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Grand Prix Criquielion: Alessandro Borgo surprises the bunch to take debut pro win

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It wasn’t just in the Giro d’Italia on Sunday that the bunch were surprised by a late four-rider attack that left the sprinters grinding their teeth in anger. A couple of thousand kilometres further north, in the 1.1-ranked Grand Prix Criquielion, 21-year-old pro Alessandro Borgo (Bahrain Victorious) claimed the victory despite all the peloton’s best efforts to catch him.

Just five seconds separated Borgo from the peloton at the end of the tough 205-kilometre race, claiming the win ahead of Fred Wright (Pinarello-Q36.5), Pierre Thierry (TotalEnergies) and Gabriele Bessega (Polti-VisitMalta).

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