The Flying Colombian arrives at the finish line for his first victory of the season. Santiago Buitrago claimed his first victory of the season with teammate Antonio Tiberi securing third place after being outsprinted by Romain Grégoire (Groupama FDJ) for second at Trofeo Laigueglia. The race was decided on the final circuit, on the decisive climb of Colla Micheri - repeated three times. Victorious launched Buitrago and Tiberi into attack mode, followed by Grégoire and Quinten Hermans. Around 20 km from the finish, Hermans was distanced. At the front, Buitrago, Tiberi and Grégoire remained. On the final ascent of Colla MIcheri, Buitrago made his move, dropping his companions to the finish line. The Frenchman edged Tiberi in a two-up sprint, 25 seconds behind Buitrago. “It’s special to win here. We raced very well as a team, very intelligently, and it’s great to also have Antonio on the podium in third place. In the final, Antonio and I decided to anticipate because we knew Grégoir...
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