𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 🙌 Andreas Leknessund is the first Norwegian in 42 years to lead the Giro d'Italia 🇳🇴 And after suffering the loss of someone close to him in the lead-up to the race, the emotions are 𝙧𝙖𝙬 😭 @andreaslek | @TeamDSM
VIDEO: Emotional Andreas Leknessund breaks down in tears after taking overall lead of the Giro d'Italia following stage 4
CyclingTuesday, 09 May 2023 at 18:30
Team DSM's 23-year-old Norwegian Andreas Leknessund is the new overall leader of the Giro d'Italia, taking over from Remco Evenepoel after finishing second on stage 4 of the race.
After suffering some heartbreak in the weeks and months prior to the Giro d'Italia, Leknessund's trip to the podium for the Maglia Rosa means even more than it usually would. In the immediate aftermath of the stage a completely exhausted Leknessund broke down in tears.
After finding out his dream of leading a Grand Tour had come true, the 23-year-old was embraced by Team DSM staff members as all the emotion of the past few weeks poured out of Leknessund. Although Aurélien Paret-Peintre may have taken the stage win, Leknessund arguably took the bigger prize and now leads the general classification by 28 seconds from Evenepoel.
Check out Leknessund's initial reaction to the stage finish in the video below.
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