The highlights of the stage
The fifth and final stage, 119 kilometers from Valtournenche to Breuil-Cervinia, began with a breakaway of riders competing for Sprint Catch and KOM points. These included Sean Flynn (Tudor), his successes in the Pollein and Chatillon sprint catch lines got him the red and white Haute Savoie Sprint Catch jersey. Robin Skivild (Uno X Dare) was the first to cross the Verrayes KOM, earning the CVA Energie polka-dot jersey.
For the rest, it was deja vu: Lenny Martinez's Groupama FDJ maintaining the peloton's pace, largely due to the efforts of Enzo Paleni and Lorenzo Germani to avoid surprises and attacks on the leader. As a result, the breakaway has enough room to pursue comfortably. The final kilometers to Cervinia are only important for the stage winner, Oscar Onley (DSM), who dropped and won ahead of Walter Calzoni (Italian National Team) and Matthew Riccitello (Hagens Berman Axeon). There is little or no action in the peloton, and Lenny Martinez can cross the finish line with his arms raised as the 58th Giro della Valle d'Aosta winner. Thus, the French rider succeeds his teammate Reuben Thompson, who finished second this year at 25 ". Simone Raccani (Italian National Team) finished third overall at 1' 46" ", fourth was Marco Frigo (Israel), and fifth Riccardo Ciuccarelli (Italian National Team). Sean Flynn (Haute Savoie Sprint Catch jersey), Robin Skivild (CVA Energie KOM jersey), and Oscar Onley (Valle d'Aosta points jersey) receive the remaining race jerseys.
Finally, the Italian national team won the team classification in the 58th Giro Ciclistico Internazionale della Valle d'Aosta Mont Blanc, while the Yellow Jersey Eaux Valdotaines, Lenny Martinez, was also the first of the Youth classification (first year among Under 23). Lorenzo Germani (Groupama FDJ) was awarded of the prize for the Most Epic Cycling Venture of the Giro Valle d'Aosta 2022, named in memory of Osvaldo Bassi.
Jersey wearers
Teams
Stage Classification
Runner / Team | Time |
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1 ONLEY Oscar DEVELOPMENT TEAM DSM | 03:45:41" |
2 CALZONI Walter ITALIA NATIONAL TEAM | a 22" |
3 RICCITELLO Matthew James HAGENS BERMAN AXEON CYCLING TE | a 38" |
4 VACEK Karel TIROL KTM CYCLING TEAM | a 01'30" |
5 HOLLYMAN Mason ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | a 03'24" |
6 GLOAG Thomas TRINITY RACING | a 03'39" |
7 GOLDSTEIN Edo ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | a 03'39" |
8 POOLE Max DEVELOPMENT TEAM DSM | a 03'39" |
9 THOMPSON Reuben GROUPAMA FDJ CONTINENTAL TEAM | a 03'39" |
10 MARTINEZ Lenny GROUPAMA FDJ CONTINENTAL TEAM | a 03'39" |
Overall Classification
Runner / Team | Time |
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1 MARTINEZ Lenny GROUPAMA FDJ CONTINENTAL TEAM | 18:14:01" |
2 THOMPSON Reuben GROUPAMA FDJ CONTINENTAL TEAM | a 25" |
3 RACCANI Simone ITALIA NATIONAL TEAM | a 01'46" |
4 FRIGO Marco ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | a 03'29" |
5 CIUCCARELLI Riccardo ITALIA NATIONAL TEAM | a 04'07" |
6 POOLE Max DEVELOPMENT TEAM DSM | a 05'16" |
7 BERHE Hagos Welay EF EDUCATION – NIPPO DEVELOP | a 05'18" |
8 STOCKWELL Thomas Oliver CYCLING TEAM FRIULI | a 05'35" |
9 DE CASSAN Davide CYCLING TEAM FRIULI | a 05'40" |
10 REES Oliver TRINITY RACING | a 06'23" |
The stage in videos
The stage in pictures
Technical Info
The last stage of this edition of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta will be the now classic Valtournenche - Breuil Cervinia of 119.7 kilometers. After the first descent and down the valley, the race will come to life on the final stretch with the climbs of Les Verrayes, Col Saint-Pantaléon and the long and unpredictable final climb to the final finish line in Cervinia.
Tourist info
A short stroll in the square in front of the church of Valtournenche is enough to fully understand its spirit: visitors are charmed not only by the white bell tower or by the peaks of Grandes Murailles, but also by the tombstones affixed on the walls to remember the Alpine guides of the valley. They truly wrote the history of mountaineering and they were brave and skilled.
Read more : www.lovevda.itSet in the first decades on last century in a wide hollow at the top of Valtournenche valley – at 2,000 metres – today Breuil-Cervinia is a famous high-mountain resort, well-known both in the Aosta Valley and abroad.
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