Archiv für den Tag: 2. Februar 2024

CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2024

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Key points:
 The route of the 76th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné, scheduled for 2 to 9 June, was revealed this morning at the seat of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council in Lyon, in the presence of the President of the Council, Laurent Wauquiez, and Christian Prudhomme.
 For the first time ever, the field will take its first pedal strokes in the Allier department, where the town of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule will roll out the red carpet for the riders. Action-packed moments such as the Wednesday time trial in Neulise (Loire) will raise the stakes throughout the week-long race, leading up to an Alpine battle royale that will come to a head on the Plateau des Glières on Sunday afternoon.
 Among the many Tour de France favourites who have already put their names down are the reigning champion, Jonas Vingegaard, and riders of the calibre of Primož Roglič and Remco Evenepoel. Jai Hindley, Aleksandr Vlasov, Mattias Skjelmose, Sepp Kuss and Tao Geoghegan Hart could also be in the mix.

11 June 2023: Jonas Vingegaard and Adam Yates on the final podium, Giulio Ciccone in polka dots and the Spanish rising star Carlos Rodríguez going from strength to strength. You can never know for sure, but the snapshot at the end of the Critérium du Dauphiné tends to be a reliable indicator of who will be the movers and shakers of the following Tour de France. In particular, the epic clashes of mountain maniacs often give a glimpse of the future, as the Alpine roads crank up the pressure one slope at a time to sort out the contenders from the pretenders at the end of the week.

The elite will be on high alert, even in the opening stage in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, where a sprinter ought to be topping the board at the end of the day. It will not last for long, though. Just 24 hours later, riders on top of their game will get their first chance to deal some (serious) damage to their rivals in the gruelling 25 km sequence leading up to the Col de la Loge. After that, the leg-breaking stage to Les Estables, on the rugged terrain of the Puy-de-Dôme and Haute-Loire departments, is the ideal scenario for a strong breakaway to shake up the pecking order. Power riders will be salivating at the prospect of the 34.4 km time trial around Neulise, which has the potential to open even wider gaps.

Stage 5 has „sprint finish“ written all over it, with a 1 km home straight in Saint-Priest, in the suburbs of Lyon. However, from then on, the road will bend towards the sky in an Alpine trilogy that will set out from Hauterives, in front of the Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, which has hosted the launch of large-scale projects more than once. Act 1 will pit the field against the Col du Granier and, after that, the Collet d’Alevard, following an 11.1 km slog at an average gradient of 8.1%. Act 2 packs an even bigger punch, with an altitude gain of 4,268 metres over a distance of 145.5 km. The traditional Col des Saisies, Col des Aravis and Col de la Colombière will soften up the peloton before the eye-popping Côte d’Arâches and the premiere of Samoëns 1600. The man in the lead at the Haute-Savoie resort will be in a solid position going into the finale, but Act 3 will be rife with opportunities for others to usurp the crown at the eleventh hour. If the field is feeling riotous at the start in Thônes, a dangerous move can emerge on the Col de la Forclaz de Montmin, consolidate on the climb to Mont Salève in the second part of the stage and put the leader between a rock and a hard place on the Plateau des Glières. It was on this side of the ascent that Julian Alaphilippe rocketed to the win in the final stage of the 2013 Tour de l’Avenir.

The stages of the 76th edition:

Sunday 2 June stage 1: Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule > Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, 174,8 km
Monday 3 June, stage 2: Gannat > Col de la Loge, 142 km
Tuesday 4 June, stage 3: Celles-sur-Durolle > Les Estables, 181,2 km
Wednesday 5 June, stage 4: Saint-Germain-Laval > Neulise, 34,4 km (clm-ind.)
Thursday 6 June, stage 5: Amplepuis > Saint-Priest, 200,2 km
Friday 7 June, stage 6: Hauterives > Le Collet d’Allevard, 173,2 km
Saturday 8 June, stage 7: Albertville > Samoëns 1600, 145,5 km
Sunday 9 June, stage 8: Thônes > Plateau des Glières, 152,5 km

Etoile de Bessèges – 2. Etappe:

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1. Etappe wegen Bauernprotesten nicht ausgefahren.

Marguerittes – Rousson – 164 Km

1 LAURANCE Axel FRA Alpecin-Deceuninck 03:57:10
2 PEDERSEN Mads DEN Lidl-Trek 00:00
3 VAUQUELIN Kévin FRA ARKEA-B&B HOTELS 00:00
4 GENIETS Kevin LUX Groupama-FDJ 00:00
5 ROCHAS Rémy FRA Groupama-FDJ 00:04
6 VAN MOER Brent BEL Lotto Dstny 00:04
7 COSNEFROY Benoît FRA Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 00:07
8 BAUDIN Alex FRA Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 00:07
9 PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien FRA Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 00:07
10 BERCKMOES Jenno BEL Lotto Dstny 00:11
11 BURGAUDEAU Mathieu FRA TotalEnergies 00:12
12 BETTIOL Alberto BEL EF Education-EasyPost 00:12
13 HOELGAARD Markus NOR Uno-X Mobility 00:13
14 DELETTRE Alexandre FRA Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 00:15
15 PACHER Quentin FRA Groupama-FDJ 00:15
16 HEALY Ben IRL EF Education-EasyPost 00:15
17 PEREZ Anthony FRA Cofidis 00:15
18 SKUJINS Toms LAT Lidl-Trek 00:18
19 CONTI Valerio ITA Team corratec – Vini Fantini 00:21
20 RETAILLEAU Valentin FRA Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 00:23

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2. Etappe:

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Canals – Mancom De La Valldigna – 163 Km

1 MOHORIC Matej SLO Bahrain Victorious 03:47:47
2 LONARDI Giovanni ITA Team Polti Kometa 00:13
3 CONSONNI Simone ITA Lidl-Trek 00:13
4 FIORELLI Filippo ITA VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè 00:13
5 DE PRETTO Davide ITA Team Jayco-AlUla 00:13
6 MATTHEWS Michael AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:13
7 TIZZA Marco ITA Bingoal WB 00:13
8 STITES Tyler USA Project Echelon Racing 00:13
9 KEPPLINGER Rainer AUT Bahrain Victorious 00:13
10 AULAR Orluis VEN Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 00:13
11 GROSSSCHARTNER Felix AUT UAE Team Emirates 00:13
12 BUITRAGO Santiago COL Bahrain Victorious 00:13
13 DOUBLE Paul GBR Team Polti Kometa 00:13
14 ALEOTTI Giovanni ITA BORA-hansgrohe 00:13
15 RUBIO Einer COL Movistar Team 00:13
16 MCNULTY Brandon USA UAE Team Emirates 00:13
17 BERHE Welay ETH Team Jayco-AlUla 00:13
18 VLASOV Aleksandr RUS BORA-hansgrohe 00:13
19 HAJEK Alexander AUT BORA-hansgrohe 00:13
20 HINDLEY Jai AUS BORA-hansgrohe 00:13

Gesamt:

1 TONELLI Alessandro ITA VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè 07:52:22
2 MOHORIC Matej SLO Bahrain Victorious 01:08
3 GROSSSCHARTNER Felix AUT UAE Team Emirates 01:28
4 BUITRAGO Santiago COL Bahrain Victorious 01:29
5 VLASOV Aleksandr RUS BORA-hansgrohe 01:30
6 FIORELLI Filippo ITA VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè 01:31
7 MATTHEWS Michael AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 01:31
8 DOUBLE Paul GBR Team Polti Kometa 01:31
9 ALEOTTI Giovanni ITA BORA-hansgrohe 01:31
10 KEPPLINGER Rainer AUT Bahrain Victorious 01:31
11 RUBIO Einer COL Movistar Team 01:31
12 HINDLEY Jai AUS BORA-hansgrohe 01:31
13 DE PRETTO Davide ITA Team Jayco-AlUla 01:31
14 BOU Joan ESP Euskaltel-Euskadi 01:31
15 MCNULTY Brandon USA UAE Team Emirates 01:31
16 PIGANZOLI Davide ITA Team Polti Kometa 01:31
17 ZANA Filippo ITA Team Jayco-AlUla 01:31
18 BERHE Welay ETH Team Jayco-AlUla 01:31
19 CASTRILLO Pablo ESP Equipo Kern Pharma 01:31
20 HAGEN Carl Fredrik NOR Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 01:31

Alula Tour Etappe 3

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AlUla International Airport – AlUla Camel Cup Track – 171 Km

While the day started under the clouds for the start of stage 3, it ended with a bright sunshine and a spectacular finale at the AlUla Camel Cup track. It all started by echelons in the final 20kms splitting the pack apart. It ended with a bunched sprint between just over 30 riders. In these conditions that probably reminded him of his native Belgium, Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) made the best of his speed to beat Arvid De Kleijn (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) and Casper van Uden (Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL), on the day of his son’s birthday. The overall leader’s Green jersey switches shoulders and goes to van Uden.

1 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal Quick-Step 03:59:52
2 DE KLEIJN Arvid NED Tudor Pro Cycling Team 00:00
3 VAN UDEN Casper NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
4 MEZGEC Luka SLO Team Jayco-AlUla 00:00
5 MOLANO Sebastian COL UAE Team Emirates 00:00
6 RAJOVIC Dusan SRB Bahrain Victorious 00:00
7 OLIVEIRA Rui POR UAE Team Emirates 00:00
8 COQUARD Bryan FRA Cofidis 00:00
9 HAMILTON Lucas AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:00
10 SYRITSA Gleb RUS Astana Qazaqstan Team 00:00
11 KUDUS Merhawi ERI Terengganu Cycling Team 00:00
12 LECERF William Junior BEL Soudal Quick-Step 00:00
13 FORMOLO Davide BEL Movistar Team 00:00
14 VAN GESTEL Dries BEL TotalEnergies 00:00
15 ROMEO Ivan ESP Movistar Team 00:00
16 WRIGHT Fred GBR Bahrain Victorious 00:00
17 KOCH Jonas GER BORA-hansgrohe 00:00
18 SOBRERO Matteo ITA BORA-hansgrohe 00:00
19 EEKHOFF Nils NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
20 DENZ Nico GER BORA-hansgrohe 00:00

Gesamt:

1 VAN UDEN Casper NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 12:00:37
2 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal Quick-Step 00:02
3 SOBRERO Matteo ITA BORA-hansgrohe 00:10
4 EEKHOFF Nils NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:10
5 COQUARD Bryan FRA Cofidis 00:12
6 PLUIMERS Rick NED Tudor Pro Cycling Team 00:14
7 WRIGHT Fred GBR Bahrain Victorious 00:14
8 FISHER-BLACK Finn NZL UAE Team Emirates 00:15
9 KUDUS Merhawi ERI Terengganu Cycling Team 00:16
10 BRAMBILLA Gianluca ITA Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 00:16
11 FORMOLO Davide BEL Movistar Team 00:16
12 MOLANO Sebastian COL UAE Team Emirates 00:16
13 KOCH Jonas GER BORA-hansgrohe 00:16
14 VAN GESTEL Dries BEL TotalEnergies 00:16
15 ROMEO Ivan ESP Movistar Team 00:16
16 LECERF William Junior BEL Soudal Quick-Step 00:16
17 LASTRA Jonathan ESP Cofidis 00:16
18 HAMILTON Lucas AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:16
19 YATES Simon GBR Team Jayco-AlUla 00:16
20 MATE Luis Angel ESP Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:16

Nach drei von fünf Etappen rangiert BORA – hansgrohe Fahrer Matteo Sobrero auf Rang drei in der Gesamtwertung der Rundfahrt in Saudi-Arabien. Sportdirektor Rolf Aldag sieht seine Mannschaft „absolut im Soll“.

Noch konnte das Team BORA – hansgrohe bei der derzeit laufenden AlUla Tour in Saudi-Arabien keinen Sieg einfahren. Dennoch zeigte die dritte Etappe einmal mehr, dass die deutsche WorldTour Equipe zu den prägenden Mannschaften des Rennens zählt. Nachdem Matteo Sobrero bereits am ersten Tag drei Bonussekunden ersprintet hatte, gelang ihm das gleiche Kunststück auch heute. Der Lohn: Nach drei von fünf Etappen liegt der Italiener auf Rang drei in der Gesamtwertung – nur drei Sekunden hinter dem führenden Niederländer Casper van Uden.

„Deshalb können wir mit dem bisherigen Verlauf des Etappenrennens sehr zufrieden sein. Gegen die reinen Sprinterteams liegen wir absolut im Soll. Gleichzeitig ist Matteo nun in einer aussichtsreichen Position in der Gesamtwertung. Derzeit sieht es nämlich schon so aus, als dass es am Ende ein Sekundenpoker wird“, sagte Sportdirektor Rolf Aldag im Ziel der dritten Etappe. Aldag lobte in diesem Zusammenhang auch die Harmonie und den Zusammenhalt innerhalb des Teams. „Nach sehr kurzfristigen krankheitsbedingten Ausfällen stehen wir hier mit fünf statt sieben Fahrern am Start. Unsere Jungs halten aber gut dagegen – und Matteos Platzierung zeigt, dass wir uns nicht verstecken müssen.“

Besonders freut sich Aldag auch über die Performance von Matteo Sobrero. Der Italiener bestreitet sein allererstes Rennen für BORA – hansgrohe überhaupt – und präsentiert sich direkt als Leader. „Manchmal hat man das Gefühl, dass er schon seit drei Jahren bei uns fährt – so gut ist er bereits integriert“, erzählt der Sportdirektor, der für die kommenden Tage zwei schwere Etappen erwartet. „Morgen müssen wir aufpassen, dass im Bergaufsprint keine Löcher entstehen und wir vorne dabei sind. Am letzten Tag geht es dann ums Klassement. Hier müssen wir Matteo in eine gute Ausgangsposition bringen.“