Cycling: Michael Woods won the third stage of Tirreno – Adriatico. The Canadian won in the two-man sprint ahead of Rafal Majka. He is also the new overall first.
EF brings back the breakaways
As expected Pascal Ackermann (Bora – hansgrohe) had to give up his blue jersey after two stage wins today. At Tirreno – Adriatico, the third stage was the first to really go uphill. The incline was up to 21 percent 8,0 kilometers from the finish. Until then, 7 breakaways, including the Austrian Herman Pernsteiner (Bahrain – McLaren), the racing action dictates. After that you could Michael Woods (EF) with a powerful attack. Before that, his team set the pace for many kilometers.
Woods boils majka
over the summit Rafal Mayka (Bora – hansgrohe) to Michael Woods (EF) unlock. Together they were able to extend the lead over the chasing group, as they did not harmonize. So it came to a two-man sprint of today's clearly strongest duo. After Rafal Majka turned, Michael Woods sprinted past the other side. As a result, the Canadian gave the Pole no chance and rewarded his team's work with a stage win. He also takes the lead in the overall standings.
#TirrenoAdriatico 🏆 @rusty_woods 🇨🇦 @EFprocycling Ha ganado la 3ª etapa de @TirrenAdriatico 🇮🇹 luego de an excellent trabajo de su equipo EF durante todo el día y es el líder de la carrera.
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- Passion Cycling 🚴🏻 (@pasiociclismo) September 9, 2020