Archiv für den Tag: 14. Mai 2021

Tour de Hongrie – Etappe 3

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Veszprém – Tata (142 km)

1 BAUHAUS Phil (GER) BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 3:17:30
2 TEUNISSEN Mike (NED) JUMBO-VISMA 0:00:00
3 WRIGHT Fred (GBR) BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 0:00:00
4 MARTINELLI Davide (ITA) ASTANA – PREMIER TECH 0:00:00
5 RÄIM Mihkel (EST) MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI 0:00:00
6 WARLOP Jordi (BEL) SPORT VLAANDEREN – BALOISE 0:00:00
7 DUPONT Timothy (BEL) BINGOAL PAUWELS SAUCES WB 0:00:00
8 HALVORSEN Kristoffer (NOR) UNO – X PRO CYCLING TEAM 0:00:00
9 PACIONI Luca (ITA) EOLO-KOMETA CYCLING TEAM 0:00:00
10 JONES Taj (AUS) ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 0:00:00

1 BAUHAUS Phil GER BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 11:15:23
2 MEEUS Jordi BEL BORA- HANSGROHE 00:10
3 STOSZ Patryk POL VOSTER ATS TEAM 00:15
4 PATERSKI Maciej POL VOSTER ATS TEAM 00:16
5 TEUNISSEN Mike NED JUMBO – VISMA 00:18
6 MARECZKO Jakub ITA VI Nl ZABIT 00:18
7 DAINESE Alberto ITA TEAM DSM 00:18
8 BANASZEK Norbert POL MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI 00:19
9 WRIGHT Fred GBR BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:20
10 PELIKAN Jänos Zsombor HUN ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERM 00:20

Shortly after a mass pile-up brought down yellow jersey Jordi Meeus (Bora–Hansgrohe), Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) won the bunch sprint that decided stage3 of the Tour de Hongrie in a tumultuous finish in Tata. The German surged in the closing metres to pip Mike Teunissen (Jumbo–Visma) on the line and reclaim the overall lead.As the bunch revved up for stage3 of the Tour de Hongrie, rays of sunshine pierced the clouds above the cobbled streets of Veszprém, the City of Queens, which is set to host the European Capital of Culture in 2023. German Ben Zwiehoff (Bora–Hansgrohe) and Italian Leonardo Marchiori (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec) missed the roll call and became the first riders to drop out of this edition of the Tour de Hongrie. The 128-strong peloton tucked into the shortest stage of the race, which stretched for 140kilometres and featured two category3 climbs in the first half of the course. Maciej Paterski (Voster ATS Team) padded his lead in the mountains classification after 17kilometres of racing, snapping up the maximum points on offer at the summit of the Hárskút climb (at 584metres, the highest point of the stage) ahead of his teammate and first man to wear the red jersey, Patryk Stosz, and Spaniard Sergio Martín Galán (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA).Local fans turned out in force along the course, gripped by Attila Valter-mania after the reigning champion of the Tour de Hongrie took over the pink jersey in the Giro d’Italia yesterday.Five men jumped from the peloton before the first intermediate sprint in Zirc, 28kilometres intothe stage, where Stosz claimed first place ahead of fellow Pole Norbert Banaszek (Mazowsze–Serce Polski) and Ferenc Szöllősi (Hungarian national team), with Spaniard David Riba Lozano (Novo Nordisk) and Slovenian Aljaž Jarc (Adria Mobil) in tow.Their advantage peaked at three minutes after one hour of racing, at kilometre41, while back in the main group Juraj Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe) set the pace for his teammate and yellow jersey Jordi Meeus with the help of DSM.At kilometre68, the riders tackled the short but brutal slope leading to the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma, perched at the top of the village. Stosz went over the category3 climb in first place despite Lozano putting in a long-range attack in a failed bid to pre-empt the sprint. Now trailing his teammate Paterski by just 2points in the mountains classification, Stosz bade farewell to his four breakaway companions and left them with a margin of 2′25′′.52kilometres into the stage, alarm bells started ringing in the peloton as Israel Start-Up Nation hit the front to form echelons, soon to be joined by Bora–Hansgrohe, Bahrain Victorious and BixeExchange, but the move petered out after a few hundred metres with the main group still intact.
The final intermediate sprint of the day, coming 20kilometres before the line in Oroszlány, sparked a fierce battle among the escapees. Banaszek outsprinted Jarc and Lozano, while Szöllősi was ejected from the back of the group. The leading trio was reeled in too with 10kilometres to go. Yellow jersey JordiMeeus, inexplicably drifting near the back of the peloton at this late time, saw his woes compounded when teammate Rüdiger Selig suffered a puncture.The Belgian started to move up, but it was to no avail, as he got caught up in the mass pile-up that split the peloton on a curve 1.5kilometres from the finish and whittled down the contenders for the stage win to just a dozen. Bahrain Victorious pounced on the opportunity to try and force a split for Fred Wright, but the Englishman faltered as Mike Teunissen (Jumbo–Visma) launched the sprint from afar. The Dutchman seemed to have his first win since the opening stage of the 2019Tour de France in the bag, only to be denied on the line by Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious). The German clawed back one metre ata time before lunging forward at the last possible moment, leaving Teunissen with the impression that he had won the stage. However, the slow-motion replay dispelled any remaining doubts and crowned Bauhaus as the victor 48hours after his first triumph in Kaposvár. He also took back the golden fleece from Meeus ahead of the queen stage of the Tour de Hongrie, which will be decided on the slopes of Kékestető on Saturday.

Giro d’Italia – Etappe 7

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Notaresco – Termoli (181 km)

1 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal 4:42:12
2 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:00
3 Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin – Fenix 0:00:00
4 Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek – Segafredo 0:00:00
5 Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Matériaux 0:00:00
6 Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:00
7 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Jumbo – Visma 0:00:00
8 Max Kanter (GER) Team DSM 0:00:00
9 Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizanè 0:00:00
10 Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:00
11 Fabio Felline (Ita) Astana – Premier Tech 0:00:00
12 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:00:00
13 Gianni Moscon (Ita) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:00
14 Peter Sagan (Svk) BORA – hansgrohe 0:00:00
15 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis 0:00:00

1 VALTER Attila HUN GROUPAMA – FDJ 26:59:18
2 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP 00:11
3 BERNAL GOMEZ Egan Arley COL INEOS GRENADIERS 00:16
4 VLASOV Aleksandr RUS ASTANA – PREMIER TECH 00:24
5 VERVAEKE Louis BEL ALPECIN-FENIX 00:25
6 CARTHY Hugh John GBR EF EDUCATION – NIPPO 00:38
7 CARUSO Damiano ITA BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:39
8 CICCONE Giulio ITA TREK – SEGAFREDO 00:41
9 MARTIN Daniel IRL ISRAEL START-UP NATION 00:47
10 YATES Simon Philip GBR TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE 00:49

Pech für Peter Sagan im Sprintfinale der 7. Etappe des Giro d’Italia

Nach der gestrigen brutalen Bergetappe kamen auf der 178 km langen flachen Etappe von Notaresco nach Termoli entlang der Adriaküste die Sprinter wieder zum Zug. Die Strecke führte über einen kurzen aber recht anspruchsvollen Anstieg in Chieti, wo Peter Sagan beim letztjährigen Giro eine entschiede Attacke lancierte und letztlich als Solist einen spektakulären Etappensieg erkämpfte. Auf den finalen Kilometern gab es einige winkelige Straßen und eine kurze aber steile Rampe, die jedoch einem Massensprint nicht im Wege standen. Die Bemühungen der frühen dreiköpfigen Ausreißergruppe sich ins Ziel zu retten blieb unbelohnt, denn mit 15 km bis zum Ziel war sie wieder eingeholt. Für BORA – hansgrohe war es wichtig, dass Emanuel Buchmann vor den anspruchsvollen Etappen am Wochenende möglichst kräftesparend das Ziel erreichte, während Peter Sagan versuchte ein gutes Resultat einzufahren. Nach einem starken Lead-Out von Daniel Oss wurde Peter allerdings auf der Zielgeraden fast in die Bande gedrückt und konnte deshalb nicht mehr beim finalen Sprint mitmischen. Er überquerte die Ziellinie auf dem 14. Rang, während C. Ewan den Etappensieg holte.

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„Ich würde sagen, dass heute eine bittersüße Etappe war. Ich hatte starke Beine, ich habe mich gut gefühlt und das Team war fantastisch. Sie haben perfekt gearbeitet, um mich zu unterstützen und gut zu positionieren, besonders auf den schwierigen letzten Kilometern. Ich war in einer guten Position für den finalen Sprint, aber ein Fahrer vor mir hat mich fast gegen die Absperrungen gedrängt und da konnte ich leider nichts mehr machen.“ – Peter Sagan

„Heute war eine Sprintetappe, die Peter sehr gut lag. Das Finale war knifflig, mit einer scharfen Rechtskurve 1,5 km vor dem Ziel, gefolgt von einem kurzen und steilen Anstieg. Peter war sehr gut positioniert, die Jungs haben den ganzen Tag einen ausgezeichneten Job gemacht und Daniel Oss ist einen sehr guten Lead-Out gefahren. Leider wurde Peter auf den letzten paar hundert Metern von einem anderen Fahrer eingeklemmt, berührte die Absperrungen und das war das Ende von seinem Sprint.“ – Jan Valach, Sportlicher Leiter

Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana – Challenge Ciclista Mallorca 2021

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Lloseta – Deià (158,6 km)

1 HERRADA Jesus (ESP) COFIDIS 3:52:21
2 LASTRA MARTINEZ Jonathan (ESP) CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 0:00:00
3 CARRETERO Hector (ESP) MOVISTAR TEAM 0:00:11
4 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz (DEN) ISRAEL START-UP NATION 0:00:20
5 KRISTOFF Alexander (NOR) UAE TEAM EMIRATES 0:00:20
6 HARDY Romain (FRA) TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC 0:00:20
7 ZIMMERMANN Georg (GER) INTERMARCHÉ – WANTY – GOBERT MATÉRIAUX 0:00:20
8 SERRANO RODRIGUEZ Gonzalo (ESP) MOVISTAR TEAM 0:00:20
9 SCARONI Cristian (ITA) GAZPROM-RUSVELO 0:00:20
10 BONNAMOUR Franck (FRA) B&B HOTELS P/B KTM 0:00:20
11 GIBBONS Ryan (RSA) UAE TEAM EMIRATES 0:00:20
12 THALMANN Roland (SUI) TEAM VORARLBERG 0:00:20
13 SAVINI Daniel (ITA) BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE‘ 0:00:20
14 GAROSIO Andrea (ITA) BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE‘ 0:00:20
15 BARCELO ARAGON Fernando (ESP) COFIDIS 0:00:20
16 CHEVALIER Maxime (FRA) B&B HOTELS P/B KTM 0:00:20
17 LOPEZ CARAVACA Jordi (ESP) EQUIPO KERN PHARMA 0:00:20
18 STRAKHOV Dmitrii (RUS) GAZPROM-RUSVELO 0:00:20
19 KIPKEMBOI Salim (KEN) BIKE AID 0:00:20
20 CHERNETSKII Sergei (RUS) GAZPROM-RUSVELO 0:00:20

Pozzovivo forced to withdraw from Giro d’Italia following stage 6 crash

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Team Qhubeka ASSOS’ general classification leader Domenico Pozzovivo has sadly been forced to withdraw from the 104th Giro d’Italia following crashing twice on stage six from Grotte di Frasassi to Ascoli Piceno.

The 38-year-old crashed twice in the opening kilometres of the race, in extremely wet conditions, but gamely fought his way to the finish line as Ascoli Piceno.
Upon finishing he was immediately attended to by our team doctor and had an x-ray examination of the affected arm and ribs, which showed no sign of fracture. After an intensive night of treatment, a further assessment was conducted on Friday morning where it was deemed that it would not be possible to safely continue.

2021 saw Pozzovivo start the Corsa Rosa for the 15th time, with his ambitions high following his 11th place overall finish in 2020, and he started in blistering fashion with a superb opening stage time trial in Turin.
In 2019 Pozzovivo sustained major injuries in a crash with a car that at the time looked likely to end his career, before regaining full fitness and joining the team in January 2020.

Domenico Pozzovivo
I’m very sad to leave the Giro because my shape was very good and the team was doing a great Giro. It’s very hard to give up but my left arm, elbow, is in a condition that I can’t stay on a bike in any way so I had to take this decision.
Yesterday I went above the limit to finish the stage and to have some more hours to see the consequences of the crash. During the stage I was in big trouble to stay on the bike so I expected a miracle during the night but it hasn’t happened.
It will be very difficult in the next few days watching the other riders doing the climbs, the other mountain stages, but I think that I will be busy trying to recover very quickly and this is already a big motivation to come back earlier.

Gabriele Missaglia – Sports Director
This is obviously not good news for the team and I’m so disappointed for Domenico following the two crashes inside the first 10km. But at the same time we know that this is a part of our job and so in the next stages our strategy will change and we must continue in this Giro on other goals: day-by-day.
When Domenico left the team this morning I told him to stay calm, we did the absolute maximum as a team to keep him in the race. Our medical team worked through the night to give him the best chance to start this morning but finally it was impossible, and so we wish him a swift recovery. We all know he is a fighter, and the epitomises the spirit in this team.