Nicolas Marini always more motivated. Second in the sprint of today stage, third podium in a row and new leadership of the General Ranking of the Tour of Taihu Lake. The Chinese race is giving many satisfactions to the young Italian sprinter. Tomorrow the Wujang finish line, where in the 2016 the young #OrangeBlue sprinter won the stage.
Tour of Taihu Lake – stage 3. Huzhou › Changxing
Nicolas Marini again on podium. Second place of the day that means new general ranking leader and best young rider in race. The young Italian rider went on podium 3 times in 3 stages, in all the 3 positions. 1 victory, 1 second place, 1 third place.
A TOUR OF TAIHU LAKE WITH LOTS OF ITALY.
The Tour of Taihu Lake is raced in China, but the battle for the victory is Made in Italy, with an amazing battle between 2 young Italian sprinters, Nicolas Marini of NIPPO Vini Fantini team and Jakub Mareczko from Wilier Triestina team. Today stages goes to Mareczko, but the second place of today gives to Nicolas Marini the general ranking leadership and the best young rider special jersey. The stage victory and the point jersey goes to Jakub Mareczko, but Nicolas Marini is in second position ready to battle.
The NIPPO Vini Fantini sprinter, Nicolas Marini, is happy and ready to race next stages: “After the injury my condition is growing up. To maintain the leader jersey until the end will not be easy, but with such teammates everything is possibile. Anyway we look day by day to the future, starting from tomorrow stage, that is the one I won in 2016.”
4 stages to the end of the Tour of Taihu Lake with other 3 arrivals expected for sprinters. A beautiful battle designated to going on until the end of the Chinese race.
GENERAL RANKING
1 – Nicolas Marini – NIPPO Vini Fantini
2 – Jakub Mareczko – Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
3 – Carlos Alzate Escobar – United Healtcare
3RD STAGE RANKING
1- Jakub Mareczko – Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
2 – Nicolas Marini – NIPPO Vini Fantini
3 – Benjamin Giroud – Delko Marseille
BEST YOUNG RIDER
1 – Nicolas Marini – NIPPO Vini Fantini
2 – Jakub Mareczko – Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
3 – Jason Lowndes – Israel Cycling Academy