For the the second consecutive year, Louis Meintjes climbed on the final podium of the Giro di Sicilia thanks to a solid team performance of Intermarché-Circus-Wanty on the queen stage to Mt. Etna. The South African climber rode the final 21 kilometer solo, chasing Alexey Lutsenko, who won the stage and the overall.
"I was privileged to finish on the podium for a second consecutive year, but my teammates Kobe Gossens and Simone Pitteli also could have achieved this result for the team. This were strong. We know our respective qualities, we communicate a lot and that's why we could show an excellent cohesion in the race. Our two cyclocross specialists did a great job in their first race for the team and with his victory, Niccolo Bonifazio put a cherry on the cake. We had a reall good week with the six of us and the staff."
-Louis Meintjes
Look back...
Aussie Phil Anderson won the 1983 Amstel Gold Race and currently is the only non-European winner.
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