News: Win for Steve Cummings at Giro della Toscana

Italian based British professional Steve Cummings wins stage 1 of the Giro della Toscana wearing the champion’s stripes

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News: Win for Steve Cummings at Giro della Toscana

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Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka got off to a fantastic start in Giro della Toscana as Steve Cummings sprinted to victory after a late attack on the opening stage.

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With a strong and versatile team, it was no surprise to see Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka taking control of the stage early on. A group of four riders managed to get away after 15 km, but the quartet was never allowed a gap of more than just a couple of minutes.

Having both Mark Cavendish and Ryan Gibbons as key players for a possible sprint finish, the team made sure to always keep the breakaway within reach and with about 40 km left to go, it all came back together again. From here on, it didn’t take long before the inevitable counterattacks began. Cummings joined one of the strongest moves together with Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Egan Bernal (Androni-Sidermec) and Frederik Backaert (Wanty-Groupe Gobert).
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The small but powerful group quickly got a gap of nearly one minute on the peloton before the pack could organize a chase. Taking on the last lap of 7.7 km, the gap came down to just over half a minute but despite a furious chase behind, the break managed to keep the pack at bay and fight for victory.

In the final, Cummings timed his sprint to perfection as he passed his rivals on the final meters to take both the stage win and the overall lead of Giro della Toscana. Tomorrow, the Italian two-days event concludes with a mountain top finish to Volterra.

Steve Cummings: “I wasn’t really feeling super today, having missed so much racing. I couldn’t follow on the explosive climb so I just stayed calm, waited and then went full gas after the climb. It turned out to be a good tactic. Towards the end, we were going so fast at the front that there wasn’t an opportunity to split the group so I just waited for the sprint. I let it all out there and I’m just really happy now”.

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