Archiv für den Monat: Februar 2019

Ruta del Sol – 5. Etappe

1 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott 3:58:19
2 Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
3 Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar Team
4 Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
5 Colin Joyce (USA) Rally UHC Cycling
6 Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
7 Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane
8 Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot-Charles
9 Eduard Prades (Spa) Movistar Team
10 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma

Endstand:
1 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 17:42:00
2 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:07
3 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:00:11
4 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:21
5 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:57
6 Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:01:08
7 Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Equipo Euskadi 0:01:12
8 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:01:43
9 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:02:53
10 Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida 0:03:41
Punktwertung:
1 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 53 pts
2 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott 50
3 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 49
4 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 48
5 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team 47
Bergwertung:
1 Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 34 pts
2 Alvaro Cuadros Morata (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 15
3 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team 12
4 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 8
5 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 8

UAE Tour – TTT 1st stage

1 Team Jumbo-Visma 0:16:49
2 Team Sunweb 0:00:07
3 Bahrain-Merida 0:00:09
4 Team Sky 0:00:14
5 Movistar Team 0:00:18
6 CCC Team 0:00:24
7 Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:26
8 EF Education First
9 Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:29
10 Dimension Data
11 Groupama-FDJ
12 Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:32
13 UAE Team Emirates 0:00:36
14 Trek-Segafredo 0:00:43
15 Astana Pro Team 0:00:44
16 Lotto Soudal 0:00:45
17 Katusha-Alpecin
18 AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:54
19 Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:00:57
20 Team Novo Nordisk 0:01:46

GC:
1 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:16:49
2 Laurens De Plus (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma
3 Jos van Emden (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
4 Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
5 Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:00:07
6 Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb
7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb
8 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb
9 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb
10 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:08

BORA – hansgrohe belegt den neunten Platz im Mannschaftszeitfahren der UAE Tour

Die UAE Tour, die durch einen Zusammenschluss der Dubai Tour und der Abu Dhabi Tour entstand, begann heute mit einem 16 km langen Mannschaftszeitfahren auf der Insel Al Hudayriat. Der Parcours war durchwegs flach und wies nur einige, meist langgezogene Kurven auf. Um 14:50 Uhr rollte das erste Team von der Startrampe und setzte mit 17:46 Minuten eine erste Richtzeit im Ziel. Etwa 30 Minuten später nahm BORA – hansgrohe als Siebtes von 20 Teams das Mannschaftszeitfahren in Angriff. Das Team benötigte insgesamt 17:17 Minuten um die Strecke zu absolvieren, und lag im Ziel somit nur 2 Sekunden hinter der bis dato führenden Mannschaft. Die Fahrer des Raublinger Rennstalls absolvierten die Strecke mit einer Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von mehr als 55 km/h. Am Ende gewann Jumbo-Visma die Auftaktetappe mit einer Zeit von 16:49 Minuten. BORA – hansgrohe büßte letztendlich 28 Sekunden gegenüber dem Tagessieger ein und belegte damit den neunten Rang.
Reaktionen im Ziel
„Die Jungs haben eine solide Leistung gezeigt. Wir sind hier mit keinem echten Zeitfahrspezialisten an den Start gegangen, aber das Team hat trotzdem einen guten Job gemacht. Alle haben gut zusammengearbeitet und am Ende den neunten Platz belegt. Wir haben heute nicht zu viel Zeit für die Gesamtwertung verloren und können deshalb mit dem Ergebnis ziemlich zufrieden sein.“ – Enrico Poitschke, sportlicher Leiter

2. Etappe Tour Haut Var

1 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
2 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
3 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
4 Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie
5 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
6 Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
7 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
8 Hugh John Carthy (GBr) EF Education First
9 Kilian Frankiny (Swi) Groupama-FDJ
10 Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM

Algarve Rundfahrt 4. Etappe

1 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 4:56:07
2 Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
3 Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates
4 Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
5 Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
6 Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal
7 Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
8 Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
9 Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
10 Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

GC:
1 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 15:12:28
2 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 0:00:29
3 Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky 0:00:30
4 Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:31
5 David de la Cruz (Spa) Team Sky 0:00:57
6 Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:01:28
7 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:02:12
8 Neilson Powless (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:02:13
9 Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb 0:02:35
10 Amaro Antunes (Por) CCC Team 0:02:36

4. Etappe Ruta del Sol – Simon Yates Solosieger

1 Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 3:01:03
2 Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Equipo Euskadi 0:00:26
3 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
4 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott
5 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team
6 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team
7 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
8 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:01:20
9 Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott

GC:
1 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 13:43:41
2 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:07
3 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:00:11
4 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:21
5 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:57
6 Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:01:08
7 Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Equipo Euskadi 0:01:12
8 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:01:43
9 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:02:53
10 Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida 0:03:41

Vanmarcke wins Haut Var opener


1 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First 4:00:22
2 Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
3 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
4 Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
5 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
6 Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
7 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy
8 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
9 Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
10 Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles

Sep Vanmarcke won a small group sprint in Mandelieu-la-Napoul, France on Friday. The Belgian benefited from an adaptable team prepared to react to any scenario on the opening stage of Tour de Haut Var. With the stage win came the yellow race leader’s jersey.
“I’m really happy to win,” said Vanmarcke. “It’s my first win in nearly three years. It feels so good to be back on the top step.”
Groupama-FDJ showed their cards early, taking control of the pace-setting in the peloton behind the three-rider breakaway. The 154-kilometer stage offered up undulating terrain, and EF Education First Pro Cycling Team had discussed several different plans to approach the tricky route.
“There was a false flat part with 30-kilometers to go,” said sport director Ken Vanmarcke, Sep’s older brother. “If the gap to the breakaway was small, we wanted to anticipate action with Sep and Matti [Breschel]. The gap wasn’t small enough to do anything then, but on the second to last climb, the gap was down to 40-seconds and Lachlan [Morton] tried to go across. The climb was too short for that.”
With initial efforts thwarted, EF Education First regrouped ahead of the last climb.
“Normally the final would be hard for me with a five kilometer climb,” said Sep. “But I felt really good all day, and I wanted to give it a try.”
Only 20 riders remained in contention over the top, Vanmarcke and Hugh Carthy among them. Crashes and splits on the technical descent further reduced the group. Fourteen riders hit the four-kilometer flat run-in to the line.
“Hugh knew Sep had a big chance to win the sprint, and immediately started riding in the front of the group to keep the pace high,” said Ken.
“He pulled into the last corner,” Sep added. “I could focus on the sprint. My timing was good. I made it a long sprint and could hold on to take the win.”
The younger Vanmarcke brother is EF Education First’s Classics captain.
“I think we see that Sep is on a really good path for the Classics,” said team CEO Jonathan Vaughters. “I don’t want to overstate anything because of course the Tour of Haut Var and the Tour of Flanders are completely different things, but he’s obviously in a good place.”
“A lot of the things we’ve been working on for two or three years now are coming to fruition. There’s no magic thing that just started happening. We have the same directors, and a lot of the same riders. It’s just that little by little we’re able to build on things,” said Vaughters. “The serenity of having EF’s support allows us to better execute and plan for the future. Everyone isn’t worried about where their next paycheck is coming from; they’re looking at how to win the race. And that’s showing.”
The Tour du Haut Var continues on Saturday with a hilly 200-kilometer day between Le Cannent-des-Maures and Mons.
“We will enjoy the jersey, but we have to be realistic,” said Ken. “Sep won’t have the jersey on Sunday evening. We will try to keep it on the team but on different shoulders.”
“Tomorrow will be another hard day, and on Sunday the final is on a longer climb,” said Sep. “I want to give something back to Hugh. He’s our strongest climber here, and I suspect well work for him this weekend.”
“As always, Sep worked this winter,” said Ken. “He’s on the right track towards the Classics.”
The Haut Var victory is the team’s fifth win in the still young season. Last year, the team recorded six victories in total.
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3. Etappe Algarve Rundfahrt Zeitfahren (wellig)

1 Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJ 0:24:33
2 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 0:00:02
3 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:05
4 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:08
5 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:17
6 Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:00:31
7 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:36
8 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky
9 Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:00:42
10 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:43

GC:
1 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 10:16:14
2 Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:31
3 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 0:00:36
4 Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky 0:00:37
5 David de la Cruz (Spa) Team Sky 0:00:57
6 Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:01:08
7 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:02:12
8 Neilson Powless (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:02:13
9 Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb 0:02:35
10 Amaro Antunes (Por) CCC Team 0:02:43
11 Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:02:49
12 Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:02:59
13 Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha-Alpecin 0:03:02
14 Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:03:09
15 Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Dimension Data 0:03:11

3. Etappe Zeitfahren (Bergig) Ruta del Sol

1 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:22:25
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:00:02
3 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:09
4 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
5 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:15
6 Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:16
7 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:19
8 Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:22
9 Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:26
10 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:00:47
GC:
1 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 10:42:05
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:00:07
3 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:14
4 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:00:18
5 Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:21
6 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:28
7 Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:39
8 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:00:56
9 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:01:04
10 Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:01:16

Tour de France 2021 – Grand Depart Copenhagen

Key points:
 Denmark will become the tenth country to host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in 2021. The first three stages of the 108th edition of the race will take place in Copenhagen and the southern part of the country.
 A hundred years after the inaugural edition of the (amateur) World Cycling Championships and a decade after hosting the Worlds for the sixth time, the Danish capital and most bicycle-friendly city in the world will set the scene for the most famous cycling race on Earth.

Copenhagen is home to more bicycles than people. The city that has integrated cycling into its daily life better than any other place in the world is a natural fit for the biggest cycling race on Earth. The Tour de France will head to Denmark in 2021 for the northernmost Grand Départ yet. A time trial through the heart of the Danish capital will kick off the race’s Nordic adventure. The next stage will give riders and viewers alike the opportunity to discover the island of Zealand and take the 18 km Great Belt Bridge that will take them to Nyborg on the island of Funen. The visit to Denmark will come to an end on the Jutland peninsula on the mainland with a sprinter-friendly romp between Vejle and Sønderborg. A generation of riders such as Michael Valgren, Søren Kragh Andersen, Mads Pedersen and Magnus Cort Nielsen will fight for their chance on home turf.

Danish stages of the 2021 Tour de France:
Stage 1: Copenhagen (ITT), 13 km
Stage 2: Roskilde > Nyborg, 190 km
Stage 3: Vejle > Sønderborg, 170 km

Lars Løkke Rasmussen: „I am both very happy and very proud that the Tour de France is coming to Denmark. Denmark is one of the greatest cycling nations in the world, so to be able to welcome the best bike riders in the world and host the world’s most iconic cycling race is an honour and a privilege. The Danes are more than ready to host one of the greatest sporting events in the world. I really look forward to the summer of 2021″.
Franck Jensen: “It is a tremendous honour for Copenhagen to host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in 2021: the best cycling city in the world welcomes the greatest cycling race in the world. The Grand Départ in 2021 will be the biggest sport event in Denmark ever. We will use this unique opportunity to celebrate the Tour de France and our unique bicycle culture with the rest of the world.“
Rasmus Jarlov: „I am very excited about getting the Tour de France to Denmark. This will be a huge celebration for all of Denmark and for cycling fans all over the world. And it will be a great opportunity for us to show to the world what Denmark has to offer in terms of beautiful scenery, historic sights, our unique cycling culture, our life style, smart city solutions and so much more. It is an amazing branding opportunity for Denmark and I very much look forward to July 2021.“
Christian Prudhomme: „The Tour de France is the biggest cycling race on Earth, but we still have much to learn! The Danes set an outstanding example by making bicycles their leading means of transport in urban areas. In Copenhagen, we will meet fans who acclaim the champions of world cycling. The energy that supporters and curious locals will channel to riders, followers and viewers of the Tour will most assuredly be a great source of inspiration to succeed in our greatest challenge: seeing the future on a bike.“
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LA VUELTA 20 – THREE STAGES AND 410 KM IN THE NETHERLANDS

In August 2020 La Vuelta will held its 85th edition. For that special occasion, the Spanish Grand Tour will start with three stages and 410 km in The Netherlands, through the provinces of Utrecht and North Brabant. No less than 34 Dutch municipalities will be visited in three days. The cities (Utrecht, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Breda) and provinces (Utrecht, North Brabant) involved in organising the event presented the routes of this major international event today in the monumental church of Breda.
THREE CHALLENGING STAGES

STAGE 1 | T.T.T | 23.7 KM
The first stage will start on Friday evening. The riders in the team time trial will race through the streets of Utrecht. Starting at the Jaarbeurs then cycle eastwards through the city Centre. After a technical first part of the circuit they ride alongside the Singel on the Maliebaan, the oldest cycle path in the Netherlands. The route then heads at full tilt for Overvecht, where the teams make a loop towards Leidsche Rijn. A great opportunity for spectators to see their cycling heroes racing past twice. After leaving the new Leidsche Rijn Centre the teams race to the finish. From the fly-over they will hold a full-on team sprint until they cross the line at the Jaarbeursplein. Utrecht will therefore become the first city to host the official start of the three Grand Tours.
STAGE 2 | 183 KM
The second stage will start on Saturday morning is the beautiful historic centre of ’s-Hertogenbosch. The decor for the first part of this stage is formed by the Zuiderwaterlinie, the Dutch military defensive line dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. After crossing the big rivers the peloton will head at full speed to the Grebbeberg, where the first mountain points of La Vuelta 2020 can be earned. The riders follow their route over the hilly ridge known as the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, with stunning views of the various country estates and castles, as they head for Amersfoort. After a loop through the city of Utrecht, they will sprint to the finish line at the Utrecht Science Park.
STAGE 3 | 194 KM
During the last stage on Dutch soil the spotlight is on the landscape of West Brabant. After the start on Sunday at Breda’s historic castle the peloton will tour through the province. In doing so the riders will come face to face with the Brabantse Wal; the characteristic landscape of West Brabant. They will cycle through the birthplace of sport cycling in the Netherlands, places like St. Willebord, Alphen Chaam and Hoogerheide (known for the cyclocross competitions). After 194 kilometres the peloton races back through Breda for its last few metres in the Netherlands. The finish line is in front of the Chassé theatre; then we will know the winner of the third stage.

The team presentation will be held on the Thursday evening prior to the weekend of the competition, in the newly rebuilt Vredenburg in Utrecht’s city centre.

SPANISH FIESTA
Now that the routes are known the organisation behind La Vuelta Holanda can get to work on the details of the event. The themes involved will be: celebration, healthy urban living and sustainability. The event will benefit from extra experiences in the form of a variety of activities put on by and for residents, clubs, organisations, partners, businesses and institutions. As Mayor Paul Depla of Breda put it yesterday: „We will make the Vuelta 20 into one big party for the cities and the regions. Not just along the circuit itself, but also in the run up to the start of the Vuelta, the cities and provinces will be coloured red“.
In the same line the CEO of La Vuelta, Javier Guillén, highlighted that the Spanish round will celebrate a special anniversary : « La Vuelta 20 will be the 75th edition of our cycling Tour so we wanted a special start. We could, with the Netherlands as a cycling country and Utrecht as a starting place (first city in the world that hosts all three major cycling tours), give the Vuelta a unique touch ».
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