Kämna finishes Tour of the Alps in sixth place

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 · 21.04.2023

Kämna finishes Tour of the Alps in sixth placePhoto: Gian Mattia D'alberto/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
Ist gewappnet für den Giro d'Italia: Lennard Kämna (2. v.r.).
Professional cyclist Lennard Kämna finished his dress rehearsal for the Giro d'Italia at the Tour of the Alps in sixth place overall.

The 26-year-old Bora-Hansgrohe professional finished the demanding five-day race in Italy 45 seconds behind the British overall winner Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers). Kämna had celebrated his first win of the season on the third stage on Wednesday.

After 144.5 kilometres from Cavalese to Brunico, the British rider Simon Carr secured the day's victory as a soloist. Carr won the sprint of the chasers EF-Education-EasyPostKämna's team-mate Georg Steinhauser and ensured a German success on the final day. Another German, Kämna's team-mate Florian Lipowitz, finished in the top 10 in fourth place.

The 106th Giro d'Italia starts on 6 May with an individual time trial in Fossacesia Marina.

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