Nico Denz: Emotional victory at Giro d'Italia - History written!

Nico Denz: Emotional victory at Giro d'Italia - History written!

Morbegno, Italien - The German cyclist Nico Denz today showed an outstanding performance when he won the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia single -handedly. The success came after 144 kilometers between Morbegno and Cesano Maderno and marked the third stage victory in the prestigious bike race. He is the first German stage winner in the 108th edition of the Giro, which strengthens his place in the history of German cycling.

The stage was shaped by a selective course. Denz, who settled from an eleven -member group 18 kilometers before the finish line, was able to drive out an impressive lead of 61 seconds ahead of Mirco Maesti from Italy and Edward Planckaert from Belgium. Denz said to the own team, the Red Bull team, that the victory was all the more emotional because they lost an important leader after the exit from Primoz Roglic and Jai Hindley.

strategic outlower group

Denz had settled with a large group early on. The sprint -strong drivers Mads Pedersen and Wout van Aert had to be left behind 33 kilometers before the finish, which offered the opportunity to decide decisively. While the favorites were spared on the overall victory and the goal reached almost 14 minutes behind, Denz demonstrated and its determination.

Isaac del Toro continues to lead the overall ranking and is followed by Richard Carapaz and Simon Yates. The reactions to Denz 'victory were consistently positive; Ex-Roubaix champion John Degenkolb praised him as a deserved winner. The next challenge for the participants is a 166 -kilometer stage from Biella to Champoluc, which includes three mountains of the first category and has around 5000 meters of altitude.

A look at the history of German successes

The achievements of German cyclists at Giro d’Italia have written a remarkable story in the past. In addition to stage wins, Germany has also achieved success in various evaluation values. As part of the overall victory, German drivers like Dietrich Thurau, who had been among the best placed in the early 1980s, and mentioned other important names. Nico Denz is currently part of this tradition after taking part in the race from 2018 to 2023.

With today's victory, the name of the German stage winners will enter the history, which also includes successes such as those of André Greipel or Marcel Kittel. It remains exciting to observe how the further course of the Giro d’Italia will shape and whether Denz can attack again in the upcoming stages.

For more information about the successes of German cyclists at Giro d’Italia, interested parties can be interested in Wikipedia .

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