Jarno Widar continued his dominance in U23 races by winning all three mountain stages in the Giro Ciclistico della Valle d’Aosta – Mont Blanc and taking the overall victory for the second year in a row.
Giro Ciclistico della Valle d’Aosta – Mont Blanc stage 3 2025 profile
Due to Hagens Berman Jayco rider Samuele Privatere passing away on stage 1 after a tragic crash, the stage 2 mountain time trial was cancelled, with racing resuming on stages 3, 4, and 5, all mountain days.
Jarno Widar delivered his most impressive performance on stage 3, riding away from everyone on the Colle del Gran San Bernardo (17.02 km, 6.83%). Widar did 5.81 ᵉW/kg for 46:14 min at high altitude, with the climb topping out at 2468 metres above sea level. Sea-level adjusted, Widar produced 6.27 ᵉW/kg. The dominance of the ride was clear, second-placed Jean-Loup Fayolle lost 1:53 min, with the next rider finishing over two and a half minutes back.
Widar also won the summit finishes on stages 4 and 5, which were not regular mountain stages, beating on the final day Jakob Omrzel, the first-year U23 Slovenian who won the U23 Giro d’Italia where Widar had crashed out. Widar took his fifth win in a U23 or 2.2 stage race and from the prestigious U23 stage races he is only missing a Tour de l’Avenir win.
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