The Tour of Sardinia today traversed 180.9 km from Oristano to Cagliari. Except for two hills halfway through the race, the course was not particularly demanding and with a long descent to the finish, it was again a day for the fast men. A five-man escape group got away quite early, yet BORA – hansgrohe pushed the pace hard, with the leaders being caught again shortly before the last climb. In the end, the team from Raubling positioned Pascal Ackermann, the winner of the previous stage, perfectly for the finale and he crossed the line victoriously.
Result
01 P. Ackermann
02 J. Milan
03 R. Barbier
From the finish line
“We wanted to go for the win again and the guys controlled the race well throughout the day and didn’t give the breakaway group a chance. On the last part of the course we had a strong tailwind and the pace was high. In the sprint finale, I was in a good starting position and ultimately able to cross the finish line first. I am very happy with my second win here in Sardinia and would like to thank everyone in the team for their support.” – Pascal Ackermann
“That was some great racing today, another win for us and Pascal. Juraj did a particularly good job to control proceedings. In the finale there was a lot of cross-tail wind and we then tried to use the winds to split the race. That didn’t quite work, but our plan was to go for the sprint win for Pascal anyway, and that worked out perfectly in the end. Chapeau to the whole team, and now we move on.” – Steffen Radochla, Sports Director
