Cycling, Gran Piemonte: Garcia Cortina sprints with his finger in his mouth

Winning idea of ​​Ivan Garcia Cortina in the 106th edition of the Gran Piemonte. The Movistar Spaniard overtakes the Slovenian Matej Mohoric Bettiol in a sprint, loses a few too many positions at the key moment, then manages to find a hole on the right and launches the sprint. The Slovenian, king of Sanremo, throws himself in the middle of the road but the Spaniard comes out from the left and with a sprint of power decides the challenge. Third place for Vuillermoz, fourth for Zambanini (the young man from Trentino is growing well, ed) and only fifth for the Tuscan from Ef.

The race – The race gets underway 31 km from the finish in Beinasco, when the Pole Malecki and the American Jorgenson are caught up in the first part of the group broken into two sections. Ahead of Bagioli, Bettiol – who makes it tight – pedal well with the Wanty, Taaramae more than the others, very active. Behind, where Viviani is also with two men, she pulls the Bike Exchange while the Jumbo that works for Kooij disappears suddenly. The forces of those who pursue are limited, however, the conviction labile, so even when the gap decreases and becomes 40 “it is understood that the reunification is well beyond the limit of the possible. The race is over for them. In front of -4 he attacks Serry to pave the way for Bagioli, Powless who works for Bettiol closes.