{"id":871643,"date":"2026-08-26T03:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T03:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/871643\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T03:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T03:08:13","slug":"a-finn-at-the-top-and-italy-awaits-finn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/871643\/","title":{"rendered":"A Finn at the top, and Italy awaits Finn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top finisher from the breakaway, the Finnish rider from the Bahrain Victorious Development team claimed a prestigious victory on the Iseran. Meanwhile, Lorenzo Finn comfortably retained the yellow jersey ahead of the finale at Lago Serru.<br \/>Kasper Borremans had every reason to celebrate; the victory he secured at an altitude of 2,770 meters\u2014atop the Col de l\u2019Iseran\u2014was truly unforgettable. The Finn may not have the classic physique of a climber, but he is robust and tenacious. Admittedly, challenging for the Yellow Jersey was out of the question\u2014even though the breakaway\u2019s lead peaked at four minutes as they passed through Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, and Borremans had started this \u201cqueen stage\u201d sitting 28th overall, 4 minutes and 48 seconds behind leader Lorenzo Finn. However, for Team Bahrain\u2014which had two riders among the three strongest survivors of the breakaway (alongside the Pole Jackowiak, who was slightly better placed at 3 minutes 48 seconds)\u2014focusing on the stage win was the smarter move, especially given the prestige of such a high-altitude finish. Still, he had to contend with the talented Belgian Jasper Schoofs (Soudal Quick-Step), who spent time alone in the lead, was reeled back in, and attacked again before finally being overtaken in the very last stretch\u2026<br \/>This battle for the stage win played out alongside the contest for the general classification, where the attackers nevertheless made significant gains in the standings (Schoofs moving up to 4th, Jackowiak to 6th). Yet, Yellow Jersey holder Lorenzo Finn remained comfortable; he appeared to ride well within himself, even while the stage win was still up for grabs. Finishing fourth\u201439 seconds behind the day\u2019s winner\u2014the young Italian looked composed and effortless, keeping only one rival, Ecuador\u2019s Mateo Ramirez, in his immediate wake; meanwhile, just behind them, Brazil\u2019s Henrique Ribeiro and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale\u2019s R\u00e9mi Arsac also demonstrated genuine climbing prowess. The general classification has now been clarified, as Lorenzo Finn holds a commanding lead\u2014over two minutes (2:07)\u2014over the Belgian Niels Driesen, who remains his closest rival. This gives him a comfortable cushion heading into the final stage at Lago Serru, situated at an altitude of 2,200 meters at the end of a grueling final climb previously featured in the 2019 Giro (won by Zakarin).<br \/>And now, Italy is abuzz with excitement, eager to believe in the arrival of the champion it has sorely lacked since Vincenzo Nibali\u2014at least when it comes to stage races. But Lorenzo Finn is also a world champion, having won the title first as a junior (2024) and now in the U23 category. Clearly, Italy has reason to believe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The top finisher from the breakaway, the Finnish rider from the Bahrain Victorious Development team claimed a prestigious&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":871644,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-871643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/871644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}