The Belgian beats Albanese and Bagioli in the sprint
Wout Van Aert won the 104th edition of the Bernocchi Cup in a sprint, a race held today starting from Parabiago and arriving in Legnano after 186.5 km.
The second test of the Lombard triptych (the Tre Valli Varesine is scheduled for tomorrow) was decided about thirty kilometers from the finish line when, under the pressure of the Jumbo Visma, Van Aert, Benoot, Tratnik, Hirschi, Albanese, Alaphilippe remained in front , Masnada, Bagioli, Oldani and Scaroni with Matthews and Garcia Cortina, among the favorites of the day, who were unable to keep the pace. At the finish the Belgian preceded Albanese and Bagioli.
Order of arrival
1 VAN AERT Wout Jumbo-Visma
2 ALBANIAN Vincenzo EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team
3 BAGIOLI Andrea Soudal Quick-Step
4 HIRSCHI Marc UAE Team Emirates
5 ALAPHILIPPE Julian Soudal Quick-Step
6 BENOOT Tiesj Jumbo-Visma
7 SCARONI Cristian Astana Qazaqstan Team
8 MASNADA Fausto Soudal Quick-Step
9 TRATNIK Jan Jumbo-Visma
10 IZAGIRRE Ion Cofidis