Soudal Quick-Step’s climber becomes the first Brazilian to claim the honors at the prestigious Italian race.
Henrique Bravo added a third stage race to his palmares, and the most important of his young career so far, the 62nd edition of the Giro della Valle d’Aosta. The 20-year-old, victorious at the Tour of Antalya and Oberösterreich Rundfahrt this season, sealed the overall win on Sunday afternoon, in Breuil Cervinia, where he successfully defended the yellow jersey he had been wearing since the opening day.
Several teams tried to put pressure on Bravo on the many climbs of the last stage, but thanks to another solid effort of his teammates and another resilient ride, nobody could dislodge him. Champlong, Col Saint Pantaléon, and Breuil-Cervinia were the three major ascents of the day, and Henrique passed each of these tests with ease before concluding part of an elite group featuring some of his GC rivals, around one minute behind the breakaway.
By doing this, the Brazilian secured the team’s tenth success of the year and one of the biggest in the history of our feeder squad. In addition to the yellow jersey, Bravo won also the points classification, while the fantastic collective effort of our young wolves put Soudal Quick-Step Devo at the top of the team classification.
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