When he crossed the finish line at Lago Laceno and claimed the pink jersey of Giro d'Italia race leader, Andreas Leknessund (DSM) said he had had no idea he was making a small but significant piece of cycling history.
But after the Norwegian found out he was the first rider from north of the Arctic Circle ever to take the lead of the Italian Grand Tour in its 106 editions, he said he was not, in any case, surprised. "The number of cyclists from inside the Circle is very small," he pointed out.
