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The final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico is traditionally supposed to be a polite, high-speed parade that inevitably ends in a bunch sprint along the Adriatic coast. But on Sunday, Mathieu van der Poel decided he was bored, Visma | Lease a Bike decided to be ruthlessly petty, and Jonathan Milan simply stomped through a chaotic crash to take the stage win.
Oh, and Isaac Del Toro officially secured the overall victory, not that anyone was paying attention to the GC leader during the absolute carnage of the final 50 kilometers.
MVDP’s Motor-Paced Training Ride
If you want to know how terrifying Mathieu van der Poel’s form is ahead of Milan-San Remo next weekend, look no further than his mid-stage antics on the Ripatransone climb.
Instead of sitting safely in the bunch like every other classics specialist trying to avoid injury, the World Champion launched a thermonuclear attack. He dragged a select group of terrified riders clear of the peloton, completely splitting the race and forcing the pure sprinters out the back.
Once he got his wattage data, MVDP casually sat up and let the race regroup. It was the ultimate psychological flex. He basically used a WorldTour peloton as his personal derny.
Visma’s Petty Podium Heist
While Van der Poel was busy doing intervals, Team Visma | Lease a Bike was executing one of the most ruthless tactical maneuvers of the week.
Going into the stage, Matteo Jorgenson sat in third place overall, just one single second behind 22-year-old Italian Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe). Instead of settling for the bottom step of the podium, Visma deployed their entire squad—including Wout van Aert—to execute a flawless, high-speed lead-out train at the intermediate sprint. Jorgenson scooped up three bonus seconds, successfully leapfrogging Pellizzari to steal second place overall behind Del Toro.
It was a brilliantly executed, entirely cold-blooded heist that left the young Italian rider with nothing but a bruised ego and a third-place trophy.
Surviving the Carnage
After all the mid-stage drama, the race finally barreled into San Benedetto del Tronto for the expected sprint finish, but not without one final dose of chaos.
Uno-X Mobility’s human locomotive, Jonas Abrahamsen, launched a terrifying late solo move that almost held off the entire peloton, only getting swallowed up with a heartbreaking 400 meters to go. Behind him, a massive crash in the final technical bends wiped out Jasper Philipsen and Paul Magnier, completely dismantling the sprint trains.
Lidl-Trek’s Jonathan Milan was nearly caught in the wreckage, but the massive Italian simply unclipped, re-balanced himself, and then unleashed a monstrous, 1500-watt surge to take the stage win ahead of Sam Welsford and Laurenz Rex.
As the dust settled, UAE Team Emirates’ Isaac Del Toro safely crossed the line to become the first Mexican rider to win the Race of the Two Seas. He dominated the mountains, survived the crosswinds, and proved he is ready to absolutely terrorize the Grand Tours this summer.
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