Zimmermann tops Pidcock to win Eschborn-Frankfurt

Georg Zimmermann (Lotto-Intermarché) secured his first ever WorldTour one-day win at Eschborn-Frankfurt on Friday, proving fastest in a lead group of 12 attackers that just barely managed to keep a hard-charging peloton at bay.

The move went clear on the Mammolshain climb inside the final 40 km of the race with Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) among the aggressors that forced the split, and then the leaders collaborated just well enough to survive into the finale. Although the bunch essentially closed down the gap to the attackers with 500 meters to go, the trailing sprint teams could not actually pull even with those at the front.

On the finishing straight, Zimmermann launched a devastating sprint on the right side of the road to take a convincing win with Pidcock settling for second and Ben Tulett (Visma-Lease a Bike) rounding out the podium in third.

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