2022 Tour of the Alps Stage 3 Results & Recap
Stage 3 of the 2022 Tour of the Alps is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Winning escape for Lennard Kämna at the Tour of the Alps 2022. The rider from BORA - hansgrohe anticipates his fellow adventurers with a shot inside the last kilometer, then resisting the return of Andrey Amador (Ineos Grenadiers). The two were part of a group of twelve runners who took advantage after almost 70 kilometers of running, selecting themselves further during the last climb of the day. With the group strongly reduced in turn, but still more than a minute away at the GPM, the forwards were able to play for the victory, with a series of shots in the final that finally favored the German rider. To complete the podium of the day is Jonathan Lastra (Caja Rural-RGA) in front of Natnael Tesfazion (Drone Hopper - Androni), while the group is regulated by Sean Quinn (EF Education - EasyPost), with a delay of 57 seconds that allow Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious) to keep his leader's jersey. his men on the attack. The first hour of running is thus a long sequence of shots and counter-shots which, however, are unable to find the right balance to be able to leave. Among the most active in the early stages of the race are Chris Hamilton (Team DSM), James Piccoli (Israel - Premier Tech) and Lennard Kamna (Bora-hansgrohe), who promote an interesting attempt which also includes Thibaut Pinot (Groupama- FDJ) around fifty kilometers. The action, which also includes David De La Cruz (AST), Natnael Tesfazion (DRA), José Joaquín Rojas (MOV), Unai Iribar (EUS), Davide Bais (EOK) and Sean Quinn (EFE) is however canceled soon after the flying finish line, with the group that dives at great pace in the descent towards Bressanone.
The rhythm sees more sections form and a dozen men take advantage of it to restart, including many also present in the previous attempt. Vadim Pronskiy (Astana Qazaqstan), Andrey Amador (Ineos Grenadiers), Lennard Kämna (Bora-hansgrohe), Merhawi Kudus (EF Education-EasyPost), James Piccoli (Israel - Premier Tech), Will Barta, José Rojas (Movistar), Jonathan Lastra (Caja Rural -Seguros RGA), Natnael Tesfazion (Drone Hopper - Androni Toys), Unai Iribar (Euskaltel Euskadi) and Torstein Træen (Uno-X Pro Cycling) so quickly dig an interesting advantage that allows him to get to the foot of the former GPM of the day with an advantage of 3'15 ". At that point the Bahrain - Victorious begins to control, allowing a maximum of 3'53" at the foot of the long ascent of Passo Furcia. with the lead down to three minutes again, it was Ineos Grenadiers who picked up the pace in pursuit. While Hamilton is the first to try in the front, quickly recovered after causing Iribar and Rojas to fail, the sprints also begin behind. The attack is initiated by Geoffrey Bouchard (Ag2r Citroën), but his action has little luck and consequences. Eddie Dunbar (Ineos Grenadiers) tries to follow, provoking the reaction of Bahrain - Victorious. The group thus thins considerably, with the repeated attacks of Pavel Sivakov which increasingly reduce the number of units behind the pacemakers, among which it is Traeen to raise the pace, followed by only Pronskiy, while Piccoli and Tesfazion climb the hill with a Despite the repeated efforts, the best guys all stay together, passing through the GPM with a delay of just over a minute compared to the leading couple, who however on the descent sees Traeen fall into one of the first corners, with Pronskiy being caught first. of Piccoli, then also by the other pursuers. During the descent Amador and Piccoli do their utmost to try to organize the group of fugitives, which therefore continues compactly until the end of the descent, keeping at a good distance a group that still proceeds in tears, but without becoming dangerous for the attackers. The last ten kilometers are therefore a struggle between the fugitives, who study each other and look for the best time to place their shot. The most active are Piccoli, Amador and Kamna, but none can make a decisive difference. However, these actions are important to exhaust rivals physically and mentally, with Kamna then capturing the moment with a flash of flamme rouge, catching a hitherto impeccable Amador unprepared. The Costa Rican reacts with that fraction of a second too long and is no longer able to fill the gap, thus having to witness the victory of the young rival.
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