First great moment of truth about this Giro Next Gen ! Young contenders for the pink jersey and the final victory of Tour of Italy U23 had an appointment this Tuesday, June 17 on this 3rd stage at Passo del Maniva (19.2 km at 5.7%), theater of the first arrival at the top of the week. At the end of a clear scenario, the peloton arrived grouped at the foot of the final justice of the peace, then the imposed pace gradually sorted among the leaders, before the best climbers waged a superb battle in the last kilometers. After several ineffective trays of Jørgen Nordhagen (Visma | Lease a Bike), c’est ensuite Lorenzo Finn (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies) who placed the first big offensive 2.3 km from the line. Italian was only followed by the title holder Jarno widar (Lotto Development Team), and the two men finally played the Sprint victory … very easily won by the Belgian thanks to his irresistible Kick in the last meters!
Video – The victory and reaction of Jarno Widar in image
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❗️ exclamation point by Jarno Widar!
?? the reigning champ wins on Passo del Maniva!❗️ Jarno Widar exclamation!
?? The reigning champion wins on the Maniva pass!#GiroNextGen @lottocycling_ pic.twitter.com/tJ8xjK3gU6
— Giro Next Gen (@gironextgen) June 17, 2025
Jarno Widar begins his quest for a historic double
Like last year, Widar Also take the opportunity to adorn himself with pink and take orders from the general classification from the third day of racing, and in view of his domination of the day, difficult not to imagine it double the bet this Sunday. Impressive mastery and explosiveness in the final, he has freely dominated the junior world champion Lorenzo Finnpostponed seven seconds in a few moments in the last hectometers. Spanish Adria Pericas (UAE Team Emirates Gen Z) completes the 24 “already, just ahead of the Australian Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies).
We find in the top 10 the majority of the expected talents, with in order Pavel Novak (Mbh Bank appointment CSB), Jakob omrzel (Bahrain Victorious Dev. Team), Albert Withen Philipsen (Lidl-Trek), while Jørgen Nordhagen must only be content with an 8th place at 36 seconds rather disappointing, slightly crunching after its multiple attacks. The French have not really shone, the first of them, Pierre-Henry Basset (XDS Astana Development Team) ranking only 18th at more than three minutes! General, hierarchy is practically the same as that of the stage of the day, Jarno widar ahead Finn et Pericas 7 and 27 seconds respectively.
Tour of Italy Hope – Classification of the 3rd stage
Tour of Italy Hopes – Provisional general classification after the 3rd stage
