British victory at Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali! Paul Double makes pro win debut on summit finish
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Paul Double is a rider that for many years has delivered strong performances but had thus far not won as a pro rider. This year he made his World Tour debut with Team Jayco AlUla and he has quickly taken his first triumph at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali.
The Briton attacked inside the final 3 kilometers on the hilltop finish to Sogliano al Rubicone, joining up with early attacker Lennart Jasch and quickly dropping him. He anticipated the main favourites, and then held his gap by a very small margin to the line, taking a brilliant win in the process. Jarno Widar sprinted to second place followed by Diego Ulissi.
| 1 | Double Paul | Team Jayco-AlUla | 04:18:23 |
| 2 | Widar Jarno | Lotto Development Team | + 00 |
| 3 | Ulissi Diego | XDS Astana Team | + 00 |
| 4 | Tulett Ben | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 00 |
| 5 | Sheffield Magnus | INEOS Grenadiers | + 03 |
| 6 | De Pretto Davide | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 03 |
| 7 | Lutsenko Alexey | Israel-Premier Tech | + 05 |
| 8 | Covi Alessandro | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 05 |
| 9 | Velasco Simone | XDS Astana Team | + 05 |
| 10 | Rivera Brandon | INEOS Grenadiers | + 05 |
Paul Double 🇬🇧 WINS stage two of the Coppi e Bartali! He held off a fast finishing Jarno Widar 🇧🇪, Diego Ulissi 🇮🇹 and Ben Tulett 🇬🇧 to take the win after attacking inside the final 2km! 👏 #CoppieBartali pic.twitter.com/Od00vtZvor
— Tim Bonville-Ginn (@TimBonvilleGinn) March 26, 2025
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