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Tour de Luxembourg – Etappe 4 ITT

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Dudelange ITT – 25,4 Km

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1 CATTANEO Mattia ITA DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP 00:30:53
2 ALMEIDA João POR DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP 00:02
3 SKJELMOSEJENSEN Mattias DEN TREK – SEGAFREDO 00:26
4 DE LA CRUZ David ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:35
5 LATOUR Pierre FRA TEAM TOTALENERGIES 00:38
6 HIRSCHI Marc SUI UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:49
7 BAUER Jack NZL TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE 00:50
8 SWEENY Harry AUS LOTTO SOUDAL 00:55
9 TIBERI Antonio ITA TREK – SEGAFREDO 00:55
10 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA TREK – SEGAFREDO 00:57
11 ARMIRAIL Bruno FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:00
12 GOOSSENS Kobe BEL LOTTO SOUDAL 01:04
13 PINOT Thibaut FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:04
14 FRISON Frederik BEL LOTTO SOUDAL 01:05
15 HERRADA Jesus ESP COFIDIS 01:08

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1 ALMEIDA João POR DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP 12:49:51
2 HIRSCHI Marc SUI UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:43
3 CATTANEO Mattia ITA DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP 00:50
4 DE LA CRUZ David ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:52
5 LATOUR Pierre FRA TEAM TOTALENERGIES 01:07
6 PINOT Thibaut FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:21
7 GAU DU David FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:21
8 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA TREK – SEGAFREDO 01:32
9 FORMOLO Davide ITA UAE TEAM EMIRATES 01:36
10 HERRADA Jesus ESP COFIDIS 01:37
11 QUINTANA Nairo COL ARKEA PRO CYCLING TEAM 01:50
12 CHAMPOUSSIN Clement FRA AG2R CITROEN TEAM 01:51
13 GOOSSENS Kobe BEL LOTTO SOUDAL 01:54
14 MASNADA Fausto ITA DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP 01:58
15 LAZKANO Oier ESP CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 02:18

UEC Road European Championships 2021

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Küng beats Ganna as Switzerland sweeps Elite TT titles in Trentino

The Italian fans had hoped for another golden day for Filippo Ganna, but the second day of the UEC Road European Championships – Trentino 2021 deservedly crowned Stefan Küng as ITT European Champion once again, as the Swiss defended the title conquered last year in Plouay. Anyway, it was undoubtedly a show of public and enthusiasm in the Le Albere quartier, where many enthusiastic people held their breath for the home favorite until the final meters of the 22,4 km test, on Thursday September 9th.
Belgian Remco Evenepoel rounded out a regal podium, showing he is back to his best after the horrific crash of the 2020 Il Lombardia: rivals would better watch out for him in Sunday’s Road race.

Thursday was clearly a happy day for Switzerland, that swept the Elite ITT titles: before Küng’s success, Marlen Reusser had worn the European Champion’s jersey after the Elite Women’s race.
If Italy had to settle for the silver with its most awaited champion – who met in Trento another Olympic Gold medalist, Trentino’s sailor Ruggero Tita – the home fans still had the opportunity to celebrate another gold medal after the Team Relay.

The credit goes to Vittoria Guazzini, new European time trial champion among Under 23 Women, seeing off the defending champion, German Hannah Ludwig, and fellow Italian Elena Pirrone.

The Under 23 Men’s race crowned Dane Johan Price Pejtersen, who returned to the top of Europe two years after Alkmaar 2019: between the two titles, a heart arrhythmia that had put his career on hold. His tears at the finish, clearly showed the emotion of closing such circle.

THE SWISS TRAIN ON TIME IN TRENTO
Though he was the defending champion, Stefan Küng’s name was often behind others in the odds for Trento’s European Championships: from Ganna to Evenepoel, from Tadej Pogačar to his compatriot Bisseger. However, the 27-year-old Swiss spoke with facts, delivering a perfect time trial for power and tactics over the 22,4 km around Trento: 24:29:85 was his time, at an average of 54,86 km/h.
“Halfway through the race I was just behind Ganna, but I didn’t lose confidence. I knew I was feeling good, even if I didn’t go too well in the Benelux, and at the Olympics I was at the foot of the podium. This season I have often come close to the great results, and I have always found someone stronger. This time, my day has arrived: there’s nothing better on the way to the World Championships,“commented the Trento 2021 Champion.
After the first 11 km, Ganna had gone through the intermediate one second ahead of Küng and three over a solid Remco Evenepoel, but it was in the second half that the Swiss made the difference. Seven seconds ahead of Ganna at the finishing line in Piazza delle Donne Lavoratrici, even 14 on the Belgian talent: an indisputable success.
Stefan Bisseger (Switzerland) settled for fourth after being in the lead for long, fifth place for Max Walsheid of Germany whilst Italy placed another man in sixth position, Edoardo Affini. Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia) finished twelfth in a race suited for specialists, at 1:21 from Küng.
The tight challenge between Küng, Ganna and Evenepoel thrilled the many fans who took to the roads of Trentino to enjoy a great show, as did the many spectators through live TV in Europe and Asia.

THE JOY OF MARLEN REUSSER

Swiss Marlen Reusser was the clear winner of the Elite Women Individual Time Trial, proving unbeatable on the 22.4 km of the Trento circuit.
The Swiss finished with a 27:12:95 time, unattainable even for Ellen Van Dijk, European Champion of the category for four times in the last five years. The Swiss, bronze medalist, in the last edition pushed hard right from the start in front of the MUSE – Museum of Sciences, proving out of reach for the rivals already after the first intermediate. Only Van Dijk tried to resist the force of the Swiss, but the gap recorded at the split further widened in the final part, until the final 19-second distance.
German Lisa Brennauer completed the podium, in spite of being overtaken by Reusser in the last meters: her delay on the finish line was over a minute.
“I’m exhausted but super happy, and if you’re not exhausted at the finish line means you didn’t do enough,” Reusser said afterwards. “I knew I had good legs, but you never know, Ellen and Lisa as well were also going strong. Now I will focus on the Road Race with the Swiss Team, which I love to race with.”

1 Marlen Reusser (Switzerland) 0:27:13
2 Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands) 0:00:19
3 Lisa Brennauer (Germany) 0:01:02
4 Lisa Klein (Germany) 0:01:22
5 Riejanne Markus (Netherlands) 0:01:43
6 Valeriya Kononenko (Ukraine) 0:01:52
7 Anna Kiesenhofer (Austria) 0:02:00
8 Vittoria Bussi (Italy) 0:02:09
9 Sara Van De Vel (Belgium) 0:02:13
10 Emma Norsgaard (Denmark) 0:02:18

ITALY TAKES GOLD AMONG UNDER 23 WOMEN
Vittoria Guazzini gave Italy the second gold medal of this UEC Road European Championships. Already European TT Champion in 2017 among Juniors, and plenty of times on the track, the Italian clocked a 29:02:08 time, displaying her strength from the very beginning. Behind her, German Hannah Ludwig had to give up the throne after two years, crossing the line 38 seconds behind.
“I am very happy, winning at home is special” – Guazzini said at the finish line, – “I hardly felt the fatigue. The European time trial was an important goal of the season, and I am happy to have been able to reach it. I managed myself well, and I am particularly happy with how I interpreted the race. The route was suitable for me, I pushed from start to finish and it went well“.
The Italian party was completed by Elena Pirrone, third 45 seconds behind her compatriot. After passing in fourth position at the split time, the athlete from Bolzano recovered in the second part of the race, earning the bronze medal.

1 Vittoria Guazzini (Italy) 0:29:02
2 Hannah Ludwig (Germany) 0:00:39
3 Elena Pirrone (Italy) 0:00:46
4 Marta Jaskulska (Poland) 0:00:51
5 Wilma Olausson (Sweden) 0:00:54
6 Marie Le Net (France)
7 Shari Bossuyt (Belgium) 0:00:58
8 Shirin Van Anrooij (Netherlands) 0:01:13
9 Julie De Wilde (Belgium) 0:01:14
10 Maria Novolodskaia (Russia) 0:01:15

THE COMEBACK OF JOHAN PRICE PEJTERSEN
Two years after Alkmaar, Johan Price Pejtersen returned to wear the Under 23 ITT Road European Champion in Trento. The Dane beat Norway’s Søren Værenskjold by 33 seconds and Dutch Daan Hoole by 34.
After seeing his 2020 season compromised due to an arrhythmia, and having defeated Covid-19, the Danish athlete has returned to his best, setting an irresistible pace for all opponents. Værenskjold and Hoole just managed to beat German Michel Heßmann in the race for the podium.”
„Winning here means a lot to me, after what I have been through,“ said the Dane, in tears. “I knew I was among the favourites, but I really didn’t know what I could aim for today. It feels great to be wearing this jersey again.”

1 Johan Price Pejtersen (Denmark) 0:25:35
2 Søren Wærenskjold (Norway) 0:00:33
3 Daan Hoole (Netherlands) 0:00:34
4 Michel Heßmann (Germany) 0:00:38
5 Lev Gonov (Russian Federation) 0:00:41
6 Raul Garcia Pierna (Spain) 0:00:44
7 Filippo Baroncini (Italy) 0:00:49
8 Alexandre Balmer (Switzerland) 0:00:55
9 Lennert van Eetvelt (Belgium) 0:00:59
10 Maurice Ballerstedt (Germany) 0:01:03

FRIDAY IT’S ROAD RACES TIME

On Friday, September 10th, the UEC Road European Championships Trentino 2021 will start their road races phase. The first event on the day will be the Junior Men Road Race at 9:00 am CET, on a 107.2km course, eight times on the 13,2 km city loop in Trento featuring the Povo climb.
Belgians Alec Segaert and Cian Uijtderbroecks are motivated to repeat themselves after the TT one-two, and will be facing Frenchmen Brieuc Rolland and Lenny Martinez, Norwegian Per Strand Hargenes, and the Swiss son of art Nils Aebersold, bronze at the MTB World Championships in Val di Sole just a few days ago.
In the Junior Women’s Road Race (start at 1:30 pm CET), Swiss Noelle Reutschi will try to make up for an underwhelming time trial, while Alena Ivanchenko should not be underestimated after her impressive TT display. The winner of the Piccolo Trofeo Binda, Anniina Ahtosalo (Finland) is another favourite on the 67.6 km (5 laps of the city circuit) route in Trento.
The Under 23 Women road race will close the day, starting at 4:30 pm CET. Italy will try to defend the title won last year by Elisa Balsamo, relying on a very competitive line-up with new European Time Trial Champion Vittoria Guazzini, Silvia Zanardi and Gaia Realini. Eyes will also be on the Austrian selection, with Tyroleans Mona Mitterwallner and Laura Stigger, respectively U23 Cross Country MTB World Champion in Val di Sole in 2021 and Junior Road World Champion in 2018 in Innsbruck. The Netherlands are also expected to feature in the medal chase, with Shirin Van Anrooij as the top name in the list.

Trento, September 9th, 2021

UEC Road European Cycling Championships

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Buongiorno Trento: Day 2 – Top names square off against the clock

Good morning from the UEC Road European Cycling Championships. A sparkling first day gave Italy its first gold in the Team Relay, whilst Belgian Alec Segaert and Russian Alena Ivanchenko have celebrated successes in the Juniors’ time trials. The program of the greatest continental review in Trentino (8-12 September) goes on with the Men’s and Women’s time trials for the Elite and Under 23 categories.
The first race gets off at 9.15 AM CET: that’s the Under 23 Women’s time trial, followed at 10.45 AM by the Women Elite time trial, the Men Under 23 time trial at 2.15 PM, and the Men Elite time trial at 4 PM (all CET times).

THE COURSE – THE HIGH-SPEED CHALLENGE STARTS FROM THE MUSE
The time trials’ route at the Trentino 2021 European Championships is perfectly suited to specialists in the discipline, capable of pushing long gears and developing high speeds.
Starting from the MUSE-Museo delle Scienze in Trento, and finishing in the near Piazza delle Donne Lavoratrici, the pan-flat 22.4 km loop crosses the towns of Romagnano, Matterello and Aldeno, an area rich of high-quality vineyards.
The time trial route passes through the village of Mattarello, located along the ancient road that connected Trento to Rovereto. Mattarello is close to Trento airport and the Gianni Caproni Aeronautical Museum, which displays the world’s first aeronautical collection, built in the 1920s. It is a unique collection of vintage aircraft, including early twentieth-century aircraft that have made history. These include the Ansaldo SVA 5 that took part in Gabriele D’Annunzio’s demonstration flight over Vienna on 9 August 1918.
The exhibition is named after Gianni Caproni, an aeronautical engineer, entrepreneur and pioneer of flight and founder of the company of the same name engaged in the construction of aircraft in the first half of the 20th century.

THE PROTAGONISTS – GANNA AIMS FOR SECOND GOLD VERSUS FIERCE RIVALS

After the joy of the Team Relay, the medal ambitions for the Italian National Team are not over. World Champion Filippo Ganna has to be considered the top favorite of the Men’s Elite Time Trial: after showing a solid condition in the team race, he will be trying for a second gold medal at Trentino 2021.
Competition won’t be lacking for the Olympic gold medalist in the Team Pursuit: fellow countryman Edoardo Affini, defending champion Stefan Küng (Switzerland), Rémi Cavagna (France), Remco Evenepoel(Belgium), Mikkel Bjerg and Kasper Asgreen (Denmark), Jos Van Emden(Netherlands) and two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia).

Vittoria Bussi and Elena Cecchini will be at the start of the Women’s Elite race, where the four-time continental champion Ellen Van Dijk (Netherlands) is the clear favorite.

In the U23 Men’s race, wonderboy Juan Ayuso (Spain) will make his debut in the continental event in Trentino, whilst Hannah Ludwig (Germany) had good chances to retain her title among Under 23 Women.

WEATHER FORECASTS
More good news for the riders from the weather side on Thursday 9 September, with sun forecasts and almost no wind. A temperature of 22 degrees is expected in the morning. Temperatures will rise in the early afternoon to 26-27 degrees.

Thursday September 9th

Under 23 Women’s Time Trial

Distance: 22.4 km
First athlete start: 09.15 am
Favorites: Hannah Ludwig, Elena Pirrone, Aigul Gareeva

Elite Women’s Time Trial

Distance: 22.4 km
First athlete start: 10.45 am
Favorites: Ellen van Dijk, Lisa Brennauer, Demi Vollering

Under 23 Men’s Time Trial
Distance: 22.4 km
First athlete start: 02.15 pm
Favorites: Juan Ayuso, Andrii Ponomar, Mathias Vacek

Elite Men’s Time Trial
Distance: 22.4 km
First athlete start: 04.00 pm
Favorites: Filippo Ganna, Remco Evenepoel, Remi Cavagna

UEC Road European Championships

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Italy flies to home glory in European Champs team relay

Led by Olympic Champion Filippo Ganna, the Azzurri won gold in the mixed relay ahead of Germany and the Netherlands. Belgium and Russia celebrated in Junior time trials: Alex Segaert saw off compatriot Cian Uijtdebroeks, Alina Ivanchenko won the women’s race. Tomorrow the U23 and Elite time trials: Ganna faces Evenepoel and Pogacar

1 ITALY 0:51:59 51,36
SOBRERO Matteo
DE MARCHI Alessandro
CAVALLI Marta
GANNA Filippo
CECCHINI Elena
LONGO BORGHINI Elisa

2 GERMANY 00:21 51,28
HEIDEMANN Miguel
WALSCHEID Max
KRÖGER Mieke
WOLF Justin
LECHNER Corinna
ERATH Tanja

3 NETHERLANDS 00:26 50,29
BOUWMAN Koen
MOLLEMA Bauke
PIETERS Amy
VAN EMDEN Jos
MACKAIJ Floortje
VOLLERING Demi

Trento could hardly have asked for a better opening of the UEC Road European Championships – Trentino 2021. On Wednesday, September 8th, the home Italy team offered to the fans a joy to behold, as Filippo Ganna and his teammate finalized a superb performance with the gold medal in the European Team Relay, securing the first medal for Italy in the event, much to the delight of many fans in the Le Albere district in Trento, just a few steps from the famous MUSE – Museum of Sciences.

In the 44.8 km test – two laps of the 22.4 km course on which all the time trials are contested at Trentino 2021 are held – the team made by Filippo Ganna, Alessandro De Marchi, Matteo Sobrero, Elisa Longo Borghini, Marta Cavalli and Elena Cecchini managed to leave behind Germany and the Netherlands, unsurprisingly the last two winners of the European team event. In two weeks in Leuven (Belgium), the format will also make its debut at the World Championships.

Italy made the most of the contribution by Filippo Ganna, who was generous in this first effort of his very intense European Championships’ schedule: the menu of the Tokyo Olympic Champion also includes the individual time trial on Thursday September 9th and the road race Sunday 12th.
After the men’s trio had passed the baton in first position, Longo Borghini, Cavalli and Cecchini delivered a strong effort on their own, finalizing in 51:59:01. In the background, the orchards and vineyards of Romagnano, Aldeno and Mattarello made an amazing show of themselves in a sunny afternoon, offering a first memorable postcard of Trentino to the many Countries connected with the European Championships on TV, either live or delayed.
The Germany team of Miguel Heidemann, Justin Wolf, Richard Maximilian Walscheid, Corinna Lechner, Mieke Kroger and Tanja Erath had to settle for second place with a gap of 21 seconds from the winners. The Netherlands (Koen Bouwman, Jos Van Emden, Bauke Mollema, Floortjie Mackaij, Amy Pieters and Demi Vollering) took the third step of the podium, stopping the time at 27 seconds from the Italian national team.

The Italian National anthem concluded the racing part of the first of five days of competition between Trento, Monte Bondone and the Valle dei Laghi, which awarded the first three of the thirteen titles of the most impressive European Road Championships’ edition to date. However, the special atmosphere at MUSE has continued, as on Wednesday the Science Museum of Trento celebrates the European Championships with an extended opening until 11 pm.

For Ganna and the whole Italian team, today’s victory represents an excellent start in view of the next races, which could already add to the home team’s tally. “Tomorrow it’s already ITT time, but I really wanted to take in this test, which was also useful for taking stock of the course. Tomorrow there will be plenty of strong rivals to face, as Küng wants to defend the jersey, Evenepoel has shown that he is back to his best after the crash at Lombardia, and Tadej Pogacar needs no introduction too: it will be full gas down to the final meter,“ stated the Time Trial World Champion.

Elisa Longo Borghini could also celebrated a long-pursued European Champions’ jersey. “I am excited for this result, and even more for having obtained it in a team race: I believe these races give a measure to the value of a team, and of a whole movement in this case. I hope that more and more youngsters will be inspired to get into cycling, also thanks to days like this.”

BELGIAN DOMINATION IN JUNIOR MEN’S TIME TRIAL

1 SEGAERT Alec BEL BELGIUM 00:26:27
2 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BELGIUM 00:05
3 LE HUITOUZE Eddy FRA FRANCE 00:40

8 HERZOG Emil GER GERMANY 00:55
10 KÄRSTEN Moritz GER GERMANY 01:08

In the morning, the Belgian National team scored a beautiful double in the Junior Men’s Individual Time Trial, on the 22.4 km course from the MUSE – Museum of Sciences to Piazza delle Donne Lavoratrici. Alec Segaert defeated the competition and earned the European Champion’s jersey by clocking a 26:26:61 time. Second came fellow Belgian sensation Cian Uijtderbroeks, who had beaten Segaert in the Junior Time Trial at the Belgian National Championships: this time, he finished just 5 seconds shy of the compatriot. The third step of the podium was conquered by French Eddy Le Huitouze, at 40 seconds.

„It is incredible to be able to win here, – commented Alec Segaert after the finish line. „In the first part I went very fast, maybe even too fast, but from the team car they kept telling me I was flying, and this motivated me even more. I was completely done at the finish, but the victory pays off for anything. At the Belgian Championships I had finished second behind Cian, today it was finally my turn.“

ALENA IVANCHENKO EXTENDS TRACK SUCCESS TO THE ROAD

Netherlands’ Elise Uijen could not retain the Junior Women’s Individual Time Trial title in Trento, as it was Alena Ivanchenko to take over the jersey. The Russian made a powerful showing of the skills already displayed on the track on the pan-flat 22.4 km effort. Ivanchenko stopped the clock on 29:11:82, beating German Antonia Niedermaier by 31 seconds, and Elise Uijen by 53 seconds.

For Ivanchenko this was the third prestigious success in just over three weeks, after having graduated World Champion in the Points Race at the Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cairo (Egypt) and having won the European Champion jersey in the same specialty at the European Youth Track Cycling Championships in Apeldoorn (Netherlands).

UEC Road European Cycling Championships 2021

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Buongiorno Trento: Day 1 – Get the party started I Press Release September 8th, 2021

Good morning from the UEC Road European Cycling Championships. Finally, the long wait is over, and after the long months of preparation, Trento and its territory are ready to live five days of races with great technical and spectacular content.
As traditional, the continental event (8-12 September) gets off in the morning of Wednesday, September 8th with the time trials for the Junior categories: Women start at 9.15 AM CET, followed by Men at 10.45 AM CET.

In the early afternoon, at 2.30 PM CET, it will be the turn of the Team Relay, with 8 competing teams with six riders each (three men and three women).

THE COURSE – THE HIGH-SPEED CHALLENGE STARTS FROM THE MUSE
The time trials’ route at the Trentino 2021 European Championships is perfectly suited to specialists in the discipline, capable of pushing long gears and developing high speeds.
Starting from the MUSE-Museo delle Scienze in Trento, and finishing in the near Piazza delle Donne Lavoratrici, the pan-flat 22.4km loop crosses the towns of Romagnano, Matterello and Aldeno, an area rich of high-quality vineyards.
In the afternoon’s Team Relay, the riders will be engaged over two laps of the TT course, for a total distance of 44.8 km.

A LAND TO DISCOVER – BETWEEN SCIENCE AND WINE
The starting point for all the time trials is the MUSE, the Science Museum of Trento, designed by Renzo Piano like the whole Le Albere district that surrounds it. The Museum offers a journey of discovery through science and nature over five floors and an impressive variety of experiences.
Opened in 2013, in just a few years MUSE has become one of the most visited museums in the Country (and the most popular among science museums) with over 500,000 visitors every year from all over the world.
The time trial route runs through an area renowned for the production of wines such as Traminer and Trento Doc from Aldeno. The area around Trento is also famous for the cultivation and production of Marzemino, a grape variety that has found its ideal habitat in the basaltic soils of the lower Trentino region. Marzemino harmonizes a gentle perfume and a round taste tending towards bitterness.

THE PROTAGONISTS – GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR TOP PROSPECT UIJTDEBROECKS
There’s growing expectations for the Junior races, since the trend for precocious talents in World cycling has become evident in recent years.
In the Junior men’s TT race, Cian Uijtdebroecks seems to have the odds stacked against him. Following in the footsteps of Remco Evenepoel, the new golden boy of Belgian cycling will try to make his mark against some of the brightest talents in world cycling. Among his rivals, Norwegian Per Strand Hargenes might be one of the names to watch.
The Junior Women’s race could be open to more solutions: challenging the defending Champiion, Dutch Elise Uijen, are German Linda Riedmann, Swiss Noelle Ruetschi and Italian Carlotta Cipressi, bronze a year ago in Plouay.
Having become a part of the European Championships’ programme just in 2019, the Team Relay will be a big goal for several strong teams, including Italy, that will be playing up some of its best cards.
Netherlands (2019) and Germany (2020) have won the first two editions, but this time in Trento it could be time for the home Azzurri to celebrate: the line-up of made by Time Trial World Champion Filippo Ganna, Time Trial Italian Champion Matteo Sobrero, Alessandro De Marchi, Elisa Longo Borghini, Marta Cavalli and Elena Cecchini look poised for something big.

WEATHER FORECAST
Good news for the riders, as sun is expected on the course on Wednesday August 8th. A temperature of 20 degrees is forecast for the morning, rising to 24-25 degrees in the early afternoon.

THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ON TV
On Wednesday September 8th, the Team Relay will be aired live from 14:30 to 17:15 CET, on Eurosport (Pan-European), één (Belgium), TV2 (Denmark), RaiSport (Italy), NRK (Norway), L’Equipe TV (France) and npo.nl (Netherlands).

THE SCHEDULE OF THE DAY
Wednesday 8th September

Junior Women’s Time Trial
Distance: 22.4 km
First rider’s start: 09.15

Time trial Junior Men
Distance: 22.4 km
First rider’s start: 10.45

Team Relay
Distance: 44.8 km (2 laps of 22.4 km)
First team’s start: 14.30

Strasser gewinnt in Dänemark trotz Sturz!

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Der neue 24h-Road-Weltrekordhalter Christoph Strasser hat eine erfolgreiche Premiere beim 24h-Rennen Helnaes24 in Dänemark hingelegt. Trotz eines massiven Sturzes in der ersten Runde, wo er viel Zeit verlor, krönte er die erfolgreiche Aufholjagd mit einem Sieg.

Gestern um 10:00 Uhr fiel in Ebberup in Dänemark der Startschuss zum Helnaes24, einem 24h-Rennen, das im Zeitfahrmodus absolviert wurde. Der wellige Kurs verlief über eine 34 Kilometer lange Runde mit 140 Höhenmetern. Im Süden von Fünen ging es von der Stadt Ebberup über den Damm auf die Insel Helnaes und über eine Schleife retour. Viel Wind und teilweise auch Regen waren die ständigen Begleiter.
Sturz in der Anfangsphase
Doch gleich in der ersten Runde passierte das, was keiner will: Der Kraubather Christoph Strasser legte einen Salto hin und kam zu Sturz. Das Rad musste repariert werden und die Schürfwunden wurden von seiner Betreuerin Sabine notdürftig versorgt. Danach begann die Aufholjagd: Nach sechs Stunden Fahrzeit schob er sich vom Ende des Feldes bereits auf den sechsten Rang vor. Er überholte Gegner um Gegner und nach einer Fahrzeit von 24 Stunden fuhr er als Sieger ins Ziel. Und das nach dem schweren Sturz und nebenbei noch fünf platten Reifen.
Viele Abschürfungen – komischer Sturz
Christoph Strasser gewann das Rennen schließlich mit zwei Runden Vorsprung. Er schaffte 29 Runden mit insgesamt 827 Kilometern. Zweiter wurde Jakob Olsen vor Kristian Faerge. „Dieser Sieg schmerzt. Der Sturz war so komisch: Rund zehn Kilometer nach dem Start, ich bretterte mit rund 50km/h über eine Gerade, lag plötzlich etwas auf der Straße und ich konnte nicht mehr ausweichen. Ich machte einen Salto übers Rad und zog mir Abschürfungen an Knie, Hüfte und Rücken zu. Das Rad war ziemlich kaputt und nach 50 Minuten Reparatur konnte ich dann weiterfahren. Ich habe überlegt, ob ich aufgeben soll. Aber dann fuhr ich eine Runde und zum Glück hielt ich bis zum Schluss durch“, beschreibt der Steirer.

„Es war ein extrem hartes Rennen und die Kitesurfer im Meer jubelten über den Wind. Ich freue mich natürlich sehr über den Sieg, aber die nächsten Nächte und die Heimfahrt mit dem Auto werden sicher hart“, fügt der sechsfache Gewinner des Race Across America hinzu.

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La Vuelta 21 – Etappe 1

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Burgos – Burgos (ITT) 7,1km

1 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 0:08:32
2 Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech 0:00:06
3 Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:08
4 Tom Scully (NZl) EF Education-Nippo 0:00:10
5 Josef Cerny (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep
6 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:11
7 Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:12
8 Lawson Craddock (USA) EF Education-Nippo 0:00:13
9 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:00:14
10 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech

Solide Leistung von Felix Großschartner beim Auftaktzeitfahren der Vuelta a España

Zum Auftakt der Vuelta stand ein kurzes 7,1 km langes Einzelzeitfahren mit Start und Ziel an der Kathedrale von Burgos auf dem Programm. Die Strecke beinhaltete auf den ersten 3 km steigende Passagen bis hin zum Alto del Castillo einem 1,2 km langen und rund 7 Prozent steilen Anstieg. 38 Grad Hitze und böiger Südwestwind machten den Fahrer auf der Stecke ebenfalls zu schaffen. Der erste Fahrer rollte kurz vor 18:00 Uhr von der Startrampe und setzte die erste Richtmarke mit einer Zeit von 9:30. Patrick Gamper eröffnete das Rennen gegen die Uhr für den Raublinger Rennstall, während Felix Großschartner einer der letzten war, der die Strecke in Angriff nahm. Mit 8:52 Minuten fuhr Felix ein solides Rennen und am Ende reichte dies beim Sieg von P. Roglič für den 18. Platz, das beste Ergebnis des Teams heute. Maximilian Schachmann erreichte die Ziellinie in 8:54 Minuten und platzierte sich damit auf dem 25. Rang.

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„Das Gefühl war ja grundsätzlich ganz gut heute und es war ein ziemlich solider Start. Es war wichtig, gut durchzukommen, und keine zu große Risiken einzugehen, um nicht irgendwo zu stürzen. Aber im Großen und Ganzen bin ich gut durchgekommen und so freue ich mich auf die nächsten Tage.“ – Felix Großschartner
„Wir sind froh, dass die Vuelta losgeht. Wir sind auf das Rennen gut vorbereitet und haben eine sehr junge Mannschaft hier am Start. Beim heutigen Zeitfahren war unser voller Fokus auf Felix Großschartner, der den 18. Platz belegte und gegenüber den Hauptkonkurrenten wenig Zeit einbüßte. Maximilian Schachmann ist auch noch zu nennen, mit dem 25. Platz nach dem kurzen und technischen Auftaktzeitfahren in Burgos.“ – Jens Zemke, Sportlicher Leiter

Olympia Tokyo 2020 Bahn

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Zum Auftakt der Bahnrad-Wettbewerbe haben die deutschen Frauen geglänzt. Im Team-Sprint gab es Silber für Emma Hinze und Lea Sophie Friedrich. In der Mannschaftsverfolgung legte das deutsche Team direkt einen Weltrekord vor.

Frauen Team Sprint 2.8.21:

1 People’s Republic of China 0:00:31.895
Shanju Bao
Tianshi Zhong
2 Germany 0:00:31.980
Lea Sophie Friedrich
Emma Hinze
3 Russian Olympic 0:00:32.252
Daria Shmeleva
Anastasiia Voinova

Frauen Team Verfolgung 3.8.21:

1 Germany 0:04:07.307
Franziska Brausse
Lisa Brennauer
Lisa Klein
Mieke Kroeger
2 Great Britain 0:04:09.022
Katie Archibald
Laura Kenny
Elinor Barker
Josie Knight
3 United States of America 0:04:10.118
Jennifer Valente
Chloe Dygert
Emma White
Lily Williams

Die deutschen Bahnradfahrerinnen sind die schnellsten der Welt. Nach einem fabelhaften Weltrekord von 4:04,242 Minuten holt Deutschland Gold in der Mannschaftsverfolgung von Tokio 2021. Im olympischen Finale schlagen sie Großbritannien deutlich. Deutschland stellte bereits in der Qualifikation und in der ersten Runde einen Weltrekord auf.

Olympic Games ITT – EZF Frauen und Männer ELITE Tokio 2020

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Frauen 22,1km:

1 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED NETHERLANDS 00:30:13
2 REUSSER Marlen SUI SWITZERLAND 00:56
3 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna NED NETHERLANDS 01:02
4 BROWN Grace AUS AUSTRALIA 01:09
5 NEBEN Amber Leone USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 01:13
6 BRENNAUER Lisa GER GERMANY 01:57
7 DYGERT Chloe USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 02:16
8 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh RSA SOUTH AFRICA 02:24
9 LABOUS Juliette FRA FRANCE 02:29
10 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA ITALY 02:47
11 GIGANTE Sarah AUS AUSTRALIA 02:48
12 KIRCHMANN Leah CAN CANADA 02:48
13 KLEIN Lisa GER GERMANY 02:48
14 CANUEL Karol-Ann CAN CANADA 02:54
15 SHAPIRA Omer ISR ISRAEL 03:02

Männer 44,2km

1 ROGLIČ Primož SLO Slovenia 00:55:04 48,16
2 DUMOULIN Tom NED Netherlands 01:01
3 DENNIS Rohan AUS Australia 01:04
4 KÜNG Stefan SUI Switzerland 01:04
5 GANNA Filippo ITA Italy 01:06
6 VAN AERT Wout BEL Belgium 01:41
7 ASGREEN Kasper DEN Denmark 01:48
8 URÁN Rigoberto COL Colombia 02:15
9 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL Belgium 02:17
10 BEVIN Patrick NZL New Zealand 02:20
11 BETTIOL Alberto ITA Italy 02:34
12 THOMAS Geraint GBR Great Britain 02:42
13 HOULE Hugo CAN Canada 02:52
14 DE BOD Stefan RSA South Africa 02:53
15 SCHACHMANN Maximilian GER Germany 03:30

108. Tour de France – Etappe 20 EZF

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Libourne – Saint-Emilion ITT – 31 Km

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1 VAN AERT Wout BEL JUMBO – VISMA 00:35:53
2 ASGREEN Kasper DEN DECEUNINCK – QUICK – STEP 00:21
3 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO – VISMA 00:32
4 KÜNG Stefan SUI GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:38
5 BISSEGGER Stefan SUI EF EDUCATION – NIPPO 00:44
6 CATTANEO Mattia ITA DECEUNINCK – QUICK – STEP 00:49
7 BJERG Mikkel DEN UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:52
8 POGACAR Tadej SLO UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:57
9 NIELSEN Magnus Cort DEN EF EDUCATION – NIPPO 01:00
10 VAN BAARLE Dylan NED INEOS GRENADIERS 01:21
11 MCNULTY Brandon USA UAE TEAM EMIRATES 01:35
12 ARMIRAIL Bruno FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 01:46
13 CASTROVIEJO Jonathan ESP INEOS GRENADIERS 01:47
14 FRAILE Omar ESP ASTANA – PREMIER TECH 01:47
15 WRIGHT Fred GBR BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 01:56

GESAMT:
1 POGACAR Tadej SLO UAE TEAM EMIRATES 80:16:59
2 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO – VISMA 05:20
3 CARAPAZ Richard ECU INEOS GRENADIERS 07:03
4 O’CONNOR Ben AUS AG2R CITROEN TEAM 10:02
5 KELDERMAN Wilco NED BORA – HANSGROHE 10:13
6 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 11:43
7 LUTSENKO Alexey KAZ ASTANA – PREMIER TECH 12:23
8 MARTIN Guillaume FRA COFIDIS 15:33
9 BILBAO Peio ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 16:04
10 URAN Rigoberto COL EF EDUCATION – NIPPO 18:34

Wilco Kelderman auch nach dem Abschlusszeitfahren bei der Tour auf Rang fünf der Gesamtwertung

Mit einem 30,8 Kilometer langen Einzelzeitfahren von Libourne nach Saint-Émilion fiel heute die Entscheidung in der Gesamtwertung der Tour de France 2021. Während es alle anderen Fahrer von BORA – hansgrohe ruhig angehen lassen konnten, ging es für Wilco Kelderman noch um die Ränge vier bis sechs in der Gesamtwertung. Auf dem leicht welligen Kurs, der technisch wenig anspruchsvoll war, setzte K. Asgreen eine erste Richtmarke mit einer Zeit von 36:14. Nur noch W. Van Aert war am Ende in der Lage, diese Zeit zu unterbieten, um in 35:53 den Tagessieg einzufahren. Um 17:11 rollte Wilco Kelderman von der Startrampe und begann verhalten im ersten Streckenteil. Bei der ersten Zwischenzeit hatte der Kapitän von BORA – hansgrohe fünf Sekunden Rückstand auf B. O’Connor, dem Vierten der Gesamtwertung. Von da an fand Kelderman aber besser zu seinem Rhythmus und holte Sekunden um Sekunde auf. Am Ende erreichte er das Ziel in 38:13 und war damit 21 Sekunden schneller als O’Connor, konnte den jungen Australier aber dennoch nicht in der Gesamtwertung überholen. Der fünfte Gesamtrang vor der morgigen Abschlussetappe ist aber in jedem Fall als Erfolg zu werten. T. Pogacar verteidigte auch heute souverän seine Gesamtführung.

Von der Ziellinie
„Es war ein sehr harter Kurs, schlechter Asphalt, rauf und runter und ein normaler Tag für mich, würde ich sagen. Das richtige Tempo zu finden war nicht einfach, im Grunde habe ich einfach versucht durchzuziehen und alles aus meinen Beinen herauszuholen. Natürlich wollte ich noch versuchen O’Connor anzugreifen, aber wir waren schon beim ersten Zeitfahren nah beieinander. Am Ende haben 11 Sekunden gefehlt, aber ich bin nicht enttäuscht, ich freue mich über Rang fünf. Ich habe alles gegeben und mehr war nicht drin. Es ist schön, nun auch eine Top-Fünf Platzierung bei der Tour zu haben, nach Rang drei beim Giro und Rang vier bei der Vuelta, denn die Tour ist das größte Rennen in unserem Sport. Ich kann mit meiner Leistung über die drei Wochen hier zufrieden sein und bin auch stolz darauf, was ich geleistet habe. Wir haben eine erfolgreiche Tour als Team und das ist ebenfalls ein tolles Gefühl. “ – Wilco Kelderman

„Wilco hat ein gutes Zeitfahren gefahren, vor allem wenn man bedenkt, dass er gestern den Sturz hatte. Man konnte sehen, dass er nicht immer in der besten Position auf dem Zeitfahrrad fahren konnte und auch keinerlei Risiko eingegangen ist. Er ist noch an Rang vier herangekommen, aber 11 Sekunden sind eben 11 Sekunden und Rang fünf bei der Tour ist ein tolles Ergebnis. Jetzt müssen wir noch einen Tag lang konzentriert bleiben. Aber wenn es so bleibt, können wir mit Rang fünf in der Gesamtwertung und zwei Etappensiege sehr zufrieden sein.“ – Enrico Poitschke, sportlicher Leiter

Van Aert in the vineyard

Wout van Aert who came to the Tour de France with the first ambition of winning sprints and wearing the yellow jersey claimed an impressive time trial victory in the vineyard of Saint-Émilion after the Mont Ventoux stage. Kasper Asgreen and Jonas Vingegaard rounded out the podium of stage 20. Tadej Pogacar finished with 8th best time and retained the yellow jersey with an advantage of 5’20’’ over Vingegaard.
Stefan Bissegger for one and half hour on the hot seat

Successively, Tim Declercq, Mark Cavendish, Michael Morkov, Dries Devenyns, all from Deceuninck-Quick Step, set a time of reference. Max Walscheid (Qhubeka-NextHash) bettered the Belgian but the first big specialist to ride over 50km/h was Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) in 36’45’’ (50.3km/h). Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-Nippo) rode eight seconds faster in 36’37 (50.4km/h). Bissegger and Bjerg topped the tally until Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step) outclassed them. In both time checks, the Danish champion was 6’’ ahead of the Swiss winner of the time trial at Paris-Nice who remained on the hot seat for one hour and ten minutes. Asgreen was the eighth leader of the stage with an average speed of 51km/h (36’14’’).

Big disillusion for Stefan Küng
European champion Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) was the hot favourite to dethrone the Dane. He started on a high note, with 6’’ lead over Asgreen at Pomerol (km 7.6) but had already lost his advantage at Montagne (km 20). Towards the end, he paid for his efforts and missed out on the stage win he wanted badly. Asgreen was eventually ousted by Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) who rode in 35’53’’ at 51.5km/h, which was 21’’ faster than the previous leader!

First ITT win at the Tour de France for van Aert
In the battle for GC positions, all riders who were threatened by their closest follower retained their supremacy: Vingegaard (2nd) over Richard Carapaz, Ben O’Connor (4th) over Wilco Kelderman, Enric Mas (6th) over Alexey Lutsenko and Guillaume Martin (8th) over Pello Bilbao. Van Aert had won bunch sprints and a mountain stage previously but this is his first time trial victory. For the second time, Pogacar, 23, will ride to Paris in the yellow jersey.

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ELITE Männer 32km

1 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) 0:36:06
2 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) 0:00:27
3 Koen Bouwman (Ned) 0:01:24
4 Ide Schelling (Ned) 0:01:30
5 Julius Van den Berg (Ned) 0:01:33
6 Elmar Reinders (Ned) 0:01:34
7 Marien Bogerd (Ned) 0:01:55
8 Bart Lemmen (Ned) 0:01:57
9 Danny Van der Tuuk (Ned) 0:02:15

ELITE Frauen 32km

1 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:39:58
2 Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:13
3 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:32
4 Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Movistar Team Women 0:00:53
5 Riejanne Markus (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:01:13
6 Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:01:20
7 Shirin van Anrooij (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:27
8 Loes Adegeest (Ned) 0:02:42
9 Esmée Peperkamp (Ned) Team DSM 0:02:49
10 Anneke Dijkstra (Ned) 0:02:52