Scott Racing Duo Holds Lead in Andorra Epic Pyrénées After Stage 3 Fifth
Leaders Foccoli/Goria absorbed time loss on descent to stay ahead by 51 seconds before Sunday's decisive 45km finale with 1,600m climb. Massi women preserve slimmed gap after Torpado duo's first stage win.
Key Points
- Davide Foccoli and Stefano Goria finished 5th on 52km stage 3, 1:16 behind winners Lukas Baum and Georg Egger, retain 51s GC lead over Valero/Porro.
- Monica Calderón and Costanza Fasolis of Massi ISB limit losses to hold 7:18 women's lead over Zarantonello/Baumann.
- Katažina Sosna-Pinelė and Giorgia Marchet win women's stage 3 with early attack.
- Final 45km stage Sunday from La Massana features 1,600m+ ascent.
Davide Foccoli and Stefano Goria of Scott Racing held their overall lead in the Andorra Epic Pyrénées after placing fifth on stage three, while women's leaders Monica Calderón and Costanza Fasolis of Massi ISB Sport limited losses to maintain a slimmed advantage ahead of Sunday's finale.
The third stage, a 52km route from Naturland to La Massana with 1,300m of positive elevation, saw Lukas Baum and Georg Egger of Orbea Speed Company take victory by three seconds over Lorenzo Samparisi and Jacopo Billi of KTM Spada Brenta Brakes. David Valero and Samuele Porro of Klimatiza Orbea finished third, eight seconds back. Foccoli and Goria lost time on the descent but crossed the line 1:16 behind the winners, retaining a 51-second general classification edge over Valero and Porro.
Xavier Jové and Oriol Pi of Resort Princesa Parc, representing the Andorran Cycling Federation, finished 18th on the stage and climbed to 17th in the UCI elite standings.
In the women's category, Katažina Sosna-Pinelė and Giorgia Marchet of Torpado Kenda FSA claimed their first stage win with an early attack. Calderón and Fasolis held firm to preserve the Massi ISB Sport lead, now at 7:18 over Maria Zarantonello and Chrystelle Baumann of Metallurgica Veneta-Next Ride.
The sixth edition concludes Sunday with a 45km stage from and to La Massana, featuring over 1,600m of ascent and a long final descent.
Earlier, Foccoli and Goria opened with a one-second stage one win over Valero and Porro on the 49km opener with 1,440m of climbing, including Coll de Cabús and Collada Muntaner. They defended on the queen stage—61km and 2,200m up to Coll d'Ordino—recovering from a one-minute deficit and capitalizing on rivals' mechanical issues to win by 1:57 and build a 1:58 overall lead. Calderón and Fasilis dominated stage one by 2:09 and repeated on stage two, with Torpado Kenda FSA taking second that day after an early move. Pre-race favorites Sosna-Pinelė and Marchet lost over 20 minutes on the opener due to a puncture.
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