Jonny delivers yet again, bringing his win count to five so far this season!
Textbook was the used to describe Lidl-Trek’s lead out on Stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico and it was a masterpiece to watch!
Watch the finale to see for yourself!
Lidl-Trek started the day with an eighth team member as Edward Theuns’ son joined the riders on the podium for the morning’s team presentation.
Game face before the stage
However, once the stage was underway, it was Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier who was in the spotlight with camera picking up as he set the pace at the front of the peloton, keeping the race under control with ease and making it the bunch sprint in Follonica look inevitable.
Amanuel 'Breakaway Killer' Ghebreigzabhier leads the bunch
It was a tricky final lap around the finish town but Milan’s impressive sprint train, made up of Toms Skujins, Jasper Stuyven, Edward Theuns and Simone Consonni, managed their effort perfectly and reached every key milestone in the position they planned to at the morning meeting.
With 500 meters to go, Theuns swung off and left Consonni to do what he does best, deliver Milan into the perfect position to unleash his powerful sprint with around 200 meters to go.
Victorious!
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Straight from the Bull’s mouth
“It was the same finish as last year, and this time we knew exactly how to approach the sprint,” explained a jubilant Jonathan Milan. “We took all the lessons from last year and it was really crucial to be focused in these last kilometers. The guys guided me perfectly, just like we planned. Today was perfect, and I can’t thank them enough for their amazing effort. We controlled the race, we stayed at the front, avoided the chaos, and conserved energy. It was important and not super easy, I have to say, in the final to stay together and we wanted to make sure we took some crucial points all together in firs position, and, in the end, we made it happen. At the final turn I thought I was going too fast, but everything went well, as it was planned. The team did a great job, we were always together, especially in the final kilometres. This was a great work made by all the team.”
