Cycling: Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) has won the Canton of Aargau Grand Prix for the third time. The Norwegian has already won in 2015 and 2018. The German Michael Schwarzmann (Bora – hansgrohe) finished fourth in the Swiss one-day race.
GP Canton Aargau: mass sprint in Leuggern
The pros had to cover a total of 185,9 kilometers in and around Leuggern today. The slightly wavy circuit enabled an exciting race and a festival on the side of the road that was interesting for the spectators. The Swiss one-day race again ended in a mass sprint, which last year's Norwegian winner achieved alexander kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) won. The 31-year-old is already celebrating his third victory in Gippingen. The Italian placed behind him Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty – Groupe Gobert), the South African Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (Dimension Data) and the German Michael Schwarzman (Bora – hansgrohe).
Well-known winners at the GP Canton Aargau
The GP du canton d'Argovie has been held since 1964. The event is considered the most important one-day race in Switzerland. Among other things, the international stars have already been here Walter Godefroot, Adrie van der Poel, and Michele Bartoli and Karsten Kroon successful. But many Germans and Swiss have also been able to be entered in the list of winners. Dietrich Thurau, Udo Bölts, and Steffen Wesemann and Simon Geschke won here as well as Beat Zberg, Michael Albasini, and Martin Elmiger and Urs Freuler.
Even Eddy Merckx has been to Gippingen
The GP Canton Aargau - often referred to as GP Gippingen - has been taking place before the Tour de Suisse for years. Although only a little over 2.000 residents have their home here, a number of Swiss celebrities are from the area. So, among other things, is the former soccer player Raphael Wicky a child of this community, as well as the tennis player Stefanie Vogele. And even Eddy Merckx was a guest here. The prologue of the Tour de Suisse was held in Gippingen in 1974, which “the cannibal” won.
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Kristoff ends up taking the win in the sprint, with Michael #Blackman finishing in fourth place 💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/1V3rokDPIV
- BORA - hansgrohe (@BORAhansgrohe) June 13, 2019