caduta nella quale sono stati coinvolti tra gli altri il tedesco Schachmann ed il nostro Pozzovivo, che hanno tagliato il traguardo con 53 secondi di ritardo.
ORDINE D'ARRIVO
1 SAGAN Peter TotalEnergies 4:28:38
2 COQUARD Bryan Cofidis m.t.
3 KRISTOFF Alexander Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux m.t.
4 PIDCOCK Thomas INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
5 ARANBURU Alex Movistar Team m.t.
6 TRENTIN Matteo UAE Team Emirates m.t.
7 BOL Cees Team DSM m.t.
8 MATTHEWS Michael Team BikeExchange - Jayco m.t.
9 TEUNISSEN Mike Jumbo-Visma m.t.
10 BETTIOL Alberto EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
11 HOULE Hugo Israel - Premier Tech m.t.
12 GOGL Michael Alpecin-Fenix m.t.
13 ASKEY Lewis Groupama - FDJ m.t.
14 RÜEGG Lukas Switzerland m.t.
15 PASQUALON Andrea Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux m.t.
16 THOMAS Geraint INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
17 BRAMBILLA Gianluca Trek - Segafredo m.t.
18 IMPEY Daryl Israel - Premier Tech m.t.
19 POWLESS Neilson EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
20 OOMEN Sam Jumbo-Visma m.t.
21 KÜNG Stefan Groupama - FDJ m.t.
22 RUTSCH Jonas EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
23 BERTHET Clément AG2R Citroën Team m.t.
24 AASVOLD Kristian Human Powered Health m.t.
25 FUGLSANG Jakob Israel - Premier Tech m.t.
26 HOELGAARD Markus Trek - Segafredo m.t.
27 WARBASSE Larry AG2R Citroën Team m.t.
28 KUSS Sepp Jumbo-Visma m.t.
29 HIRSCHI Marc UAE Team Emirates m.t.
30 ROCHAS Rémy Cofidis m.t.
31 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA - hansgrohe m.t.
32 GROßSCHARTNER Felix BORA - hansgrohe m.t.
33 YATES Adam INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
34 WILLIAMS Stephen Bahrain - Victorious m.t.
35 JUNGELS Bob AG2R Citroën Team m.t.
36 PEDRERO Antonio Movistar Team m.t.
37 KRON Andreas Lotto Soudal m.t.
38 JACOBS Johan Movistar Team m.t.
39 DILLIER Silvan Alpecin-Fenix m.t.
40 URÁN Rigoberto EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
41 MÄDER Gino Bahrain - Victorious m.t.
42 LEKNESSUND Andreas Team DSM m.t.
43 PACHER Quentin Groupama - FDJ m.t.
44 RODRÍGUEZ Óscar Movistar Team m.t.
45 CARTHY Hugh EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
46 MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
47 EVENEPOEL Remco Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team m.t.
48 SCHÄR Michael AG2R Citroën Team m.t.
49 HOWSON Damien Team BikeExchange - Jayco m.t.
50 HIGUITA Sergio BORA - hansgrohe m.t.
51 ARNDT Nikias Team DSM m.t.
52 REICHENBACH Sébastien Groupama - FDJ m.t.
53 EENKHOORN Pascal Jumbo-Visma m.t.
54 VOISARD Yannis Switzerland m.t.
55 ARENSMAN Thymen Team DSM m.t.
56 TURGIS Anthony TotalEnergies m.t.
57 BURGAUDEAU Mathieu TotalEnergies m.t.
58 GRUZDEV Dmitriy Astana Qazaqstan Team m.t.
59 SMITH Dion Team BikeExchange - Jayco m.t.
60 OLDANI Stefano Alpecin-Fenix 0:31
61 HOLLENSTEIN Reto Israel - Premier Tech m.t.
62 HERRADA José Cofidis m.t.
63 VAN MOER Brent Lotto Soudal m.t.
64 ROSSKOPF Joey Human Powered Health m.t.
65 COVI Alessandro UAE Team Emirates 0:35
66 PERNSTEINER Hermann Bahrain - Victorious 0:39
67 FROIDEVAUX Robin Switzerland m.t.
68 MEURISSE Xandro Alpecin-Fenix m.t.
69 THALMANN Roland Switzerland m.t.
70 KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren Team DSM 0:51
71 SCHACHMANN Maximilian BORA - hansgrohe 0:53
72 POZZOVIVO Domenico Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux m.t.
73 MASNADA Fausto Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team m.t.
74 BAUER Jack Team BikeExchange - Jayco 1:07
75 PALZER Anton BORA - hansgrohe m.t.
76 OLIVEIRA Nelson Movistar Team 1:12
77 MANNION Gavin Human Powered Health m.t.
78 DUCHESNE Antoine Groupama - FDJ m.t.
79 PRODHOMME Nicolas AG2R Citroën Team m.t.
80 VERGAERDE Otto Trek - Segafredo 1:18
81 VAN BAARLE Dylan INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
82 GESINK Robert Jumbo-Visma 1:37
83 NEILANDS Krists Israel - Premier Tech m.t.
84 CHAMPOUSSIN Clément AG2R Citroën Team 1:46
85 COSNEFROY Benoît AG2R Citroën Team m.t.
86 OSS Daniel TotalEnergies 1:54
87 ZAMBANINI Edoardo Bahrain - Victorious m.t.
88 IZAGIRRE Ion Cofidis 2:19
89 GILBERT Philippe Lotto Soudal 2:25
90 VERVAEKE Louis Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team m.t.
91 BOHLI Tom Cofidis m.t.
92 BODNAR Maciej TotalEnergies m.t.
93 ZIMMERMANN Georg Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux m.t.
94 BEVIN Patrick Israel - Premier Tech 2:47
95 PELLAUD Simon Trek - Segafredo m.t.
96 KAMP Alexander Trek - Segafredo 2:52
97 DENZ Nico Team DSM m.t.
98 PETIT Adrien Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 2:55
99 PINOT Thibaut Groupama - FDJ 2:57
100 DENNIS Rohan Jumbo-Visma 3:02
101 FRAILE Omar INEOS Grenadiers 3:23
102 ROWE Luke INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
103 HALLER Marco BORA - hansgrohe m.t.
104 BISSEGGER Stefan EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
105 SIMMONS Quinn Trek - Segafredo m.t.
106 BAX Sjoerd Alpecin-Fenix 3:36
107 PETILLI Simone Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux m.t.
108 ARMÉE Sander Cofidis m.t.
109 MAAS Jan Team BikeExchange - Jayco m.t.
110 ULISSI Diego UAE Team Emirates m.t.
111 COSTA Rui UAE Team Emirates m.t.
112 BADILATTI Matteo Groupama - FDJ m.t.
113 SOLER Marc UAE Team Emirates m.t.
114 VITZTHUM Simon Switzerland m.t.
115 PEDERSEN Casper Team DSM m.t.
116 VAN WILDER Ilan Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 4:17
117 DECLERCQ Tim Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team m.t.
118 WANDAHL Frederik BORA - hansgrohe m.t.
119 ASGREEN Kasper Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team m.t.
120 FEDOROV Yevgeniy Astana Qazaqstan Team 4:33
121 LUTSENKO Alexey Astana Qazaqstan Team m.t.
122 JANSSENS Jimmy Alpecin-Fenix 4:43
123 MEYER Cameron Team BikeExchange - Jayco 4:51
124 MACIEJUK Filip Bahrain - Victorious m.t.
125 HAGA Chad Human Powered Health m.t.
126 MOSCON Gianni Astana Qazaqstan Team 5:02
127 TORRES Albert Movistar Team 6:32
128 SERRANO Gonzalo Movistar Team m.t.
129 MANZIN Lorrenzo TotalEnergies m.t.
130 OURSELIN Paul TotalEnergies m.t.
131 MONIQUET Sylvain Lotto Soudal m.t.
132 DE GENDT Thomas Lotto Soudal m.t.
133 PLANCKAERT Baptiste Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux m.t.
134 SWIRBUL Keegan Human Powered Health m.t.
135 HOLMES Matthew Lotto Soudal m.t.
136 KNOX James Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team m.t.
137 SUTER Joel UAE Team Emirates m.t.
138 SCULLY Tom EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
139 ROOSEN Timo Jumbo-Visma m.t.
140 NIBALI Antonio Astana Qazaqstan Team m.t.
141 ARASHIRO Yukiya Bahrain - Victorious m.t.
142 PRICE-PEJTERSEN Johan Bahrain - Victorious m.t.
143 REUTIMANN Mathias Switzerland 10:05
144 BOARO Manuele Astana Qazaqstan Team m.t.
145 VINE Jay Alpecin-Fenix 10:07
146 BERWICK Sebastian Israel - Premier Tech m.t.
147 MURPHY Kyle Human Powered Health 15:13
DNF VILLELLA Davide Cofidis -
DNF IMHOF Claudio Switzerland -
DNF MALECKI Kamil Lotto Soudal -
CLASSIFICA GENERALE
1 WILLIAMS Stephen Bahrain - Victorious 13:32:19
2 KRON Andreas Lotto Soudal 0:06
3 LEKNESSUND Andreas Team DSM 0:07
4 THOMAS Geraint INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
5 KÜNG Stefan Groupama - FDJ 0:10
6 KUSS Sepp Jumbo-Visma m.t.
7 HIRSCHI Marc UAE Team Emirates m.t.
8 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA - hansgrohe m.t.
9 FUGLSANG Jakob Israel - Premier Tech m.t.
10 YATES Adam INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
11 EVENEPOEL Remco Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team m.t.
12 HIGUITA Sergio BORA - hansgrohe m.t.
13 BERTHET Clément AG2R Citroën Team 0:34
14 POWLESS Neilson EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
15 GROßSCHARTNER Felix BORA - hansgrohe m.t.
16 REICHENBACH Sébastien Groupama - FDJ m.t.
17 SCHACHMANN Maximilian BORA - hansgrohe 0:55
18 BURGAUDEAU Mathieu TotalEnergies 0:58
19 ARANBURU Alex Movistar Team 1:01
20 OOMEN Sam Jumbo-Visma m.t.
21 EENKHOORN Pascal Jumbo-Visma m.t.
22 ROCHAS Rémy Cofidis m.t.
23 JUNGELS Bob AG2R Citroën Team m.t.
24 MÄDER Gino Bahrain - Victorious m.t.
25 MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
26 URÁN Rigoberto EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
27 POZZOVIVO Domenico Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 1:03
28 HOULE Hugo Israel - Premier Tech 1:29
29 WARBASSE Larry AG2R Citroën Team m.t.
30 PIDCOCK Thomas INEOS Grenadiers m.t.
31 HOWSON Damien Team BikeExchange - Jayco m.t.
32 GOGL Michael Alpecin-Fenix m.t.
33 PEDRERO Antonio Movistar Team m.t.
34 OLDANI Stefano Alpecin-Fenix 1:32
35 PERNSTEINER Hermann Bahrain - Victorious 1:40
36 PASQUALON Andrea Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 2:02
37 ARNDT Nikias Team DSM m.t.
38 RODRÍGUEZ Óscar Movistar Team m.t.
39 CARTHY Hugh EF Education-EasyPost m.t.
40 ARENSMAN Thymen Team DSM m.t.
41 BETTIOL Alberto EF Education-EasyPost 2:14
42 BRAMBILLA Gianluca Trek - Segafredo 2:20
43 MASNADA Fausto Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 2:22
44 HERRADA José Cofidis 2:33
45 OLIVEIRA Nelson Movistar Team 3:14
46 ZIMMERMANN Georg Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 3:54
47 PINOT Thibaut Groupama - FDJ 3:58
48 ZAMBANINI Edoardo Bahrain - Victorious 4:14
49 VAN WILDER Ilan Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 4:27
50 GILBERT Philippe Lotto Soudal m.t.
51 ULISSI Diego UAE Team Emirates 4:37
52 LUTSENKO Alexey Astana Qazaqstan Team 4:43
53 RÜEGG Lukas Switzerland 4:49
54 ASGREEN Kasper Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 4:51
55 PETILLI Simone Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 5:05
56 THALMANN Roland Switzerland 5:28
57 PRODHOMME Nicolas AG2R Citroën Team 5:29
58 MOSCON Gianni Astana Qazaqstan Team 5:36
59 DILLIER Silvan Alpecin-Fenix 5:53
60 SCHÄR Michael AG2R Citroën Team m.t.
61 COVI Alessandro UAE Team Emirates 6:12
62 COQUARD Bryan Cofidis 6:19
63 PACHER Quentin Groupama - FDJ 6:25
64 KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren Team DSM 6:47
65 PALZER Anton BORA - hansgrohe 6:50
66 TURGIS Anthony TotalEnergies 6:58
67 MONIQUET Sylvain Lotto Soudal 7:33
68 MEURISSE Xandro Alpecin-Fenix 7:42
69 RUTSCH Jonas EF Education-EasyPost 7:47
70 VOISARD Yannis Switzerland m.t.
71 MATTHEWS Michael Team BikeExchange - Jayco 7:48
72 SMITH Dion Team BikeExchange - Jayco 8:08
73 GESINK Robert Jumbo-Visma 8:09
74 CHAMPOUSSIN Clément AG2R Citroën Team 8:10
75 IMPEY Daryl Israel - Premier Tech 8:42
76 PELLAUD Simon Trek - Segafredo 9:11
77 DUCHESNE Antoine Groupama - FDJ 9:18
78 BAX Sjoerd Alpecin-Fenix 10:00
79 OURSELIN Paul TotalEnergies 10:01
80 HOLMES Matthew Lotto Soudal 10:10
81 OSS Daniel TotalEnergies 10:36
82 MANNION Gavin Human Powered Health 11:04
83 TEUNISSEN Mike Jumbo-Visma 11:19
84 ROSSKOPF Joey Human Powered Health 11:59
85 BADILATTI Matteo Groupama - FDJ 12:40
86 SIMMONS Quinn Trek - Segafredo 13:04
87 BISSEGGER Stefan EF Education-EasyPost 13:14
88 VERVAEKE Louis Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 13:44
89 NEILANDS Krists Israel - Premier Tech 13:59
90 TRENTIN Matteo UAE Team Emirates 14:39
91 VAN MOER Brent Lotto Soudal 15:35
92 KRISTOFF Alexander Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 15:42
93 WANDAHL Frederik BORA - hansgrohe 15:45
94 GRUZDEV Dmitriy Astana Qazaqstan Team 15:54
95 ARASHIRO Yukiya Bahrain - Victorious 15:55
96 COSTA Rui UAE Team Emirates 16:08
97 DENZ Nico Team DSM 16:25
98 BODNAR Maciej TotalEnergies 16:44
99 BAUER Jack Team BikeExchange - Jayco 16:46
100 PEDERSEN Casper Team DSM 16:58
101 BEVIN Patrick Israel - Premier Tech 17:26
102 MAAS Jan Team BikeExchange - Jayco 17:41
103 VITZTHUM Simon Switzerland 18:05
104 BERWICK Sebastian Israel - Premier Tech 18:27
105 HOELGAARD Markus Trek - Segafredo 18:52
106 FROIDEVAUX Robin Switzerland 18:59
107 MACIEJUK Filip Bahrain - Victorious 19:10
108 HAGA Chad Human Powered Health 19:20
109 JACOBS Johan Movistar Team 19:24
110 AASVOLD Kristian Human Powered Health 19:42
111 SOLER Marc UAE Team Emirates 19:51
112 SAGAN Peter TotalEnergies 20:06
113 BOHLI Tom Cofidis 20:07
114 ASKEY Lewis Groupama - FDJ 20:14
115 COSNEFROY Benoît AG2R Citroën Team 20:21
116 HALLER Marco BORA - hansgrohe 20:33
117 MEYER Cameron Team BikeExchange - Jayco 20:37
118 DENNIS Rohan Jumbo-Visma 21:06
119 ROOSEN Timo Jumbo-Visma 21:11
120 VERGAERDE Otto Trek - Segafredo 21:34
121 PLANCKAERT Baptiste Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 21:36
122 PETIT Adrien Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 21:47
123 KAMP Alexander Trek - Segafredo 22:34
124 FRAILE Omar INEOS Grenadiers 22:49
125 SWIRBUL Keegan Human Powered Health 22:56
126 ROWE Luke INEOS Grenadiers 23:38
127 SERRANO Gonzalo Movistar Team 23:42
128 JANSSENS Jimmy Alpecin-Fenix 24:09
129 FEDOROV Yevgeniy Astana Qazaqstan Team 24:31
130 NIBALI Antonio Astana Qazaqstan Team 24:52
131 BOARO Manuele Astana Qazaqstan Team 25:00
132 VAN BAARLE Dylan INEOS Grenadiers 25:04
133 ARMÉE Sander Cofidis 25:08
134 HOLLENSTEIN Reto Israel - Premier Tech 25:39
135 TORRES Albert Movistar Team 27:43
136 IZAGIRRE Ion Cofidis 27:52
137 REUTIMANN Mathias Switzerland 30:18
138 DECLERCQ Tim Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 30:22
139 DE GENDT Thomas Lotto Soudal 31:33
140 SCULLY Tom EF Education-EasyPost 31:47
141 SUTER Joel UAE Team Emirates 32:37
142 BOL Cees Team DSM 33:01
143 VINE Jay Alpecin-Fenix 35:04
144 PRICE-PEJTERSEN Johan Bahrain - Victorious 35:44
145 KNOX James Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 36:04
146 MANZIN Lorrenzo TotalEnergies 37:47
147 MURPHY Kyle Human Powered Health 48:42