Pedersen adjusts the first ‘Maglia’ and Ayuso takes a scare

It was not a day for calm The inaugural day of the Giro’25, that he started for the first time in his history from Albania. The inaugural stage between Durres y Tirana It was marked by the living rhythm, the iron marking among the favorites, a first scare to Juan Ayusoone of the great candidates for Endless And, above all, by the terrible fall of Mikel Landa that leaves him out of turn The first day.

At the exit at the port of Durës, they appeared Urbano Cairo (President De Rcs Mediagroup), David Lappartient (President of La Uci) and Ivan Gotti, Two -spin winner.

The corridor of UAE Team Emirates He starred in the first shock of the day in the absence of 91 kilometers for the end. In an urban transit area, the Spanish suffered an incident that forced him to change bicycle. Jávea’s had to make a rapid persecution to return without consequences to the platoon, where he regrouped with his teammates.

Ahead, the escape of the day, formed by five runners (Alessandro Verre, Sylvain Monquet, Taco Van der Hootn, Alessandro Tonelli Y Manuele Tarozzi), encouraged the development of the stage. Upon reaching the port of Grace (12.9 km to 5.2 %), the first large mountain stubborn of this pink corsa, the movements between the adventurers began. Internal attacks broke the harmony of the group, and Van der Hoorn He was the first to be cut after showing physical problems. The rent of the escapes came to stretch until 1’28 ‘with respect to the main group, although under the constant control of the teams of the favorites.

With less than 80 kilometers to travelA, the squad already rolled with tension and placement, knowing that the end in the Albanian capital could be complicated. Tirana, a multifaceted and vibrant city, expected the first massive arrival of the turn, although the levels near the outcome could still hinder a clean sprint.

Nice final track

At kilometer Red Bull, A kind of new bonus sprint, the four brave four of the day still arrived. Tarozzi It was the one who added the loot for his cause. Behind he didn’t seem hurry to hunt. In the absence of 45 km, the distance was somewhat less than the minute. Before the double passage through Surrel lost the rent. Little by little, men who had victory options were falling: Koij, Magnier, Bennet, Groves, Van Aert … The rhythm of Lidl-Treklargely driven by Carlos Verona, I was doing a lot of harm and putting the triumph to Pedersen.

Bad luck was primed with Landa in the absence of 5 km for the end, When he went to the ground. He had to leave ambulance. From there in the end, fast men looked for victory. But it was Pedersen, the great favorite and whose team worked during the day, who took the victory.

The turn is already running and has made it clear that no one can relax. Ayuso, in his debut, already knows that in any scare a trap may appear.