The sprinters will have their eyes on this stage but they won't thank the organisers for the cat 2 Alto Montouto – the 800m peak of which they will heave over exactly
halfway through the stage – nor the unclassified but not insignificant lump 10km from the line. Still less appreciative will be the domestiques tasked with ensuring a bunch gallop.
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ProVelo Super League – Sophie Edwards wins women's Harbour City GP overall and final stage as Oliver Bleddyn clinches men's GC with second on stage 3 behind Will Heffernan
Bleddyn's first place on GC at the New South Wales event also shifted him up to top of League leaderboard -
Paul Seixas claims Del Toro was ‘blocking’ him as Pogačar made race-winning attack, but ‘no regrets’ after sensational Strade Bianche debut
Nineteen-year-old Frenchman finished just one minute behind the World Champion, noting 'one minute too much, the minute that makes him win' -
'He's a big machine' - Tadej Pogačar forced to share Strade Bianche glory with new rival Paul Seixas
'Winning Strade Bianche is reassuring, it's a good start of the season' Slovenian says after record-breaking fourth victory -
'I was strong enough to win' - Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney upset to miss Strade Bianche victory again
'I don’t want to carry on with my career being second or third, I want to be winning' says Polish rider who finished second place for a fourth time in the Tuscan classic Saturday
