Archiv für den Tag: 7. August 2021

Arctic Race of Norway – Etappe 3

Finnsnes – Målselv – 185 Km

1 HERMANS Ben BEL ISRAEL START-UP NATION 04:14:28
2 EIKING Odd Christian NOR INTERMARCHÉ – WANTY – GOBERT MATÉRIAUX 00:00
3 LAFAY Victor FRA COFIDIS 00:00
4 BATTISTELLA Samuele ITA ASTANA – PREMIER TECH 00:12
5 PRADES Eduard ESP DELKO 00:19
6 AASVOLD Kristian NOR TEAM COOP 00:19
7 LEKNESSUND Andreas NOR NORWAY 00:19
8 SOTO Antonio Jesús ESP EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI 00:19
9 SANCHEZ Pelayo ESP BURGOS-BH 00:19
10 TRÆEN Torstein NOR UNO – X PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:22

Gesamt:
1 HERMANS Ben BEL ISRAEL START-UP NATION 11:22:03
2 EIKING Odd Christian NOR INTERMARCHÉ – WANTY – GOBERT MATÉRIAUX 00:04
3 LAFAY Victor FRA COFIDIS 00:06
4 BATTISTELLA Samuele ITA ASTANA – PREMIER TECH 00:20
5 AASVOLD Kristian NOR TEAM COOP 00:26
6 SOTO Antonio Jesús ESP EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI 00:28
7 PRADES Eduard ESP DELKO 00:29
8 LEKNESSUND Andreas NOR NORWAY 00:29
9 BARGUIL Warren FRA TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC 00:32
10 ERIKSSON Jacob SWE TEAM COOP 00:36

Like in 2015, Ben Hermans won the queen stage to Målselv and moved into the lead, ahead of Odd Christian Eiking and Victor Lafay. With a slim advantage, the Belgian from Israel-Start Up-Nation hopes for a better outcome than six years ago.

Five riders in the lead
107 riders took the start of stage 3 in Finnsnes for what was considered the queen stage with the much anticipated finish in the “Alpine village” of Målselv and the Prime Minister Erna Solberg in attendance. After a very active start and several skirmishes, a group of five riders went clear off the peloton: stage 2 winner Martin Laas (Bora-Hansgrohe), King of the Mountains Fredrik Dversnes (Team Coop), Jens Reynders (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise), Xabier Azparren (Euskaltel) and Julien Duval (AG2R-Citroën). Duval passed the first intermediate sprint at Gibostad (km 22) in first position. Dversnes extended his lead in the KOM competition as he crested all four category 2 climbs ahead of his breakaway companions. The leading quintet approached the last 50km with its maximum advantage of 3’.

Seb Berwick keeps attackers on a leash
It was clear for everyone that race leader Alexander Kristoff wasn’t going to defend his midnight sun jersey. However, his Norwegian national team combined forces with Intermarché-Wanty Gobert to bring the breakaway back. At the 20km to go mark, Arkea-Samsic and Uno-X came in help. Laas was the first breakaway rider to surrender with 11km to go as the deficit of the peloton was down to 1’05’’. Duval was next to let Dversnes, Reynders and Azparren go. Dversnes and Azparren were the last escapees to be reeled in, precisely at the bottom of the 4-km long uphill finish. Antonio Soto (Euskaltel) launched the first attack from the bunch but Seb Berwick (Israel-Start Up-Nation) brought the peloton back to him with 2km to go.

Hermans the strongest of the leading trio
Local star in the making Andreas Leknessund (Norwegian national team) sped up before Eiking made his move 1.3km before the finishing line. Lafay reacted. Hermans came across. Best young rider Samuele Battistella (Astana) was close to joining them but had to settle for fourth as the leading trio of the 8th Arctic Race of Norway emerged. Hermans was the strongest in a tight finish with Eiking who has one more chance to take the top prize on the spectacular conclusive circuit in Harstad on Sunday. Meanwhile Hermans moved into the midnight sun jersey, Lafay took the white jersey over from Battistella.

Vuelta a Burgos – Etappe 5

Comunero de Revenga – Lagunas de Neila – 146 Km

1 CARTHY Hugh John GBR EF EDUCATION – NIPPO 03:23:53
2 RUBIO REYES Einer Augusto COL MOVISTAR TEAM 00:05
3 YATES Simon Philip GBR TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE 00:07
4 BERNAL GOMEZ Egan Arley COL INEOS GRENADIERS 00:13
5 VINE Jay AUS ALPECIN-FENIX 00:14
6 LANDA MEANA Mikel ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:16
7 BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:29
8 ARU Fabio ITA TEAM QHUBEKA NEXTHASH 00:37
9 PADUN Mark UKR BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:39
10 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI 00:43
11 YATES Adam GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 00:43
12 SIVAKOV Pavel RUS INEOS GRENADIERS 00:43
14 REICHENBACH Sébastien SUI GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:46
15 RODRIGUEZ CANO Carlos ESP INEOS GRENADIERS 00:48

Endstand:

1 LANDA MEANA Mikel ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 18:30:00
2 ARU Fabio ITA TEAM QHUBEKA NEXTHASH 00:36
3 PADUN Mark UKR BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:43
4 SIVAKOV Pavel RUS INEOS GRENADIERS 00:49
5 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:51
6 BARDET Romain FRA TEAM DSM 00:53
7 RUBIO REYES Einer Augusto COL MOVISTAR TEAM 00:58
8 BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 01:09
9 BOUCHARD Geoffrey FRA AG2R CITROEN TEAM 01:21
10 REICHENBACH Sébastien SUI GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:39
11 ARDILA ORDOÑEZ Andres Camilo COL UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:42
12 FLOREZ LOPEZ Miguel Eduardo COL TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC 03:24
13 CARUSO Damiano ITA BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 03:56
14 BAYER Tobias AUT ALPECIN-FENIX 04:40
15 ADRIA OLIVERAS Roger ESP EQUIPO KERN PHARMA 04:4

Fabio Aru fights to a brilliant 2nd place finish overall at Vuelta a Burgos

Hugh Carthy (EF Education Nippo) won the final stage of the Vuelta a Burgos but it was Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious) that won the race overall, with Fabio Aru (Team Qhubeka NextHash) taking 2nd and Mark Padun (Bahrain-Victorious) finishing 3rd.
Team Qhubeka NextHash took to the start of the final Vuelta a Burgos stage without Domenico Pozzovivo and Sander Armee, this was after both riders crashed during yesterday’s stage. Armee is expected to make a rapid recovery from his injuries but Pozzovivo suffered a fracture of the knee.
It was heart-breaking to see Pozzovivo leave the race while in such excellent form and his Vuelta a Espana challenge now lost too, before it even began, but with Fabio Aru starting the final stage in 4th overall our South African team still had a lot to race for and our 4 remaining riders delivered in a big way.
The final 146km stage finished up the 12km climb to Lagunas de Neila, well-known for its brutal gradients over the last 3km to the line. An early break did animate the first part of the race, but it was always going to be caught on the climb and the stage & GC would be decided by the strongest climbers.

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg, Bert-Jan Lindeman and Dylan Sunderland did a fine job looking after Fabio Aru right up until about the 7km to go marker for Team Qhubeka NextHash. Team Bahrain Victorious then set the pace coming into the hardest part of the climb, and this put the race leader, Romain Bardet (Team DSM) into difficulty.
Aru was riding strong in the wheels of Bahrain though, as the group quickly whittled down to just the top 20 climbers in the race. Padun was the first of the GC men to make a move, but Ineos Grenadiers gave chase with Egan Bernal and Pavel Sivakov.
Riders were aptly greeted with a „Welcome to Hell“ sign painted on the road as they began the final steep 3km stretch. From here it was very much, every man for himself. There were numerous attacks and surges in pace, but Aru rode an intelligent final climb with a top GC placing his goal. Always in the top 10 positions on the road, Aru fought all the way to the line, taking 8th place on the stage just 38 seconds after Carthy had won.
Aru’s brilliant performance ensured he climbed up to 2nd place overall, behind race winner Landa. A great result for Aru and also Team Qhubeka NextHash after a difficult last 24 hours for the team.

Fabio Aru
I am really sorry about the crashes over the last few days in our team. On the 2nd day Emil (Vinjebo) crashed and broke his collarbone, now he will miss the Vuelta. Yesterday also, Pozzo (Domenico Pozzovivo), he broke his knee, this is really terrible for us. Sander Armee also went home but we hope he can recover soon and Reinie (Janse van Rensburg) also crashed yesterday, so this has been very bad for our team.
But today we still had four guys in the race, and I have to say thank you to Bert-Jan (Lindeman), Reinie and Dylan (Sunderland). They really helped me a lot all day and to arrive in the climb in the first positions. Even though Reinie crashed yesterday he was still so strong today. So, in the end I am really happy about the result we could achieve.
When we made the decision to skip the Tour de France, and changed my calendar, I went to Lugano and Sibiu Tour and I was able to find a good feeling on the bike again. I could start attacking again, I could race the race, and I was able to fight in the race. I missed this feeling so much in the last three years and this was really hard for me.
So, these last few results, also with 2nd in GC at Vuelta a Burgos against very good riders, this gives me a very good feeling and I am so happy about it. Now I will have some easy days with the family and be ready for the next goals.

Le Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc – Etappe 3

Roland Thalmann Dritter der Gesamtwertung – Team Vorarlberg weiter top bei Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc mit den Rängen zehn und elf auf dritter Etappe – Fortin siegt bei Kriterium in Wörgl!

Die Spitzengruppe des Tages mit neun Fahrern sollte den Sieg heute unter sich ausmachen. Auf der 128 Kilometer Etappe von Orelle hinauf zum Aussois siegt der Franzose Alain Boileau (B&B Hotels) vor dem Briten Stuart Balfour (Swiss Racing). Aber bereits auf Rang zehn Guerin welcher im Finale nochmals aus dem Feld attackierte. Mit ca. zehn Sekunden dahinter Roland Thalmann, welcher weiter Dritter der Gesamtwertung ist!

Morgen das grande finale mit dem geschichtsträchtigen Anstieg ins Ziel nach 124 Kilometer auf den La Toussiure auf 1691 Meter. Alexis Guerin will hier nochmals alles geben, aber es gilt vor allem das Podium von Thalmann zu sichern – das wird eine große Aufgabe für Meiler und Co!!!

Resultat: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-des-pays-de-savoie/2021/stage-3

Kader: Alexis Guerin, Lukas Meiler, Alexandre Debons, Colin Stüssi, Roland Thalmann, Johannes Schinnagel

Filippo Fortin siegt beim Int. Kriterium in Wörgl!
Es war der erwartete Fight in den engen Gassen von Wörgl im Tirol. Filippo Fortin, der italienische Top Sprinter des Team Vorarlberg, sicherte sich trotz Sturz den Sieg vor den Deutschen Jonas Schmeiser und Dario Rapps. Im gut besetzten Rennen belegte Max Kuen Rang fünf!

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Le Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc – Etappe 2

1 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC 04:25:52
2 BERLIN Antoine MON GLOBAL 6 CYCLING 01:02
3 THALMANN Roland SUI TEAM VORARLBERG 01:24
4 SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian AUT B&B HOTELS P/B KTM 01:29
5 UMBA LOPEZ Abner Santiago COL ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC 01:33
6 RICHARD Louis FRA EC SAINT-ETIENNE LOIRE 01:36
7 TOUMIRE Hugo FRA FRANCE 01:45
8 CASTELLARNAU Florent FRA TEAM PRO IMMO NICOLAS ROUX 03:25
9 VAN BOVEN Luca BEL LOTTO – SOUDAL U23 03:27
10 CHIRICO Luca ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC 03:29
11 GUILLOT Jocelyn FRA BOURG-EN-BRESSE AIN CYCLISME 03:45
12 VAN DER BEKEN Aaron BEL LOTTO – SOUDAL U23 04:05
13 GUERIN Alexis FRA TEAM VORARLBERG 04:10
14 LEBRETON Jacques FRA EC SAINT-ETIENNE LOIRE 04:26
15 STÜSSI Colin Chris SUI TEAM VORARLBERG 04:47

Gesamt:

1 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC 08:00:26
2 UMBA LOPEZ Abner Santiago COL ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC 01:34
3 THALMANN Roland SUI TEAM VORARLBERG 02:30
4 RICHARD Louis FRA EC SAINT-ETIENNE LOIRE 02:42
5 BERLIN Antoine MON GLOBAL 6 CYCLING 03:21
6 SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian AUT B&B HOTELS P/B KTM 03:22
7 TOUMIRE Hugo FRA FRANCE 03:32
8 GUERIN Alexis FRA TEAM VORARLBERG 04:08
9 CASTELLARNAU Florent FRA TEAM PRO IMMO NICOLAS ROUX 04:23
10 RAVANELLI Simone ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC 05:07

Roland Thalmann auf Rang drei am Col du Galibier – Guerin muss Gesamtführung abgeben, aber Team Vorarlberg überzeugt mit starker Vorstellung!

Radsport mit Gänsehaut bei der Zielankunft auf 2624 Meter Meereshöhe am Col du Galibier. Lukas Meiler, Colin Stüssi, Johannes Schinnagel und Antoine Debons bereiteten auf der zweiten Etappe alles vor um Gesamtleader Alexis Guerin in den finalen Schussanstieg zu bringen. Speziell Meiler und Stüssi ackerten heute den ganzen Tag von vorne. Guerin erwischt heute aber nicht seinen besten Tag und muss „reißen“ lassen. Er wird nach 3500 Höhenmeter 13. und muss die Leader Position abgeben.
ABER, wäre es nicht wieder „Roli“ Thalmann. Gestern noch Geburtstag, fightet der Schweizer heute mit den großen Teams ums Podium und wird großartiger Dritter. Sieger der Kolumbianer Cepeda (Androni Giocattolli), vor Antoine Berlin aus Monaco! Colin Stüssi komplettiert die starke Team Vorstellung mit Rang 15.!

Werner Salmen – Sportdirektor: „Die Jungs haben alles richtig gemacht. Sind den ganzen Tag von vorne gefahren, aber Alexis hatte heute einfach die Beine. Das kann passieren. Roland hat heute gewaltig gekämpft und wieder ein Podium geholt. Was will man mehr auf diesen schweren Bergetappen gegen die Pro Continental Teams!“

Die dritte Etappe morgen endet wieder mit einer Bergankunft nach 128 Kilometer von Orelle am Montee de Aussois auf 1528 Meter!
Resultat: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-des-pays-de-savoie/2021/stage-2

Kader: Alexis Guerin, Lukas Meiler, Alexandre Debons, Colin Stüssi, Roland Thalmann, Johannes Schinnagel

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The heroes of La Vuelta (1/6) : Alejandro Valverde

Alejandro Valverde’s name naturally emerges among the heroes of La Vuelta as an example of longevity, at 41 years old, eighteen years after his first stage victory!


Photo by Plomi

When the Tour de France made a stopover in the Principality of Andorra last month, the race was still to cross the border, through the Port d’Envalira, when the chroniclers already recalled it was the place where Alejandro Valverde had won his first stage on a Grand Tour: La Vuelta. The event took place on September 14th, 2003, at the end of a stage that started from Vielha. The Murcian emerged from a ten rider group at the last minute, including overall leader Isidro Nozal. It was his second participation in La Vuelta, in his second pro season, with Kelme-Costa Blanca. Before abandoning the first, contested at the age of 22, during the 15th stage leading to the Alto de l’Angliru, he had obtained his first result in Cordoba (stage 9), where La Vuelta 21 returns (stage 12). He was 4th on the occasion, outsprinting Erik Zabel behind three breakaway riders. The winner of the day, Pablo Lastras, is now one of his sports directors at Movistar.

The Port of Envalira allowed him to show his ability to display such speed at high altitude as well. His declarations on the spot offer a view on how far he’s come eighteen years later: “Winning here in La Vuelta is the best thing that has happened to me so far in my career” he said. “I am really happy. I dedicate it to all those who support me, to the team […]. Now I have made it happen. The rest is a bonus. I cried because I didn’t expect to win such a stage. I don’t know my limits yet.“ The emergence of a new generation? „That is true. Here we are, Isidro Nozal, Joaquim Rodriguez and myself. It’s good for cycling that there is a succession.“

Other successes since then have brought tears to Spain’s greatest cyclist of all time – at least through the eclecticism of his record. We saw him in a trance in a tent in Innsbruck before speaking in a flash interview after his victory at the 2018 World Championship. He was still moved at Mas de la Costa for his last victory at La Vuelta, to date, wearing the rainbow jersey when he had just defeated Primoz Roglic, Miguel Angel Lopez and Nairo Quintana (stage 7 in 2019).
Put in numbers, the relationship between Alejandro Valverde and La Vuelta weighs: 14 participations, a final victory (2009), 7 times on the final podium, 4 victories in the points classification (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018), 12 stage wins, 27 days wearing the leader’s jersey, only one abandon (as a rookie). For Javier Guillén, director of La Vuelta, the champion is an essential figure, “not only in cycling, but for sport in general. Valverde surpasses his winning record, which is already unrivaled in itself. It’s a constant smile, the embodiment of effort, the loyalty to a team and a race, his involvement for the fans… Alejandro is one of the most important figures in Spanish sport in the 21st century.”
His second place on the Tour de France in Andorra, behind the American Sepp Kuss, on July 11th, indicates that his harvest on the Spanish round is not necessarily over, but whatever happens between Burgos and Saint-Jacques -de-Compostela, his mark will forever remain in the history of the event.

Rothaus Bike Giro Hochschwarzwald | 3. Etappe in Todtnau-Notschrei am 7. August 2021

3. Etappe: Todtnau-Notschrei > Todtnau-Notschrei
65,0 Kilometer | 2.130 Höhenmeter

Ergebnisse täglich unter https://rothaus-bike-giro.de/live-2021

Dorn gewinnt die dritte Etappe, Stiebjahn übernimmt die Gesamtführung
Chiara Beer mit ihrem ersten Etappensieg, Janine Schneider bleibt im gelben Leadertrikot

Erneut hochklassigen Mountainbike Sport vom Feinsten gab es bei den beiden Eliterennen auf der dritten Etappe des Rothaus Bike Giro Hochschwarzwald 2021. Die mit 66 Kilometern und 2.130 Höhenmetern knackige Etappe mit Start und Ziel auf dem Notschrei in Todtnau, hatte wieder alles zu bieten, was das Mountainbiker Herz begehrt.

Gab es zum Start um 10 Uhr noch einige kräftige Regenschauer, durfte der Großteil der Elite Fahrer*innen den Rest der Etappe ohne Wasser von oben absolvieren. In der Elite Herren Klasse gab es einen überraschenden Rennverlauf, da Vinzent Dorn vom DMT Racing Team von Beginn an gute Beine hatte und alles auf eine Karte setzte. Dorn setzte sich frühzeitig solo von seinen Verfolgern mit allen Favoriten ab und baute den Vorsprung bis zur zweiten Verpflegungsstelle bei Rennkilometer 49,7 kontinuierlich auf über drei Minuten aus. Die Verfolgergruppe mit Ian Millennium, Simon Stiebjahn, Martin Frey und Marc Stutzmann fuhr bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt einträchtig zusammen und erst auf den letzten Kilometern wurde das Tempo von Stiebjahn und Stutzmann verschärft, die sich in Folge absetzten und sich auf die Jagd nach dem Spitzenreiter Dorn machten. Dieser rettete am Ende neun winzige Sekunden Vorsprung ins Ziel und fuhr in 2:43:31 Stunden als strahlender Tagessieger über die Ziellinie auf dem Notschrei. Den packenden Sprint um den zweiten Platz gewann der Schweizer Stutzmann zeitgleich vor Stiebjahn. Der zweimalige Etappensieger Millennium büßte als Etappenvierter 1:04 Minuten auf Stiebjahn und Stutzmann ein und verlor damit seine Gesamtführung an Stiebjahn. Dieser liegt nun vor der abschließenden vierten Etappe in der Gesamtwertung mit 17 Sekunden vor Stutzmann und 1:01 Minuten vor Millennium in Front.

Bei den Damen konnte Janine Schneider vom German Technology Racing Team ihre Gesamtführung bei den Elite Damen nochmals erfolgreich verteidigen, allerdings büßte sie als Tagesdritte erneut 17 wertvolle Sekunden auf Robyn de Groot aus Südafrika ein. Überraschungssiegerin auf der heutigen Etappe wurde Chiara Beer vom RSC St. Ingbert, die im Finale die meisten Körner übrig hatte und solo in einer Fahrzeit von 3:24:00 Stunden mit acht Sekunden Vorsprung auf die Zweitplatzierte de Groot siegte. In der Gesamtwertung hat Schneider noch 47 Sekunden Vorsprung auf die de Groot, was eine spannende letzte Etappe erwarten lässt.

Auf der vierten und letzten Etappe stehen nochmals 51.6 Kilometer und 1.500 Höhenmeter auf dem Programm und es sind spannende Entscheidungen mit Start und Ziel in der Biathlon-Arena auf dem Notschrei in Todtnau zu erwarten. Der Start erfolgt pünktlich um 10 Uhr und die schnellsten Finisher werden gegen 12 Uhr im Zielbereich erwartet.

Vielen Dank und sportliche Grüße!

Rothaus Bike Giro Hochschwarzwald | Sauser Event GmbH
Kai Sauser