(France), 12/07/2025.- The Italian cyclist Jonathan Milan, of the Lidl-Trek team, celebrates its victory at the eighth stage of the Tower of France, a cycling race of
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The Italian Jonathan Milan He achieved his first victory in the Francia Tour When imposed this Saturday in Laval, at the end of an eighth stage that ended as planned to Esprint, while the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar He retained his yellow leader.
Italy, one of the traditional cycling countries, thus achieves its first stage victory in six years in the 'Large loop', Since Vincenzo Nibali took the 20th stage in 2019.
It was after a mainly plain tour of 171.4 kilometers and on a day with little animation, at the end of which Milan (24 years) crossed the finish line ahead of the Belgian Wout van Aert and from the Australian Kaden Grovessecond and third respectively.
Its main rival, the Belgian Tim Merlierhad a mechanical problem to a dozen kilometers of the finish and did not participate in that sprint.
Victory was a release to Milanthat in his first Tour de France he was subject to intense pressure because his team preferred him to Mads Pedersenone of the heavyweights of the platoon.
The 24 -year -old Italian, a four -stage winner in the turn in the last two years, had lived a disappointment in the first stage in Lille, when he had not been able to be in the final sprint, which determined the first yellow jersey.
“I think I'm not aware of this yet. I came here with hopes and dreams, but fulfilling them is something different. This means a lot to me and my country”He said.
Milan also hit the struggle for points classification, that of the green jersey, which is confident in “carrying in Paris” when the Tour ends on Sunday, July 27.
After an intense tour start, The platoon took a break this Saturday and the stage, played with strong heat, was very quiet. That came well especially to several runners involved on the eve on a strong fall, such as the Portuguese Joao Almeida and the Colombian Santiago Buitrago, who ended up 103 to 1:11.
Sergio Higuitaon the other hand, it arrived in place 77 to 0:53, being the best in the country. A rubio It was 154 to 4:21 and Harold Tejada It was 161 to 4:39.
Two French, Matteo Vercher and Burgaudeau Matthewthey attacked 80 kilometers from the end and had more than a minute of advantage twenty kilometers from the goal before being reached.
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