Bianchi bikes keep on confirming successful on the Norhtern Europe races. Jayco AIS’ Michael Hepburn won on his Bianchi "Sempre model" saddle a five-man sprint at the end of the 175 km Glava Tour of Norway second stage in Drammen. Queenland’s 19-year-old rider scored his first victory in a European stage race.
The race was shaken by the double attempt of Jayco AIS’ Mal Rudolf, but it was Hepburn who found the right breakaway alongside Dane Rene Jorgensen (Christina Watches) and Norwegian Frode Solberg (Sparebanken Vest). Hepburn was first over the climb 15 km from the finish line, but Dutchman Wilco Kelderman (Rabobank), Norway’s Fredrik Willmann (Joker Merida) and Dane Michael Rasmussen (Christina Watches) caught him and Jorgensen. In the final kilometres, Australian rider raced smartly and kept his legs freshest for the final sprint, bringing his “Bianchi Sempre” to the victory.
The race was shaken by the double attempt of Jayco AIS’ Mal Rudolf, but it was Hepburn who found the right breakaway alongside Dane Rene Jorgensen (Christina Watches) and Norwegian Frode Solberg (Sparebanken Vest). Hepburn was first over the climb 15 km from the finish line, but Dutchman Wilco Kelderman (Rabobank), Norway’s Fredrik Willmann (Joker Merida) and Dane Michael Rasmussen (Christina Watches) caught him and Jorgensen. In the final kilometres, Australian rider raced smartly and kept his legs freshest for the final sprint, bringing his “Bianchi Sempre” to the victory.