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2023 PARIS–ROUBAIX: THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GRAND AMBITIONS

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Key points

 The 120th Paris–Roubaix will be held on Sunday, 9 April, on a 256.6 km course stretching from Compiègne to Roubaix Velodrome and featuring 54.5 km of cobblestones. One of the 29 sectors on the menu —Haspres— is returning to the race nearly two decades after its latest appearance.
 Paris–Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift, whose third edition will be held one day earlier on Saturday, 8 April, has been lengthened to 145.4 km (versus 124.7 km in 2022). Following the extended roll-out from Denain, the women will merge onto the men’s course to tackle an identical succession of 17 cobbled sectors (for a total of 29.2 km).

No-one can tame the cobblestones of Paris–Roubaix. The riotous 2022 edition showed that, in our day and age, it is not unusual for a favourite to find himself on the wrong end of a split before the race even starts in earnest —as Mads Pedersen is painfully aware—, for fortune to favour the bold —as Dylan van Baarle can attest— or for a cruel twist of fate to dash the hopes of a rider who just a few seconds earlier seemed invincible —as happened to Matej Mohorič. The menu of the 120th running of the race will serve up another hearty ration of drama, starting with the traditional first contact with the cobblestones in Troisvilles, just under 100 kilometres after the start in Compiègne. A bit further down the road, the changes made to the course this year will make their appearance in the run-up to the Trouée d’Arenberg, with the return of the Haspres sector (km 139.6), unseen since spring 2004. In 2001, this 1,700-metre section, which Thierry Gouvenou freely admits is „not very well paved”, went hand in hand with the debut of the Haveluy sector, coming a dozen kilometres later. From there, it is a long, hard slog to the finish. The highlights are the „five-star“ sectors that will separate the wheat from the chaff, namely, the Trouée d’Arenberg (km 161.3), Mons-en-Pévèle (km 208) and the Carrefour de l’Arbre (km 239.5).

The alteration made to the third edition of Paris–Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift comes before the first cobblestones, but it is likely to make itself felt at a later point in the race. Two distinct loops on windswept roads near the beginning of the course will add an extra 20 kilometres or so to the total distance. The multiple changes of direction in the preliminary phase could trigger a brawl among the favourites, who will merge onto the men’s course upon reaching the cobbled sector in Hornaing. The no-holds-barred contest will continue for another 82.4 kilometres (including 29.2 km of cobblestones) before the finish in Roubaix Velodrome. Another two decisive moments will come in Mons-en-Pévèle (km 96.9) and the Carrefour de l’Arbre (km 128.3), where every time without fail —Lizzie Deignan in 2021 and Elisa Longo-Borghini in 2022— the future winner has been alone at the front. Can anyone buck the trend?

Paris-Roubaix Challenge

Saturday April 8th 2023 – Amateur cyclists will face the legendary “Hell of the North” and its mythical cobbles a few hours before the professional pelotons and compete in one of the three proposed distances: 70 km (8 cobbled sections), 145 km (19 cobbled sections) and 170 km (29 cobbled sections).
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More information about Paris-Roubaix Femmes on paris-roubaix-femmes.fr
More information about Paris-Rouaix on paris-roubaix.fr

Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol – 3. Etappe

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Alcalá de Guadaira – Alcalá de los Gazules – 161 Km


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1 WELLENS Tim BEL UAE TEAM EMIRATES 03:47:12
2 LATOUR Pierre FRA TOTALENERGIES 00:14
3 BATTISTELLA Samuele ITA ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 00:15
4 SWIFT Connor GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 00:15
5 REX Laurenz BEL INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:16
6 BAIS Davide ITA EOLO-KOMETA CYCLING TEAM 00:16
7 ZAMBANINI Edoardo ITA BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:16
8 BARTHE Cyril FRA BURGOS-BH 00:26
9 FETTER Erik HUN EOLO-KOMETA CYCLING TEAM 00:28
10 IZAGIRRE Gorka ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 00:28
11 DIAZ Jose Manuel ESP BURGOS-BH 00:28
12 SLOCK Liam BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:30
13 GAZE Samuel NZL ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:32
14 HOULE Hugo CAN ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH 00:28
15 ENGELHARDT Felix GER TEAM JAYCO-ALULA 00:42
16 NICOLAU Joel ESP CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 00:50
17 OLDANI Stefano ITA ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 01:03
18 DE BONDT Dries BEL ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 01:21
19 SOUPE Geoffrey FRA TOTALENERGIES 01:21
20 PUCCIO Salvatore ITA INEOS GRENADIERS 01:21
21 POGACAR Tadej SLO UAE TEAM EMIRATES 04:26
22 BUITRAGO Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 04:26
23 TEUNS Dylan BEL ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH 04:26
24 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 04:26

Gesamt:

1 POGACAR Tadej SLO UAE TEAM EMIRATES 12:35:57
2 BUITRAGO Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:48
3 LANDA Mikel ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:52
4 RODRIGUEZ Carlos ESP INEOS GRENADIERS 00:52
5 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 01:47
6 GEOGHEGAN HART Tao GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 02:12
7 DIAZ Jose Manuel ESP BURGOS-BH 02:19
8 IZAGIRRE Gorka ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 02:21
9 CARUSO Damiano ITA BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 02:22
10 WELLENS Tim BEL UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:26
11 MAJKA Rafal POL UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:51
12 SIVAKOV Pavel FRA INEOS GRENADIERS 02:52
13 HAIG Jack AUS BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 02:52
14 ROTA Lorenzo ITA INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 03:08
15 KRON Andreas DEN LOTTO DSTNY 03:11

Volta ao Algarve 3. Etappe

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Faro – Tavira – 103 Km

1 CORT Magnus DEN EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST 05:05:14
2 GANNA Filippo ITA INEOS GRENADIERS 00:00
3 MEEUS Jordi BEL BORA-HANSGROHE 00:00
4 PENHOËT Paul FRA GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:00
5 MADOUAS Valentin FRA GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:00
6 OLIVEIRA Rui POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:00
7 COSTA Rui POR INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:00
8 FOSS Tobias NOR JUMBO-VISMA 00:00
9 THEUNS Edward BEL TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:00
10 ASKEY Lewis GBR GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:00
11 TRENTIN Matteo ITA UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:00
12 MIHKELS Madis EST INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:00
13 PIDCOCK Tom GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 00:00
14 KIELICH Timo BEL ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:00
15 LOUVEL Matis FRA TEAM ARKÉA-SAMSIC 00:00

Gesamt:

1 CORT Magnus DEN EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST 15:01:18
2 COSTA Rui POR INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:18
3 VAN WILDER Ilan BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:20
4 MADOUAS Valentin FRA GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:26
5 HINDLEY Jai AUS BORA-HANSGROHE 00:26
6 PIDCOCK Tom GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 00:26
7 GANNA Filippo ITA INEOS GRENADIERS 00:27
8 FOSS Tobias NOR JUMBO-VISMA 00:28
9 MOLLEMA Bauke NED TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:28
10 ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:28

Jordi Meeus auf Rang drei in packendem Finale auf der dritten Etappe der Volta ao Algarve

Nachdem eine frühe Spitzengruppe schon 30 km vor dem Ziel wieder gestellt wurde, entwickelte sich ein packendes Finale. M. Cort und F. Ganna attackierten nach dem letzten Zwischensprint und sechs Fahrer konnten sich vom Feld absetzen. BORA – hansgrohe versuchte alles, um die stark besetzte Gruppe zu stellen. Alle Spinterteams arbeiteten zusammen, aber erst vor der letzten Kurve gelang es Jordi Meeus ans Hinterrad der Gruppe zu springen. Allerdings setzte M. Cort direkt nach dieser Kurve zum Sprint an und konnte sich am Ende knapp ins Ziel retten. Hinter F. Ganna belegte J. Meeus schlussendlich Rang drei.

Von der Ziellinie
“Also wir müssen uns eingestehen, dass wir beim Zwischensprint nicht weit genug vorne waren und den Split dadurch verpasst haben. Wir hatten einen Plan für das Finale und ich denke, die Jungs waren da mit dem Fokus schon auf den letzten beiden Kilometern. Aber wie auch immer, es war wirklich stark, wie sie die Gruppe dann zurückgeholt haben. So eine Gruppe wieder einzufangen ist fast unmöglich, also absolut starke Leistung. Jordi war dann im Sprint auch der Schnellste, konnte aber Cort und Ganna leider nicht mehr überholen. Das ist schade, aber so ist das im Sport. Heute ein echtes Spektakel für die Fans, aber für uns etwas frustrierend. Die Leistung an sich hat aber gepasst, also gilt es jetzt schon wieder auf morgen zu blicken.” – Jens Zemke, Sportlicher Leiter

„Vom Zwischensprint an war es ein brutales Rennen. Wir sind nie unter 60 km/h gefahren und die Lücke nach vorne wurde kaum kleiner, obwohl drei Teams im Feld gefahren sind. Die Jungs haben alles gegeben, damit wir den Zusammenschluss noch schaffen und Marco konnte die Lücke direkt vor der Zielkurve schließen. Aber ich habe dort den Speed verloren, weil wir genau auf die Gruppe aufgelaufen sind. Ich musste dann noch einmal antreten und am Ende hat es leider wieder nicht gereicht. Das ist schon frustrierend, immer vorne dabei zu sein, aber nie den Sieg zu holen. Aber Magnus hat das absolut verdient, so wie er sich hier präsentiert. Und ich kann in jedem Fall mit meiner Form zufrieden sein.“ – Jordi Meeus

Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var – 1. Etappe

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Saint-Raphaël – Ramatuelle – 188 Km

1 VAUQUELIN Kévin FRA TEAM ARKÉA-SAMSIC 04:23:07
2 POWLESS Neilson USA EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST 00:05
3 GENIETS Kevin LUX GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:05
4 PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien FRA AG2R CITROËN TEAM 00:09
5 COQUARD Bryan FRA COFIDIS 00:25
6 TURGIS Anthony FRA TOTALENERGIES 00:25
7 BOUHANNI Nacer FRA TEAM ARKÉA-SAMSIC 00:25
8 PEREZ Anthony FRA COFIDIS 00:25
9 TIZZA Marco ITA BINGOAL WB 00:25
10 RUSSO Clément FRA TEAM ARKÉA-SAMSIC 00:25
11 SKJELMOSE JENSEN Mattias DEN TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:25
12 SIMON Julien FRA TOTALENERGIES 00:25
13 BONNAMOUR Franck FRA AG2R CITROËN TEAM 00:25
14 BARDET Romain FRA TEAM DSM 00:25
15 PICCOLO Andrea ITA EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST 00:25

CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2023 BASTILLE ON THE HORIZON

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Key points:
 The route for the 75th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné, which will take place between 4th and 11th June, was unveiled this morning in Lyon by Bernard Thévenet, a two times winner of the race (1975-76) and Gilles Maignan, the race director, in the presence of the president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional council, Laurent Wauquiez.
 Eight stages are on the programme, covering a total of 1207.2 kilometres, starting from Chambon-sur-Lac in the Puy-de-Dôme department.
 The confrontation between the pretenders for the title should increase in intensity with the time-trial that winds through the Loire department, before reaching a climax during the final weekend. The highest stage finish in history will take place on Saturday at the Col de la Croix-de-Fer pass, while on Sunday the race will reacquaint itself with the Bastille climb on the heights above Grenoble, which the race has not visited since the edition in 2000.

Because Critérium du Dauphiné week is considered as decisive in preparing for the Tour de France by the riders taking part, they would be well advised to show balance in all circumstances and rely on strategy to gain a real grasp of the route for the 2023 edition. This was the way Jonas Vingegaard did it last year, launching his summer campaign by taking second place on the Alpine race behind his team-mate Primoz Roglic. The Dane’s example could be followed by all the pretenders for victory on the Dauphiné and the Tour de France, starting with the race’s sequence in the Auvergne. In the Puy-de-Dôme department at Chambon-sur-Lac to kick off proceedings or on the way to La Chaise-Dieu in the Haute-Loire department, the undulating profile of the stages as well as the dynamics of the circuits will encourage the riders to be both watchful and to show initiative. The sprinters will very likely have pride of place as the race heads to Le Coteau during stage 3, before another phase in the event unfolds as from the traditional time-trial on Wednesday and its 31.1-km route between Cours and Belmont-de-la-Loire.

The most powerful pedallers will have certainly taken command of the provisional race hierarchy that will have been established before the riders tackle a progressive increase in pressure and altitude. The visit to the Jura department and Salins-les-Bains could just as easily be dominated by a spontaneous breakaway or battle between the favourites. The contest will be even more serious on the road to the Savoy department resort of Crest-Voland, which they will reach after having climbed over the Col des Aravis pass and battled it out on a final ascent of 2.5 km and 6.2% average gradient.

However, nothing will be decided before the weekend, during which each day may give rise to major upheavals. Sudden developments are customary on the Dauphiné and the programme for Saturday could indeed blow apart the general classification, with a total of more than 4,000 metres of climbing over a distance of 147.7 kilometres. Never before has a Critérium du Dauphiné finishing line been held as high as on the Col de Croix-de-Fer pass, at an altitude of 2,067 metres, three more than at La Plagne two years ago! The terrain is ideal for a climber to make a major statement, but the following day, the road to Grenoble contains all the ingredients for another to take revenge. In the last fifty kilometres, the climbs up the Col du Granier, Col de Cucheron and then the Col de Porte passes boast gradients conducive to attacks. All that will remain is to plunge down into Grenoble to then confront the short but formidable climb up to the Bastille Fort. In 1977, a very young Bernard Hinault crossed the finishing line as winner, with blood stains on his face and his first major leader’s jersey, which just goes to show that there is not just one famous Bastille in France’s history!

The finishes of the Critérium du Dauphiné at La Bastille
. 1977: Romans-sur-Isère > Bastille (214 km), won by Bernard Hinault
. 1979: Bastille > Bastille (Ind. t-t., 4 km), won by Bernard Hinault
. 1981: Bastille > Bastille (prologue, 3 km), won by Johan Van der Velde
. 1982: Bourgoin > Bastille (187.5 km), won by Robert Alban
. 1988: Grenoble > Bastille (Ind. t-t., 26.7 km), won by Lucho Herrera
. 1989: Crest > Bastille (230 km), won by Thierry Claveyrolat
. 1993: Bonneville > Bastille (192 km), won by Laurent Dufaux
. 1996: Briançon > Bastille (174 km), won by Luc Leblanc
. 2000: Bastille > Bastille (prologue, 3.6 km), won by Alberto Lopez de Munain

The stages of the 75th edition:
Sunday 4 June stage 1: Chambon-sur-Lac > Chambon-sur-Lac, 157,7 km
Monday 5 June, stage 2: Brassac-les-Mines > La Chaise-Dieu, 167,3 km
Tuesday 6 June, stage 3: Monistrol-sur-Loire > Le Coteau, 191,3 km
Wednesday 7 June, stage 4: Cours > Belmont-de-la-Loire, 31,1 km (clm-ind.)
Thursday 8 June, stage 5: Cormoranche-sur-Saône > Salins-les-Bains, 191,1 km
Friday 9 June, stage 6: Nantua > Crest-Voland, 168,2 km
Saturday 10 June, stage 7: Porte-de-Savoie > Col de la Croix de Fer, 147,7 km
Sunday 11 June, stage 8: Le Pont-de-Claix > La Bastille – Grenoble Alpes Métropole, 152,8 km

22 teams selected

In accordance with Union Cycliste Internationale rules, the following eighteen UCI WorldTeams are automatically invited to the race:

AG2R Citroën Team (Fra)
Alpecin-Deceuninck (Bel)
Astana Qazaqstan Team (Kaz)
Bahrain Victorious (Brn)
Bora – Hansgrohe (Ger)
Cofidis (Fra)
EF Education – Easypost (Usa)
Groupama – FDJ (Fra)
INEOS Grenadiers (Gbr)
Intermarché – Circus – Wanty (Bel)
Jumbo-Visma (Ned)
Movistar Team (Esp)
Soudal Quick-Step (Bel)
Team Jayco AlUla (Aus)
Team Arkea – Samsic (Fra)
Team DSM (Ned)
Trek – Segafredo (Usa)
UAE Team Emirates (Uae)

Furthermore, the first two teams in the 2022 classification of UCI ProTeams will take part by right in Critérium du Dauphiné 2023.
Lotto Dstny (Bel)
TotalEnergies (Fra)

The organisers have invited the following teams:
Israel – Premier Tech (Isr)
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team (Nor)