Milan Wins Final Stage, Del Toro Takes Tirreno-Adriatico Overall

Jonathan Milan claimed victory in the sprint finish of the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico on Sunday, securing his third consecutive win on the seventh day of the race, while Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates XRG crossed the line to claim the overall general classification title.

The 142-kilometer flat stage from Civitanova Marche to San Benedetto del Tronto featured several breakaway attempts early on. A trio of riders, Xabier Azparren of Pinarello Q36.5, Dries De Bondt of Jayco AlUla and Roberto Carlos Gonzalez of Solution Tech Nippo Rali, established a lead of more than four minutes after the first 10 kilometers. The peloton gradually reeled them in, with Alpecin Deceuninck setting a strong pace on the Ripatransone climb, reducing the group to about 30 riders.

Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin Deceuninck led a front group down the descent, building a brief advantage of around 20 seconds, but the main peloton caught up during the five-lap circuit in San Benedetto del Tronto. An intermediate sprint added drama to the general classification standings, as Matteo Jorgenson of Visma-Lease a Bike edged out teammate Wout van Aert for bonus seconds, moving him into second place...