Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard has secured overall victory in the weeklong Tirreno-Adriatico race after winning the two big climbing stages.
Jonas Hansen Vingegaard - Team Visma - Lease A Bike, the winner of the race, celebrates on the podium with the Trident Trophy after the 59th Tirreno - Adriatico 2024, Stage from San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, Sunday, March 10, 2024 in San Benedetto del Tronto, Tuscany, Italy.
Vingegaard finished 1 minute, 24 seconds ahead of Spanish rider Juan Ayuso and 1:52 ahead of Jai Hindley, the 2022 Giro d’Italia champion from Australia.American rider Matteo Jorgenson wins the Paris-Nice stage race for the first timeMalukas will miss start of IndyCar season after injuring wrist in mountain biking accident
Italian rider Jonathan Milan with Lidl-Trek won the seventh and final Tirreno stage in a sprint finish for his second victory of the race after also taking the fourth leg. Alexander Kristoff and Davide Cimolai finished second and third, respectively. The next major race is the Milan-San Remo next Saturday, although Vingegaard does not plan to enter the single-day classic.