Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) took victory in the Milano-Torino one-day race on Wednesday after powering away from the front runners on the final climb to the line.
That leading group included former winner Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe), who came in third, just behind runner-up Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), who crossed the line four seconds behind Pidcock. Defending champion Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was not riding.
The 174km 1.Pro race, founded in 1876 and known as the oldest cycling race in the world, marked the Briton’s second victory of the year following his stage win in the Vuelta a Andalucía last month
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“It was a weird day,” Pidcock said afterwards. “It felt like the first race of the season almost. With the race rhythm and all the accelerations all day, it felt a bit heavy-legged. Luckily at the end I had a kick there and could hold them off.
“A win’s a win. They’re not easy to come by. Of course it’s nice to get [my] hands in the air,” he said.
Results
Milano-Torino, 178km
1. Tom Pidcock (Gbr) Q36.5 Pro Cycling, 174km in 3:48:45
2. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility, +4s
3. Primož Roglič (Slo) Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe, +5s
4. Giulio Pellizzari (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe, +11s
5. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Movistar, +13s
6. Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost, +15s
7. Sebastian Berwick (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, +18s
8. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) XDS-Astana, +25s
9. Alessandro Fancellu (Ita) MBH Bank-CSB Telecom Fort, +36s
10. Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor Pro Cycling, +41s
