Riccitello wins Tour du Jura, Pinarello breakthrough in O Gran Camino

 

Matthew Riccitello (Decathlon) timed his late attack perfectly to win Tour du Jura, securing victory ahead of team-mate Leo Bisiaux with Jordan Jegat (TotalEnergies) completing the podium. 

The favourites came to the fore on the slopes of Mont Poupet and Riccitello made his move in the closing kilometres of the steep ascent, attacking at the moment the race came back together and immediately opening a gap that proved decisive. The American climber powered clear to take a controlled victory on the summit.

“It was good for Nico and Leo to be aggressive at the in the first parts of the climb. And then I knew I had good legs. So, with three and a half K to go after Leo accelerated, I just thought I would attack just go as hard as I could to the finish. I thought if I got a gap, I could hold it. It wasn’t easy. Jegat was strong behind, but I had good legs today.”

-Matthew Riccitello

Alessandro Pinarello showed his class over the cobbles on the steep and narrow Monte Trega climb after a punchy 154.7km day of racing, he outsprinted Jorgen Nordhagen and overall winner Adam Yates to a brilliant victory. 

This was the 22-year-old’s second GC podium of his career, Pinarello also won the points and King of the Mountains classifications to add to an impressive performance.