When snow and freezing rain forced organizers to amputate the Queen Stage of Paris-Nice into a bizarre 47-kilometer frozen commute, INEOS Grenadiers didn’t panic. Dorian Godon capitalized on the chaos to take a massive sprint victory, while Jonas Vingegaard got a free pass to safely retain his yellow jersey.
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Isaac Del Toro actively broke the will of the peloton on the brutal slopes of Camerino. The 22-year-old Mexican phenom crushed Visma’s Matteo Jorgenson to extend his overall lead, proving once again that UAE Team Emirates-XRG is playing a completely different sport than the rest of the WorldTour.
Michael Valgren just proved his career is far from over. The 32-year-old Dane buried himself on the brutal gradients of Mombaroccio to take a massive solo victory at Tirreno-Adriatico, closing the book on a horrific two-year injury hiatus and capping off a miraculously successful week for EF Education-EasyPost.
Normally, a mechanical with 25 kilometers to go is a guaranteed ticket to the gruppetto. Instead, XDS Astana’s Harold Tejada turned a late-stage disaster into a brilliant solo victory at Paris-Nice, while Jonas Vingegaard continues his completely unchallenged parade in the yellow jersey.
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