Giro d'Italia, Kasper Asgreen wins in Nova Gorica

30-year-old Dane Kasper Asgreen (EF Education – EasyPost), triumphant in the 2021 Tour of Flanders, won the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia 108, the 195km Treviso-Nova Gorica/Gorizia. Coming in second and third place were Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Olav Kooij (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), respectively.

The 21-year-old Mexican Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) remains in the overall leader’s Pink Jersey.

ORDIN D’ARRIVAL
1 – Kasper Asgreen (EF Education – EasyPost) – 195km in 4h04’40”, average of 47.820 km/h
2 – Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) at 16″
3 – Olav Kooij (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) s.t.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
2 – Simon Yates (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) at 1’20”
3 – Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates XRG) at 1’26”

“It was a tough day. It is frustrating to have to completely destroy yourself like this to win a race, but when it works it is really worth it, so I am overjoyed. The team gave me permission and freedom to try it today, and I am very grateful for that,” Asgreen said after the finish.

“I knew that in the second half of a Grand Tour everyone’s legs are tired, and today that was what made the difference in making the breakaway go away. The weather conditions also worked in my favor. The final circuit was quite technical, and with the wet asphalt it was even harder for the peloton to catch up with us. It’s great to win a stage in the Giro d’Italia after having already done it in the Tour de France. Now I am one step closer to the hat trick”.