{"id":2114147,"date":"2026-08-27T09:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2114147"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:28:49","slug":"teen-supertalent-lorenzo-finn-pushes-7w-kg-to-join-pogacar-as-winner-of-baby-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2114147","title":{"rendered":"Teen Supertalent Lorenzo Finn Pushes 7w\/kg to Join Poga\u010dar as Winner of ‘Baby Tour de France’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Updated August 27, 2026 03:36AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lorenzo Mark Finn reasserted himself as the king of the under-23s on Wednesday by sealing an emphatic overall victory at the Tour de l\u2019Avenir.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old Italian joined a wild roll of honor by winning the prestigious development race that\u2019s anointed multiple Tour de France champions.<\/p>\n

Greg LeMond, Miguel Indurain, Egan Bernal, and Tadej Poga\u010dar are all part of Tour de l\u2019Avenir\u2019s very elite club of winners. Isaac del Toro and Paul Seixas are also members.<\/p>\n

Finn, who\u2019s already won junior road race worlds and is reigning U23 world champion, delivered a Poga\u010dar-esque performance through the back of the mountainous 7-day race.<\/p>\n

His final winning margin of 2:34 is the biggest in more than 10 years.<\/p>\n

The rangy climber took the yellow jersey by winning the stage 5 time trial, padded his advantage the next day, and put an exclamation point on it Wednesday by winning the final mountaintop finish while wearing yellow.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI couldn\u2019t have finished this Tour de l\u2019Avenir any better,\u201d Finn said after the final stage into the Italian Alps. \u201cThe final climb was very hard, and I\u2019m super happy that I managed to finish it off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that the race ended in Italy makes it even more special \u2013 on that last climb and all day long, there were so many people cheering me on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Belgian duo Niels Driesden and Matteo Vanhuffel rounded out the GC podium.<\/p>\n

Finn boasts 7w\/kg power and a WorldTour contract<\/h2>\n
Finn won the yellow jersey on stage 5 and dominated the mountainous final stages of Tour de l\u2019Avenir.<\/span> (Photo: Twila Federica Muzzi \/ Red Bull Content Pool )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finn joined the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe \u201cRookies\u201d devo team last year and has dominated the U23 ranks since.<\/p>\n

He won U23 worlds in Kigali last autumn and doubled back for a home win at the \u201cBaby Giro\u201d 8-day race this June.<\/p>\n

Finn has also seen racing with the senior Red Bull team of Remco Evenepoel and Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d in advance of him joining the WorldTour ranks in 2027.<\/p>\n

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This was the first year that the Tour de l\u2019Avenir (perhaps controversially) opened up its start list to conti-level WorldTour development teams. And it showed \u2013 all 20 of the top spots went to development team riders. Athletes from national teams were left chasing the scraps.<\/p>\n

But that shouldn\u2019t take anything away from Finn \u2013 the kid\u2019s very good.<\/p>\n

Online data sleuths estimate the 19-year-old hit close to 7w\/kg for 25 minutes on Monday when he blitzed the mountain TT.<\/p>\n

So if you don\u2019t know it already \u2013 remember the name Lorenzo Mark Finn. Tour de l\u2019Avenir history suggests you\u2019ll be seeing it a lot more over the next 15+ years.<\/p>\n

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Tour de l\u2019Avenir 2026: Final GC<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n
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Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Updated August 27, 2026 03:36AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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