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Ben O’Connor on front foot in crosswinds at Tirreno-Adriatico

Ben O’Connor on front foot in crosswinds at Tirreno-Adriatico


Ben O’Connor may be riding Tirreno-Adriatico for the first time but the AG2R Citroën rider was still on the front-foot in the crosswinds of stage 3, making his presence felt among the overall contenders even before the Italian race entered climbing territory.

The stage to Foligno may have still ultimately ended in a bunch sprint, but the Jumbo-Visma squad of Primož Roglič put the hammer down at around 12km to go and with just ten kilometres remaining the wedge was being driven into the splits, with both Roglič and O’Connor prominent among the initial lead group of 13. There were nervous moments for many overall contenders, with race leader Filippo Ganna and Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) among those who quickly fought their way back while the group swelled further at around five kilometres to go as the peloton closed in.

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