Giro d'Abruzzo: Alexey Lutsenko cracks UAE Team Emirates on stage 3 mountain finish

Alexey Lutsenko beat Diego Ulissi and Adam Yates
Alexey Lutsenko beat Diego Ulissi and Adam Yates (Image credit: RCS Sport/La Presse)

Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) overcame a UAE Team Emirates onslaught on the Giro d’Abruzzo stage 3 summit finish to sprint to victory and the race lead at Prati di Tivo.

The Kazakhstani rider survived multiple attacks from Adam Yates and Pavel Sivakov inside the final half of the 14.7km, 7% mountain before making it to the final metres in an elite group with Yates and a resurgent Diego Ulissi.

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