The 104th prestigious multi-day cycling race "Giro d'Italia" is
taking place in Italy these days. The three leaders of the general
classification include the Russian athlete Alexander Vlasov.
Astana-Premier Tech rider takes third place and is just 21 seconds
behind the owner of the leader's pink jersey Egan Bernal from
Colombia. In his homeland, 25-year-old Vlasov is not known as
widely as representatives of other sports, but in the world of road
cycling he has long made a name for himself. In 2018, Vlasov won
the general classification of the youth version of the Giro
d'Italia, which was pin up
mobil done by another Russian Pavel Sivakov a year before.
Continuing to occupy high places in various races in the next
season, the native of Vyborg in 2020 signed a contract with one of
the strongest teams - Astana - and was able to debut on the grand
tours. In Italy, he had to withdraw from the race already at the
second stage due to stomach problems, but then he showed up at the
Vuelta of Spain and took 11th place there, which is considered a
good result for a debutant. In addition, Vlasov became the third in
the youth classification.