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PARIS-TOURS 2023 : GREG VAN AVERMAET : ‘‘I WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE RACE, ONE LAST TIME’’
Like Philippe Gilbert a year earlier, he has chosen the vineyard paths to close out his fantastic career. This Sunday, Greg Van Avermaet will pin on his final race number at Paris-Tours. This classic race is one of the highlights of his extensive list of achievements, including an Olympic title in Rio in 2016, a Paris-Roubaix victory, and two stage wins in the Tour de France, to name just a few of his most prestigious victories. At the age of 38, the Belgian rider from AG2R-Citroën intends to conclude his career with the brilliance of a great performance, after recovering from a Covid infection that had weakened him upon his return from the Canadian classics.
Born on may 17, 1985 in Lokeren (Belgium)
Previous teams
2006 : Bodysol
2007-2010 : Predictor-Lotto / Silence-Lotto / Omega Pharma-Lotto
2011-2018 : BMC Racing
2019-2020 : CCC Team
2021-2023 : AG2R-Citroën
Major achievements
. 2 stages win in the Tour de France (2015, 2016)
. Olympic champion in Rio (2016)
. Winner of Tirreno-Adricatico (2016)
. Winner of Paris-Roubaix (2017)
. Winner of Gand-Wevelgem (2017)
. Winner of Grand Prix E3 (2017)
. Double winner of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2016, 2017)
. Double winner of Grand Prix cycliste de Montréal (2016, 2019)
. 11 times wearer of the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France (3 days in 2016; 8 days in 2018)
11 participations in Paris-Tours
Winner in 2011 / 6e in 2012 / 3e in 2015
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©Pressesports Greg, you will hang up your racing number for the last time this sunday between Paris and Tours. A classic that you won in 2011, by the way. What does this victory mean in your career?
It’s really the first major classic I won. I had won races before, but this was different. Paris-Tours is on another level. Winning it made me realize that I could win big races. I’ve always liked this classic, it’s complete, challenging, at the end of the season. There’s a bit of everything, stress, wind, hills towards the end. I’ve always had a good race there. I remember discovering it in the Espoirs in 2006, and I immediately connected with it. I don’t remember much, but I must have finished fourth that time (Editor’s note: he actually finished… second), but I immediately knew it was for me. I won in 2011, I finished third again four years later with a flat tire. It’s really a very beautiful classic that everyone wants to win. Of course, it’s not a Monument or an Olympic title, but it still looks very nice on a palmares. (smile).
Since your victory, the classic has changed, introducing the vineyard paths. Given your profile, and the fact that you’re also competing in the Euro gravel race this Sunday, you must appreciate this new version…
I appreciate it even though it can be quite rough at times, and there are a lot more flat tires. In 2021, I had two or three flats, and the race was over for me. Now, you need the head, the legs, and a bit of luck to win Paris-Tours. I really hope to have it this sunday because I want to finish on a high note. The „punchy“ aspect, the accelerations, the hills that don’t need to be big mountains to hurt, I love that.
So, are we going to see a « fireworks » Greg Van Avermaet in Chartres this sunday?
(Laughs). I hope so. I’ve certainly done everything to be in the best shape. I’m motivated, and if my legs respond, I think I can achieve a good result. Winning won’t be easy, but I want to make an impact one last time on the race. I came back from Canada with Covid and had to take a break. I was disappointed because my condition was obviously affected, but I still have a few days to fine-tune and come back. One thing is certain, I want to stop at a high level. However, I also know that it’s such a tough race that there’s no room for gifts or sentiments. If I’m not in good shape, they won’t wait for me…
‘‘The last race is naturally filled with a lot of emotion. But no nervousness. I’m just happy with my career, happy with what I’ve managed to achieve, and happy to stop when I want to.’’
What do you expect in terms of the race scenario?
A race with movements, with some wind in the first part to tire out the teammates and break the peloton. This gives more chances to the strong riders to stay ahead when the big moves come. That’s how I won in 2011, with a completely scattered peloton. It’s the ideal race, completely wide open… but with my current condition, if it’s a bit calmer, that’s fine too (laughs).
Who do you see as the main favorites?
Fast guys, „punchy“ riders who know how to finish the job with a good sprint. Sprinter-punchers like Arnaud Démare, for instance. The new European champion Christophe Laporte or Arnaud De Lie also are into this category.
Will there be a touch of emotion or, on the contrary, excitement for the last race of your career on sunday?
Not much stress in any case, even though it will obviously be a very special moment. I’ve been racing for seventeen years as a pro, and thinking that it’s the last race is naturally filled with a lot of emotion. But not nervousness. I’m just happy with my career, happy with what I’ve managed to achieve, and happy to stop when I want to. It’s the right decision, and I won’t go back on it. I’m getting older, and I can tell myself, „Well, it was good“ (big smile). I still love cycling, and I’ll continue to ride, but now, it’s for me. Not with the idea of getting results. I think my mind still wants it, but my legs don’t. On Sunday, after an emotionally charged day and, I hope, a great Paris-Tours, I’m going to take a break. Take a lighter year and enjoy time with my family.
La Vuelta 23 11. Etappe
Lerma – La Laguna Negra.Vinuesa – 163 Km
1 HERRADA Jesus ESP COFIDIS 03:29:17
2 GREGOIRE Romain FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:03
3 KRON Andreas Lorentz DEN LOTTO DSTNY 00:08
4 CAICEDO Jonathan ECU EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 00:12
5 THOMAS Geraint GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 00:19
6 SANCHEZ MAYO Pelayo ESP BURGOS-BH 00:24
7 MOLARD Rudy FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:24
8 PRODHOMME Nicolas FRA AG2R CITROEN TEAM 00:27
9 GODON Dorian FRA AG2R CITROEN TEAM 00:58
10 GANNA Filippo ITA INEOS GRENADIERS 01:16
Gesamt:
1 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 39:27:45
2 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:26
3 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 01:09
4 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 01:36
5 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 02:02
6 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:16
7 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 02:22
8 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:25
9 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 02:50
10 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 03:14
11 LANDA Mikel ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 03:21
12 DE LA CRUZ David ESP ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 04:34
13 CARTHY Hugh John GBR EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 04:56
14 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BORA – HANSGROHE 05:16
15 CRAS Steff BEL TOTALENERGIES 06:31
16 BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 06:37
17 RUBIO REYES Einer Augusto COL MOVISTAR TEAM 06:37
18 THOMAS Geraint GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 07:34
The expert Herrada tames the young Grégoire
Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) showed talent, craft and mastery to win stage 11 of La Vuelta 23 on the slopes up La Laguna Negra. The Spanish puncheur made his way into a hard fought breakaway and eventually powered to victory with a perfectly timed acceleration on the most gruelling slopes of the final climb. He takes his third victory in the Spanish Grand Tour, after he won in similar circumstances in Ares del Maestrat (2019) and Cistierna (2022). At 20 years old, Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) came 2nd and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) was 5th. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) accelerated but his rivals matched his pace.
After a key individual time trial in Valladolid, the peloton of La Vuelta 23 face new summits with an uphill finish on the slopes leading to Laguna Negra, overlooking the city of Vinuesa. Dan Martin won there in 2020, ahead of Primoz Roglic and Richard Carapaz. And attackers are inspired to succeed the Irish puncheur.
Ayuso crashes, Thomas attacks
The start is slightly delayed after Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) crashed on the way to km 0. Once the flag drops, a flurry of attacks ensue, but baroudeurs are caught one after another.
The peloton cover 47.7km in the first hour. Then a group of 26 eventually manage to get away, featuring two previous stage winners in La Vuelta 23 – Andreas Kron (Lotto Dstny) and Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) – as well as established stars such as Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) or Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana Qazaqstan) and up and coming youngsters like Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) and Andrea Piccolo (EF Education-EasyPost).
Jumbo-Visma drive the bunch. The gap gets over 5’ as the riders enter the last 50 kilometres. And up to 6 minutes ahead of the final climb.
Herrada’s power
Paul Ourselin (Total Energies) attacks his breakaway rivals with 10 kilometres to go and reaches the bottom of the climb to Laguna Negra (6.5km at 6.8%, with the steepest slopes in the final kilometre) with a lead of 25’’.
Ganna drives the chase and Ourselin is caught with 5km to go. Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education-EasyPost) attacks twice but Geraint Thomas reacts himself. The Ecuadorian is caught inside the last 300 metres. And nobody can react when Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) puts the hammer down.
In the GC group, Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bora-Hansgrohe) accelerates. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) sprints. And everyone finishes together.
La Vuelta 23 10. Etappe Valladolid – Valladolid – ITT – 25 Km – EZF
1 GANNA Filippo ITA INEOS GRENADIERS 00:27:39 55,99
2 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:16
3 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 00:36
4 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:50
5 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 00:52
6 CATTANEO Mattia ITA SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 01:09
7 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 01:11
8 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 01:12
9 OLIVEIRA Nelson POR MOVISTAR TEAM 01:12
10 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 01:18
11 BISSEGGER Stefan SUI EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 01:19
12 CASTROVIEJO Jonathan ESP INEOS GRENADIERS 01:24
13 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 01:29
14 DENZ Nico GER BORA – HANSGROHE 01:35
15 SOBRERO Matteo ITA TEAM JAYCO ALULA 01:44
16 TIBERI Antonio ITA BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 01:46
17 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 01:46
18 FISHER-BLACK Finn NZL UAE TEAM EMIRATES 01:51
19 JOHANSEN Julius DEN INTERMARCHÉ – CIRCUS – WANTY 01:54
20 THOMAS Geraint GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 02:00
Gesamt:
1 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 35:52:38
2 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:26
3 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 01:09
4 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 01:36
5 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 02:02
6 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:16
7 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 02:22
8 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:25
9 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 02:50
10 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 03:14
11 LANDA Mikel ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 03:21
12 DE LA CRUZ David ESP ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 04:20
13 CARTHY Hugh John GBR EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 04:56
14 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BORA – HANSGROHE 05:16
15 CRAS Steff BEL TOTALENERGIES 06:31
16 BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 06:37
17 RUBIO REYES Einer Augusto COL MOVISTAR TEAM 06:37
18 RODRIGUEZ MARTIN Cristian ESP TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC 08:26
19 ROCHAS Remy FRA COFIDIS 09:01
20 VALTER Attila HUN JUMBO-VISMA 11:38
21 THOMAS Geraint GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 13:05
Ganna and Kuss resist Evenepoel
The individual time trial of La Vuelta 23 saw Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) power to his first ever victory in Spain as he got the best of the world champion Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) in Valladolid. The Italian star covered the 25.8km at an average of 56.0km/h, setting a time of 27’39’’. Evenepoel came 2nd (+16’’) and was the fastest of the GC contenders, 20 seconds ahead of Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), while Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) lost a minute to the Belgian defending winner of La Vuelta. Riding with La Roja, Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) set the 13th best time and only lost 17’’ to Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates), his first chaser in the overall standings. Evenepoel moves up to the third position, with a gap of 1’09’’ to the American leader.
After the rest day, La Vuelta 23 returns to action with a key time trial (25.8km) to kick-off the second week of racing in Valladolid, a classic of the Spanish Grand Tour since it hosted the very first stage finish in 1935. Callum Scotson (Jayco AlUla) is the first rider to go, at 14:01, and Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) will be the last rider off the ramp, at 17:02, with La Roja on his shoulders.
Bissegger can’t resist Ganna
Clément Davy (Groupama-FDJ) sets the first reference of interest, with a time of 30’55’’. But the Frenchman can’t resist the European champion Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost), faster at every intermediate point (km 12.5 and 19.5), who eventually clocks a time of 28’58’’. The Swiss rider impressed, but he confesses he “didn’t have the best day”.
Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) starts his effort 44 minutes after Bissegger. And he quickly shows he’s off to a flying performance. A 2-time ITT World Champion (2020, 21), holder of the hour record and current national ITT champion, the Italian star leads by 33’’ at the first intermediate point, 52’’ at the second, and 1’18’’ on the line. He averaged 56.0km/h over the 25.8km!
Evenepoel accelerates, Kuss holds on
The GC battle gets going with a strong performance from Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe), the first rider to finish less than a minute behind Ganna (+52’’). Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) finishes just ahead of Vlasov (+50’’) but Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) is not as fast. The Danish winner of the Tour de France concedes 1’18’’.
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) trade seconds until the Belgian sets the 2nd best time on the line (+16’’), 20 seconds head of his Slovenian rival. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) takes the 13th best time and only loses 17’’ to Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates). The American climber still leads the overall standings ahead of another GC battle on Wednesday.
Tour of Britain – 2. Etappe:
Wrexham – Wrexham – 110 Km
1 KOOIJ OLAV NED Jumbo-Visma 02:22:51
2 VAN POPPEL Danny NED BORA-hansgrohe 00:00
3 VAN AERT Wout BEL Jumbo-Visma 00:00
4 BENNETT Sam IRL BORA-hansgrohe 00:00
5 KANTER Max GER Movistar Team 00:00
6 VERNON Ethan GBR Great Britain 00:00
7 LAMPERTI Luke USA Trinity Racing 00:00
8 FREDHEIM Stian NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:00
9 PIDCOCK Tom GBR INEOS Grenadiers 00:00
10 BOMBOI Davide BEL TdT-Unibet 00:00
Gesamt:
1 KOOIJ OLAV NED Jumbo-Visma 06:13:53
2 VAN AERT Wout BEL Jumbo-Visma 00:00
3 BENNETT Sam IRL BORA-hansgrohe 00:00
4 KANTER Max GER Movistar Team 00:00
5 VAN POPPEL Danny NED BORA-hansgrohe 00:00
6 VERNON Ethan GBR Great Britain 00:00
7 FREDHEIM Stian NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:00
8 BOMBOI Davide BEL TdT-Unibet 00:00
9 PIDCOCK Tom GBR INEOS Grenadiers 00:00
10 SERRANO Gonzalo BEL Movistar Team 00:00
11 GUDMESTAD Tord NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:00
12 MÄRKL Niklas GER Team dsm-firmenich 00:00
13 TIDBALL William GBR Saint Piran 00:00
14 MAGNIER Paul FRA Trinity Racing 00:00
15 MEENS Johan BEL Bingoal WB 00:00
BORA-hansgrohe Sprinter Sam Bennett nimmt erstmals seit 2013 wieder an der Tour of Britain teil. Für den irischen Topsprinter ein ganz besonderes Ereignis, denn vor zehn Jahren hat seine Karriere genau hier eine entscheidende Wendung genommen.
Die walisische Stadt Caerphilly nimmt auf der Landkarte des Weltradsports eine vergleichsweise kleine Rolle ein. Für Sam Bennett ist die 30.000-Seelen-Gemeinde allerdings ein ganz bedeutender Ort. Denn vor zehn Jahren gewann der irische Topsprinter genau hier die fünfte Etappe der damaligen Tour of Britain – und feierte damit den ersten großen Sieg seiner erfolgreichen Karriere.
Was kaum jemand weiß: Wäre der zu jenem Zeitpunkt 22 Jahre junge Bennett, der damals noch im Trikot des kleinen Continental-Teams An Post-Chain Reaction fuhr, bei der Tour of Britain nicht so erfolgreich aufgetreten – seine Laufbahn wäre möglicherweise ganz anders verlaufen: „Es stimmt: Ohne diese Etappe wäre ich heute nicht hier. Denn wenn ich den Sieg in Caerphilly nicht geholt hätte, wäre ich in Irland an die Uni zurückgegangen. Stattdessen hat mir der Sieg die Tür zu den Profis geöffnet“, erzählt er.
In der Tat unterschrieb Bennett nach der Tour of Britain seinen ersten Profivertrag beim damaligen BORA-hansgrohe Vorgänger-Team NetApp-Endura. Was folgte, war eine Erfolgsgeschichte: Bis heute hat der Ire mehr als 60 Profisiege eingefahren und unter anderem zehn Etappen bei allen drei Grand-Tours gewonnen.
Bei der diesjährigen Tour of Britain kehrt der heute 32-Jährige nun an den Ort seines ersten großen Sieges zurück – genau zehn Jahre danach. Denn die diesjährige Auflage (von 3. bis 10. September) macht im Rahmen der achten Etappe am erneut Station in Caerphilly. Ob er es schafft, seinen damaligen Sieg zu wiederholen? Bennett gibt sich für das Rennen jedenfalls optimistisch: „Ich denke, es gibt viele Möglichkeiten für Sprinter und wir haben ein starkes Team am Start. Ich freue mich dementsprechend sehr auf das Rennen.“
Aufgebot BORA-hansgrohe Tour of Britain 2023
BENNETT Sam (Irland)
GAMPER Patrick (Österreich)
POLITT Nils (Deutschland)
SCHELLING Ide (Niederlande)
VAN POPPEL Danny (Niederlande)
WALLS Matthew (Großbritannien)
La Vuelta 23 9. Etappe
Cartagena – Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca – 181 Km
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1 KAEMNA Lennard GER BORA – HANSGROHE 04:28:59
2 SOBRERO Matteo ITA TEAM JAYCO ALULA 00:13
3 HAMILTON Christopher AUS TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 01:12
4 GEHBREIGZABHIER Amanuel ERI LIDL-TREK 01:00
5 BARRENETXEA GOLZARRI Jon ESP CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 01:37
6 FERNANDEZ Ruben ESP COFIDIS 01:37
7 CAICEDO Jonathan ECU EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 02:11
8 NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel ESP BURGOS-BH 02:41
9 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 03:18
10 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 03:11
11 RODRIGUEZ MARTIN Cristian ESP TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC 04:08
12 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 03:25
13 ROCHAS Remy FRA COFIDIS 04:17
14 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 03:27
15 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 03:25
16 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 03:16
17 DE LA CRUZ David ESP ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 03:33
18 LANDA Mikel ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 03:25
19 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 03:38
20 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 03:38
Gesamt:
1 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 35:23:30
2 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:43
3 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:02
4 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 02:24
5 LANDA Mikel ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 02:29
6 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 02:29
7 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 02:35
8 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 02:35
9 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:45
10 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:55
11 DE LA CRUZ David ESP ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 03:39
12 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 03:51
13 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BORA – HANSGROHE 04:10
14 CARTHY Hugh John GBR EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 04:17
15 CRAS Steff BEL TOTALENERGIES 04:52
16 RUBIO REYES Einer Augusto COL MOVISTAR TEAM 05:08
17 BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 05:40
18 RODRIGUEZ MARTIN Cristian ESP TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC 07:02
19 ROCHAS Remy FRA COFIDIS 07:13
20 VALTER Attila HUN JUMBO-VISMA 10:33
21 POELS Wout NED BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 11:59
22 THOMAS Geraint GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 12:34
23 LOPEZ PEREZ Juan Pedro ESP LIDL-TREK 14:40
24 MOLARD Rudy FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 18:16
25 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 19:02
26 KAEMNA Lennard GER BORA – HANSGROHE 19:09
Lennard Kämna feiert Solosieg auf der 9. Etappe der Vuelta
Vor dem morgigen Ruhetag stand eine Bergankunft in der Region Murcia auf dem Programm. In der ersten Steigung des Tages gelang Lennard Kämna der Sprung in eine achtköpfige Ausreißergruppe, die während des Tages maximal 8:30 Minuten Vorsprung herausfahren konnte. Im Schlussanstieg zum Alto Caravaca de la Cruz, der Rampen von bis zu 20 Prozent aufwies, hatte die Spitzengruppe eine Lücke von fast 5 Minuten vor der GC-Gruppe. Auf den steilen Rampen konnten sich Kämna, Sobrero und Gehbreigzabhier von ihren Fluchtgefährten absetzen. 5km vor dem Ziel attackierte Kämna. Sobrero war ihm dicht auf den Fersen, doch der deutsche BORA – hansgrohe Fahrer kämpfte bis zum Schluss und erreichte die Ziellinie als Solist. Mit diesem Sieg stehen nun Etappensiege bei allen drei Grand Tours in seinen Palmarès.
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„Ich habe in den letzten Monaten sehr hart gearbeitet. Nach dem Giro war es nicht unbedingt einfach, da ich einige Rückschläge hatte. Deshalb bin ich wirklich froh, dass ich diesen Sieg erringen konnte. Das Rennen war wegen der Windkanten ziemlich hektisch. Ich habe versucht, in die vorderen Gruppen zu kommen, ohne zu viel Energie zu verbrauchen. Letztendlich fand ich mich an der Spitze. Es war ein schwieriger Parcours, es ging ununterbrochen auf und ab. Deshalb war es auch schwierig, einen guten Moment zu finden, um die anderen in der Spitzengruppe abzuhängen. Aber als ich bemerkte, dass ich eine kleine Lücke hatte, gab ich einfach nach der Kurve Vollgas. Danach ging es nur noch darum, alleine bis zur Ziellinie zu überleben. Es ist unglaublich, dass ich jetzt bei allen drei Grand Tours einen Etappensieg holen konnte. Ich danke meinen Teamkollegen und dem gesamten Team hier bei der Vuelta für ihre tolle Unterstützung. Das weiß ich wirklich zu schätzen.“ – Lennard Kämna
„Wir wollten Lenni die Möglichkeit geben, heute um den Etappensieg zu fahren, während die anderen Jungs Aleks und Cian im Peloton unterstützen sollten. Und am Ende war es ein unglaublicher Tag. Lenni hat Etappen bei allen Grand Tours gewonnen, was eine große Leistung ist. Und zurück im Peloton hat sich Aleks sehr gut gezeigt, während Cian auch mit dabei war. Die Etappe war extrem schwer und vom Parcours her extrem anspruchsvoll. Wir sind froh, dass wir den Tag so abschließen konnten. Also wir sind sehr zufrieden und hoffen, dass es so hier bei der Vuelta weitergeht.“ – Bernie Eisel, Sportlicher Leiter
Kämna completes his Grand Tour trilogy
Among the fiercest attackers of today’s peloton, Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) surged to victory in a very demanding stage 9 of La Vuelta 23. The German champ was the strongest from the breakaway that emerged after an impressive battle through the wind. He takes his first La Vuelta stage win after previous successes in the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. The peloton split on several occasions, with Jumbo-Visma and Soudal Quick-Step showing their determination to turn the race upside down. But the riders lagging behind always got back until Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) and Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) opened a small gap on the slopes up Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) takes La Roja into the rest day.
On the eve of the rest day, the peloton of La Vuelta 23 face an unprecedented summit finish atop Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca. And Jumbo-Visma are determined to bring battle again, with a windy start. Sepp Kuss, Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard split the bunch from the start!
Echelons from the gun
Wilco Kelderman, Jan Tratnik, Attila Valter and Dylan van Baarle drive the first echelon with their leaders. Only six riders manage to follow their move: Remco Evenepoel, Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal Quick-Step), Matevz Govekar (Bahrain Victorious), Aleksandr Vlasov, Nico Denz and Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe).
The leaders cover 50.1km in the first hour and build gap of up to 45’’ to the first peloton, driven by Movistar, UAE Team Emirates and Bahrain Victorious. The chasers get back to the attackers on the first ascent of the day, the cat-1 Puerto Casas de la Marina la Perdiz (summit at km 60.1).
More echelons!
As the race eases up a bit, six riders go on the move: Amanuel Gehbreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek), Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), Matteo Sobrero (Jayco AlUla), Ruben Fernandez (Cofidis), Dani Navarro (Burgos-BH) and Jon Barrenetxea (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA). Chris Hamilton (DSM-Firmenich) and then Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education-EasyPost) join them to make it a 8-man breakaway.
The gap increases to 8’35’’ but the peloton hit another wind exposed section as the race enters the last 80 kilometres. Soudal Quick-Step, Bora-Hansgrohe and Jumbo-Visma collaborate to split the bunch. Only 22 riders remain in the first group. Two contenders from the GC top-10 are caught behind: Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) and Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious).
The gap between the first two pelotons goes up to 1’05’’. Groupama-FDJ drive the chase and bridge the gap with 55km to go. The eight leaders are 3’35’’ away.
Kämna goes solo
The gap increases towards the final climb (8km at 5.6% with irregular slopes). With a lead of 5 minutes, Gehbreigzabhier, Kämna, Caicedo, Sobrero, Fernandez, Hamilton, Navarro and Barrenetxea are set to battle for the stage win.
Kämna goes solo into the last 5 kilometres. Sobrero tries to resist but the German champ powers to his first La Vuelta stage win with a gap of 30’’.
In the GC battle, the times are taken 2km before the line due to the weather conditions. Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) attacks with 3Km to go and opens a small gap alongside Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe).
Tour of Britain – 1. Etappe:
Altrincham – Manchester – 164 Km
1 KOOIJ Olav NED Jumbo-Visma 03:51:02
2 VAN AERT Wout BEL Jumbo-Visma 00:00
3 BENNETT Sam IRL BORA-hansgrohe 00:00
4 KANTER Max GER Movistar Team 00:00
5 VERNON Ethan GBR Great Britain 00:00
6 FREDHEIM Stian NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:00
7 BOMBOI Davide BEL TdT-Unibet 00:00
8 VAN POPPEL Danny NED BORA-hansgrohe 00:00
9 SERRANO Gonzalo BEL Movistar Team 00:00
10 TOWNSEND Rory IRL Bolton Equities Black Spoke 00:00
11 MÄRKL Niklas GER Team dsm-firmenich 00:00
12 PIDCOCK Tom GBR INEOS Grenadiers 00:00
13 TILLER Rasmus NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:00
14 LUND ANDRESEN Tobias DEN Team dsm-firmenich 00:00
15 JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:00
16 SWIFT Connor GBR INEOS Grenadiers 00:00
17 MEENS Johan BEL Bingoal WB 00:00
18 GUDMESTAD Tord NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:00
19 DONALDSON Robert GBR Trinity Racing 00:00
20 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR Bolton Equities Black Spoke 00:00
Bretagne Classic – 258 Km
1 MADOUAS Valentin FRA Groupama-FDJ 06:15:22
2 BURGAUDEAU Mathieu FRA TotalEnergies 00:00
3 GROSSSCHARTNE Felix AUT UAE Team Emirates 00:00
4 KÜNG Stefan SUI Groupama-FDJ 00:01
5 DE BUYST Jasper BEL Lotto Dstny 00:17
6 HIRSCHI Marc SUI UAE Team Emirates 00:17
7 BENOOT Tiesj BEL Jumbo-Visma 00:17
8 WANDAHL Frederik DEN BORA-hansgrohe 00:17
9 VIVIANI Elia ITA INEOS Grenadiers 00:35
10 DUJARDIN Sandy FRA TotalEnergies 00:35
11 DOULL Owain GBR EF Education-EasyPost 00:35
12 MATTHEWS Michael AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:35
13 STRONG Corbin NZL Israel-Premier Tech 00:35
14 DEGENKOLB John GER Team dsm-firmenich 00:35
15 LOUVEL Matis FRA Team Arkéa-Samsic 00:35
16 ARANBURU Alex ESP Movistar Team 00:35
17 VAN DIJKE Tim NED Jumbo-Visma 00:35
18 TRENTIN Matteo ITA UAE Team Emirates 00:35
19 VERMEERSCH Florian BEL Lotto Dstny 00:35
20 HOOLE Daan NED Lidl-Trek 00:35
La Vuelta 23 8. Etappe
Dénia – Xorret de Catí. Costa Blanca Interior – 165 Km
1 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 04:13:52
2 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:00
3 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:00
4 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 00:02
5 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 00:02
6 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:02
7 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 00:02
8 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:02
9 POELS Wout NED BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:34
10 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 00:39
11 LANDA Mikel ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:41
12 CARTHY Hugh John GBR EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 01:00
13 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:10
14 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BORA – HANSGROHE 01:10
15 LOPEZ PEREZ Juan Pedro ESP LIDL-TREK 01:16
16 DE LA CRUZ David ESP ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 01:18
17 BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 01:44
18 STORER Michael AUS GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:44
19 RUBIO REYES Einer Augusto COL MOVISTAR TEAM 01:48
20 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 01:48
Gesamt:
1 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 30:51:06
2 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:43
3 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:00
4 POELS Wout NED BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 02:05
5 LANDA Mikel ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 02:29
6 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 02:31
7 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 02:38
8 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 02:42
9 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 02:42
10 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:52
11 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 03:09
12 DE LA CRUZ David ESP ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 03:31
13 CRAS Steff BEL TOTALENERGIES 03:44
14 CARTHY Hugh John GBR EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 03:53
15 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 04:05
16 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BORA – HANSGROHE 04:08
17 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 04:08
18 LOPEZ PEREZ Juan Pedro ESP LIDL-TREK 04:44
19 RUBIO REYES Einer Augusto COL MOVISTAR TEAM 05:00
20 BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 05:32
21 RODRIGUEZ MARTIN Cristian ESP TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC 06:19
22 ROCHAS Remy FRA COFIDIS 06:21
23 THOMAS Geraint GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 08:43
La Vuelta 23 5. Etappe
Morella – Burriana – 186 Km
1 GROVES Kaden AUS ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 04:23:43
2 GANNA Filippo ITA INEOS GRENADIERS 00:00
3 VAN GESTEL Dries BEL TOTALENERGIES 00:00
4 DAINESE Alberto ITA TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 00:00
5 ASKEY Lewis GBR GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:00
6 THEUNS Edward BEL LIDL-TREK 00:00
7 GONZALEZ LOPEZ David ESP CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 00:00
8 SOUPE Geoffrey FRA TOTALENERGIES 00:00
9 EZQUERRA MUELA Jesus ESP BURGOS-BH 00:00
10 DRIZNERS Jarrad AUS LOTTO DSTNY 00:00
11 MOSCA Jacopo ITA LIDL-TREK 00:00
12 GARCIA CORTINA Ivan ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 00:00
13 PAGE Hugo FRA INTERMARCHÉ – CIRCUS – WANTY 00:00
14 AULAR SANABRIA Orluis Alberto VEN CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 00:00
15 VAN DEN BERG Marijn NED EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 00:00
16 CIMOLAI Davide ITA COFIDIS 00:00
17 VENDRAME Andrea ITA AG2R CITROEN TEAM 00:00
18 GOVEKAR Matevž SLO BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:00
19 BARRENETXEA GOLZARRI Jon ESP CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 00:00
20 BARTHE Cyril FRA BURGOS-BH 00:00
Gesamt:
1 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 17:12:29
2 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 00:11
3 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:17
4 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 00:37
5 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 00:39
6 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BORA – HANSGROHE 00:40
7 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 00:43
8 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:44
9 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:48
10 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:49
11 ARENSMAN Thymen NED INEOS GRENADIERS 00:51
12 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 00:55
13 VINE Jay AUS UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:57
14 CRAS Steff BEL TOTALENERGIES 01:13
15 POELS Wout NED BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 01:15
16 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 01:17
17 THOMAS Geraint GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 01:17
18 DE LA CRUZ David ESP ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 01:22
19 ROCHAS Remy FRA COFIDIS 01:30
20 QUINN Sean USA EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 01:45
Groves also loves Burriana
On the day after he claimed another victory in Catalunya (Tarragona), Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) sprinted to victory in Burriana (Valencia), where he got the best of Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) and Dries Van Gestel (Total Energies). This win is the 20th for an Australian rider in La Vuelta, with Groves joining Michael Matthews as the best Aussie scorers in the Spanish Grand Tour (3 victories each). Back to back wins in La Vuelta were only achieved by John Degenkolb (2014) and Sam Bennett (2022) in recent years. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) chased bonus seconds on the eve of another mountain showdown up the Alto de Javalambre.
It’s a nervous start from Morella, with a peloton wary of crosswinds that could turn the race upside down on the way to a seaside finish in Burriana. Eddie Dunbar (Jayco AlUla) crashes in the neutral start and is forced to abandon. Riders try to get away as soon as the flag drops but the peloton don’t give them any margin.
Fagundez shines for Uruguay
After 16 kilometres of battle, Eric Fagundez (Burgos-BH) sets off and makes the break of the day. At the end of his first season in the WorldTour, the young rider shows his colour at the front as the third Uruguayan to ever participate in La Vuelta.
After 60 kilometres of racing, the gap reaches a maximum of 5’30’’. Alpecin-Deceuninck drive the bunch with Jason Osborne setting the pace on the day after Kaden Groves won in Tarragona.
Sepulveda chases the KOM points
The gap is down to 1’50’’ at the bottom of the cat-2 climb up Collado de Ibola (to be summited with 53.7km to go). Already a history maker as the first Argentinian to ever lead a standing in a Grand Tour, Eduardo Sepulveda (Lotto Dstny) sets off to bridge the gap to Fagundez and score more KOM points ahead of another mountain stage on Thursday.
Sepulveda catches Fagundez with 3km to go to the summit and drops a kilometre further up the road. At the summit, the Argentinian rider takes 5 KOM points. The peloton trail by 1’08’’.
The intermediate sprint for Evenepoel, the bunch sprint for Groves
Fagundez is caught by the bunch with 41km to go. Sepulveda is still 20’’ ahead. He is caught 3 kilometres further, with Alpecin-Deceuninck still driving the bunch.
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) makes the most of the intermediate sprint to take 6 bonus seconds ahead of Kaden Groves.
The intensity keeps rising until the last kilometre. Alpecin-Deceuninck launch the sprint for Groves, who delivers another victory just ahead of Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers).
La Vuelta 23 4. Etappe
Andorra la Vella – Tarragona – 183 Km
1 GROVES Kaden AUS ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 04:05:41
2 MOLANO Juan Sebastian COL UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:00
3 THEUNS Edward BEL LIDL-TREK 00:00
4 MENTEN Milan BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:00
5 VAN GESTEL Dries BEL TOTALENERGIES 00:00
6 AULAR SANABRIA Orluis Alberto VEN CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 00:00
7 PAGE Hugo FRA INTERMARCHÉ – CIRCUS – WANTY 00:00
8 ASKEY Lewis GBR GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:00
9 FLYNN Sean GBR TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 00:00
10 VENDRAME Andrea ITA AG2R CITROEN TEAM 00:00
11 ENGELHARDT Felix GER TEAM JAYCO ALULA 00:00
12 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:00
13 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 00:00
14 HOFSTETTER Hugo FRA TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC 00:00
15 OLIVEIRA Nelson POR MOVISTAR TEAM 00:00
16 EZQUERRA MUELA Jesus ESP BURGOS-BH 00:00
17 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 00:00
18 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 00:00
19 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 00:00
20 BARTHE Cyril FRA BURGOS-BH 00:00
Gesamt:
1 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 12:48:52
2 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 00:05
3 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:11
4 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 00:31
5 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 00:33
6 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BORA – HANSGROHE 00:34
7 BARDET Romain FRA TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 00:35
8 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 00:37
9 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:38
10 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:42
11 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:43
12 ARENSMAN Thymen NED INEOS GRENADIERS 00:45
13 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 00:49
14 VINE Jay AUS UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:51
15 CRAS Steff BEL TOTALENERGIES 01:07
16 POELS Wout NED BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 01:09
17 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 01:11
18 THOMAS Geraint GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 01:11
19 DE LA CRUZ David ESP ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 01:16
20 ROCHAS Remy FRA COFIDIS 01:24
Groves just loves Catalunya
First bunch sprint of La Vuelta 23, first success for the Australian rocket Kaden Groves! The sprinter from Alpecin-Deceuninck mastered a tricky finale in the streets of Tarragona to take his third Grand Tour win, the second in La Vuelta, and his fourth success in the area, after three stage wins in the Volta a Catalunya. Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates) tried to anticipate the uphill sprint but Groves followed him and passed him on the line. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) retained La Roja he claimed in Andorra. Eduardo Sepulveda (Lotto Dstny) takes the polka dots and makes history as the first Argentinian leader of a Grand Tour standing.
On the day after the first mountain showdown of La Vuelta 23, the peloton head back to Catalunya and to the seaside, with 184.6km of racing to Tarragona.
Three riders attack as soon as the race begins. Eduardo Sepulveda (Lotto Dstny), on the hunt for KOM points to rightfully claim the polka-dot jersey he wears on loan from Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), is joined at the front by Ander Okamika (Burgos-BH) and David Gonzalez (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA).
Sepulveda makes history
The three leaders rapidly open a gap of 2’20’’. But Kaden Groves’ Alpecin-Deceuninck and Alberto Dainese’s DSM-Firmenich are also quick to react in order to control the gap at around 2 minutes.
The intensity picks up in the peloton ahead of the two climbs of the day, the cat-3 ascents up Alto de Belltall (to be summited with 53.8km to go) and Coll de Villa (30.6km). The gap is down to 1’20’’ as the bottom of the first climb. Sepulveda takes 3 KOM points at the summit.
The gap drops down to 30’’ on the following climb, but Sepulveda still takes 3 more KOM points to all but seal the polka-dot jersey. He makes history as the first Argentinian to ever lead a standing in a Grand Tour (his compatriot Bruno Sivilotti won stage 1a of La Vuelta in 1966, but he was riding as an Italian at the time, before he became Argentinian).
Coquard goes down, Groves powers up
Sepulveda is caught with 22km to go, while Okamika and Gonzalez keep pushing with a minimal gap. They’re caught 19km away from the finish. The tension rises in the bunch and a dozen of riders hit the deck inside the last 5 kilometres, including Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) and Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious).
Marijn van den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost) misses a turn as he tries to anticipate the uphill finish. Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates) opens up from far away but nobody can resist Kaden Groves.