Jonathan Vervenne (Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team) has won Stage 2 of the Giro Next Gen Carta Giovani Nazionale, the 146 km long Rho Fiera Milano-Cantù, ahead of Aubin Sparfel (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team) and Mirko Bozzola (S.C. Padovani Polo Cherry Bank).
Jonathan Vervenne (Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team) is the new Maglia Rosa.
STAGE RESULTS
1 – Jonathan Vervenne (Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team) – 146 km in 3h15’15”, av speed 44.866 km/h
2 – Aubin Sparfel (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team) at 30″
3 – Mirko Bozzola (S.C. Padovani Polo Cherry Bank) s.t.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Jonathan Vervenne (Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team)
2 – Matthias Schwarzbacher (UAE Team Emirates Gen-Z) at 26″
3 – Matisse Van Kerckhove (Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development) at 27″
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS THE GIRO NEXT GEN CARTA GIOVANI NAZIONALE
The leader jerseys of the Giro Next Gen Carta Giovani Nazionale are designed and produced by Castelli
- Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Mimit – Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy – Jonathan Vervenne (Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team)
- Maglia Rossa, leader of the Points Classification, sponsored by TIM Enterprise – Jonathan Vervenne (Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team)
- Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Matisse Van Kerckhove (Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development)
- Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider, sponsored da Suzuki – Matisse Van Kerckhove (Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development)
- Maglia Tricolore, leader of the Italian Riders Classification, sponsored by madeinitaly.gov.it by ITA – Lorenzo Mark Finn (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies)
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and new Maglia Rosa Jonathan Vervenne said: “This was indeed the longest time trial of my life. Yesterday I was a bit disappointed. I hoped for more [than 16th]. It looks like it was a good warm up for today. I don’t train a lot for short time trials. But longer TTs are better for me in this period. When we were two in the front my sport director told me to open the gas if our lead was coming below two minutes, that’s how I dropped my breakaway companion off. I kept on riding with the idea in my mind that maybe in the finale a small group would join me. I never thought it would be possible to go to the finish alone. Only in the last 5km I realised that it was possible. The Belgian championship for time trial I’ve won twice is also nice but I think this is the best win of my career so far. Every u23 rider wants to win a stage in the Giro NextGen”.
