The young Jarno Widar surprises Pidcock and Jorgenson in the Three Varese Valleys
Exciting end to what was experienced this Tuesday in the 105th edition of the Three Valleys of VaresinosItalian classic that has been decided in the last meters after an exciting race that has had several protagonists and several contenders for glory, but in the end the one who has embraced it is the young Jarno Widarwho despite his youth has known how to play his cards better than the two most experienced rivals, the British Tom Pidcock and the American Matteo Jorgenson.
The end of the test was very exciting. Pidcock, Jorgenson and Widar They faced the last kilometers with 32 seconds to spare against a select group of pursuers. With 4.2 kilometers to go, the leading trio had a 32-second margin, a margin they knew how to manage.
The difference in the last kilometer dropped to 29 seconds. There were a thousand meters left and, far from getting nervous, the three in the lead began to study each other.
Widar, the smartest in the class
Widar He dropped into the last position of the leading trio, as if hiding his cards, trying to surprise. And that’s how it was when Pidcock neither Jorgenson They were waiting for him, the cyclist from Hasselt accelerated and took a narrow margin that his two rivals could not close, achieving a great victory. The first thing he did Pidcock after crossing the finish line was to congratulate Widarwho couldn’t quite believe his victory.
European Champion last year, Widar, with a contract with the Lotto Intermarché until 2028, had not completed the Giro dell’Emilia previous, achieving the first victory of the season. Highlight the sixth position for Pello Bilbao, who entered in sixth place, three seconds behind Widar.
In the women’s category, victory for the Italian Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (24 years old), runner UAE Team L’Imadthe first of the sprint season. The Canadian Sarah Van Dam (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) was second and the Swedish Noemi Rüegg (EF Education-Only) third. The first and only Spanish cyclist in the race was Mavi Garcia. The Spaniard was 12th and entered at the same time as the first thirteen classifieds.
