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1 GIRMAY Biniam ERI NSN Cycling Team 04:10:36
2 FRETIN Milan BEL Cofidis 00:00
3 MOSCHETTI Matteo ITA Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 00:00
4 GROENEWEGEN Dylan NED Unibet Rose Rockets 00:00
5 BAUHAUS Phil GER Bahrain Victorious 00:00
6 DE LIE Arnaud BEL Lotto-Intermarché 00:00
7 ZANONCELLO Enrico ITA Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber 00:00
8 ACKERMANN Pascal GER Team Jayco-AlUla 00:00
9 PEÑALVER Manuel ESP Team Polti VisitMalta 00:00
10 GAVIRIA Fernando COL Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 00:00
11 BRUTTOMESSO Alberto ITA Bahrain Victorious 00:00
12 JEANNIÈRE Emilien FRA Team TotalEnergies 00:00
13 MAESTRI Mirco ITA Team Polti VisitMalta 00:00
14 MACIAS Cesar MEX Burgos Burpellet BH 00:00
15 AULAR Orluis VEN Movistar Team 00:00
16 DARDER Sergi ESP Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 00:00
17 BURATTI Nicolò ITA MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort 00:00
18 GARCÍA CORTINA Iván ESP Movistar Team 00:00
19 LEITÃO Iúri POR Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 00:00
20 BOÚGLAS Georgios GRE Burgos Burpellet BH 00:00
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Biniam Girmay powered to an impressive sprint victory at Clásica de Almería, delivering a perfectly executed team performance in a chaotic and crash-filled finale.
The race remained largely compact heading into the final ten kilometres, but tension rose sharply as multiple crashes disrupted the run-in and made positioning absolutely decisive.
In the middle of that chaos, NSN Cycling Team stayed calm and united.
Matîs Louvel controlled the race behind the early breakaway, keeping the gap under control and bringing the bunch back together with around 20 kilometres to go. As the pace increased, positioning became crucial. Louvel delivered his final effort inside the last ten kilometres before the sprint train began to take shape.
From there, Brady Gilmore, Guillaume Boivin and Lewis Askey took over to secure position at the front of the peloton. Inside the final two kilometres, Tom Van Asbroeck, Hugo Hofstetter and Lewis Askey completed a textbook lead-out, delivering Girmay into the perfect position to launch his sprint.
In a high-speed and technical finale, Girmay opened up with precision to take a convincing victory.
“From the start until the finish, our guys did a super incredible job,” said Girmay afterwards. “That’s why I came to this team — we have the perfect group. I just want to say thank you to everybody. From the start to the finish they did a perfect job.”
The victory marks Girmay’s second win of the season and underlines the cohesion already forming within the sprint group.
“You have to wait sometimes at the beginning of the year,” he added. “But now we already have two wins. It’s a perfect start to the season. It’s nice to start with this incredible teamwork. It gives us super nice motivation to work together and to build up for the biggest races.”
Sports Director Dimitri Claeys praised the commitment shown throughout the race.
He said: “This was one of our first big objectives with the Classics and the sprint squad. We prepared for this since the training camp in Mallorca and we came here with a clear plan.
“Bini finished it off with a fantastic sprint, but even more important was the teamwork. Communication was good, the fighting spirit was there, and the commitment from all seven riders was excellent. It’s beautiful to win after such a complete team performance.”
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