Schlagwort-Archive: Soudal-Quickstep

Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 4. Etappe EZF:

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Albufeira – Albufeira – ITT – 22 Km

1 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL Soudal Quick-Step 00:27:09
2 SHEFFIELD Magnus USA INEOS Grenadiers 00:16
3 KÜNG Stefan SUI Groupama-FDJ 00:29
4 DEL TORO Isaac MEX UAE Team Emirates 00:37
5 CATTANEO Mattia ITA Soudal Quick-Step 00:46
6 GANNA Filippo ITA INEOS Grenadiers 00:47
7 HEALY Ben IRL EF Education-EasyPost 00:48
8 MARTINEZ Daniel BEL BORA-hansgrohe 00:51
9 HERREGODTS Rune BEL Intermarché-Wanty 00:58
10 TRATNIK Jan SLO Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:58
11 VAN AERT Wout BEL Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:00
12 ARENSMAN Thymen NED INEOS Grenadiers 01:04
13 VELASCO Simone ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 01:09
14 KLUCKERS Arthur LUX Tudor Pro Cycling Team 01:09
15 MORGADO António POR UAE Team Emirates 01:13
16 HOOLE Daan NED Lidl-Trek 01:14
17 VACEK Mathias CZE Lidl-Trek 01:15
18 TRENTIN Matteo ITA Tudor Pro Cycling Team 01:17
19 HAGENES Per Strand NOR Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:19
20 BISSEGGER Stefan SUI EF Education-EasyPost 01:20
21 POLITT Nils GER UAE Team Emirates 01:21
22 STUYVEN Jasper BEL Lidl-Trek 01:23
23 GUERNALEC Thibault FRA ARKEA-B&B HOTELS 01:26
24 JUNGELS Bob LUX BORA-hansgrohe 01:27
25 SHAW James GBR EF Education-EasyPost 01:30
26 PIDCOCK Tom GBR INEOS Grenadiers 01:30
27 CHRISTEN Jan SUI UAE Team Emirates 01:30
28 HIRSCHI Marc SUI UAE Team Emirates 01:31
29 FEDOROV Yevgeniy KAZ Astana Qazaqstan Team 01:31
30 VOISARD Yannis SUI Tudor Pro Cycling Team 01:32

Gesamt:

1 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL Soudal Quick-Step 14:50:24
2 MARTINEZ Daniel BEL BORA-hansgrohe 00:47
3 TRATNIK Jan SLO Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:12
4 VAN AERT Wout BEL Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:18
5 KÜNG Stefan SUI Groupama-FDJ 01:18
6 HEALY Ben IRL EF Education-EasyPost 01:20
7 ARENSMAN Thymen NED INEOS Grenadiers 01:23
8 SHEFFIELD Magnus USA INEOS Grenadiers 01:34
9 MORGADO António POR UAE Team Emirates 01:39
10 PIDCOCK Tom GBR INEOS Grenadiers 01:44
11 KUSS Sepp USA Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:46
12 VELASCO Simone ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 01:58
13 VOISARD Yannis SUI Tudor Pro Cycling Team 01:58
14 CHRISTEN Jan SUI UAE Team Emirates 01:58
15 JUNGELS Bob LUX BORA-hansgrohe 01:59
16 GEOGHEGAN HART Tao GBR Lidl-Trek 02:05
17 SCARONI Cristian ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 02:10
18 CORT Magnus DEN Uno-X Mobility 02:22
19 HIGUITA Sergio COL BORA-hansgrohe 02:27
20 HERREGODTS Rune BEL Intermarché-Wanty 02:32

Tour of Oman – 3. Etappe:

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Naseem Garden nach Al Bustan 76km (Ersatz wegen Wetter)

Al Bustan, Monday, February, 12th 2024 – Paul Magnier and Luke Lamperti stormed the Tour of Oman as Soudal Quick-Step’s young power duo dominated the uphill finish of stage 3, in Al Bustan. The young French sprinter (19 years old) made the most of his explosive abilities to claim his second professional win already… And his young American teammate (21) came 2nd and claimed the red leader jersey from the barely older Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates, 22). Magnier and Lamperti were teammates last year in the UCI Continental Team Trinity Racing… Their association immediately makes wonders among the professionals! The stage, initially set to head to Eastern Mountain, was adapted due to the exceptional weather conditions in the Sultanate of Oman.

STAGE 3 CLASSIFICATION
1. Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) 1h47’54’’
2. Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step) +00’’
3. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) +00’’

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step) 10h15’16’’
2. Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates) +00’’
3. Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) +08’’


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Verkürzung der Etappe 4 morgen wegen Wetter:
Due to the exceptional weather conditions and to ensure the safety of the riders, the Royal Oman Police, Oman Cycling Association and all relevant Omani authorities have worked in collaboration with the commissaires panel of the Union Cycliste Internationale, the representatives of the teams and riders (A.I.G.C.P, C.P.A) and the organisation of the event (A.S.O.) have decided to shortened stage 4, Al Rustaq Fort – Yitti Hills, and to propose another shorter and safer stage: Fanja – Yitti Hills (104 kilometres).
The stage will start from Fanja at 9.30 AM GST and finish in Yitti Hills at 12:10 PM GST.

Figueira Champions Classic – 220 Km

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1 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL Soudal Quick-Step 04:42:25
2 BRAET Vito BEL Intermarché-Wanty 01:48
3 VELASCO Simone ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 01:48
4 BOVEN Lars NED Alpecin-Deceuninck 01:48
5 MAYRHOFER Marius GER Tudor Pro Cycling Team 01:48
6 HIRSCHI Marc SUI UAE Team Emirates 01:48
7 VAN DEN BERG Marijn NED EF Education-EasyPost 01:48
8 SCARONI Cristian ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 01:48
9 GUERREIRO Ruben POR Movistar Team 01:48
10 SANCHEZ Pelayo ESP Movistar Team 01:48
11 HONORE Mikkel DEN EF Education-EasyPost 01:48
12 PRADES Eduard ESP Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 01:48
13 SILVA Thomas URU Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 01:48
14 MARTÍN Gotzon ESP Euskaltel-Euskadi 01:48
15 MORGADO António POR UAE Team Emirates 01:48
16 CASTRILLO Pablo ESP Equipo Kern Pharma 01:48
17 STORK Florian GER Tudor Pro Cycling Team 01:48
18 ROMEO Ivan ESP Movistar Team 01:48
19 LANDA Mikel ESP Soudal Quick-Step 01:48
20 HERMANS Quinten BEL Alpecin-Deceuninck 01:53

Alula Tour Etappe 4

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Hegra – Maraya – 142 Km

1 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal Quick-Step 03:11:43
2 COQUARD Bryan FRA Cofidis 00:00
3 VAN UDEN Casper NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
4 PLUIMERS Rick NED Tudor Pro Cycling Team 00:00
5 MEZGEC Luka SLO Team Jayco-AlUla 00:00
6 MOSCHETTI Matteo ITA Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 00:00
7 CIMOLAI Davide ITA Movistar Team 00:03
8 WÆRENSKJOLD Søren NOR Uno-X Mobility 00:03
9 OLIVEIRA Rui POR UAE Team Emirates 00:03
10 JEANNIÈRE Emilien FRA TotalEnergies 00:03
11 SOBRERO Matteo ITA BORA-hansgrohe 00:03
12 MALUCELLI Matteo ITA JCL Team UKYO 00:03
13 CANAL Carlos ESP Movistar Team 00:03
14 DENZ Nico GER BORA-hansgrohe 00:03
15 KUDUS Merhawi ERI Terengganu Cycling Team 00:03
16 LOPEZ DE ABETXUKO Andoni ESP Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:03
17 KOCH Jonas GER BORA-hansgrohe 00:03

Gesamt:

1 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal Quick-Step 15:12:12
2 VAN UDEN Casper NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:04
3 COQUARD Bryan FRA Cofidis 00:14
4 SOBRERO Matteo ITA BORA-hansgrohe 00:21
5 PLUIMERS Rick NED Tudor Pro Cycling Team 00:22
6 MEZGEC Luka SLO Team Jayco-AlUla 00:24
7 FISHER-BLACK Finn NZL UAE Team Emirates 00:26
8 KUDUS Merhawi ERI Terengganu Cycling Team 00:27
9 BRAMBILLA Gianluca ITA Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 00:27
10 FORMOLO Davide BEL Movistar Team 00:27
11 KOCH Jonas GER BORA-hansgrohe 00:27
12 LECERF William Junior BEL Soudal Quick-Step 00:27
13 ROMEO Ivan ESP Movistar Team 00:27
14 LASTRA Jonathan ESP Cofidis 00:27
15 YATES Simon GBR Team Jayco-AlUla 00:27
16 MATE Luis Angel ESP Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:27
17 REINDERS Elmar NED Team Jayco-AlUla 00:27
18 WRIGHT Fred GBR Bahrain Victorious 00:34
19 OLIVEIRA Rui POR UAE Team Emirates 00:36
20 LUDVIGSSON Tobias SWE Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 00:36
21 DENZ Nico GER BORA-hansgrohe 00:36

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.“

Trofeo Ses Salines – Felanitx – 181Km

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In ihren ersten Rennen für Soudal Quickstep erzielen die Neoprofis Paul Magnier und Luke Lamperti die Plätze 1 und 3 und Routiniers wie Alexander Kristoff und Arnaud Demarre gehörten zu den Geschlagenen.

1 MAGNIER Paul FRA Soudal Quick-Step 03:55:03
2 DAINESE Alberto ITA Tudor Pro Cycling Team 00:00
3 LAMPERTI Luke USA Soudal Quick-Step 00:00
4 VAN DEN BERG Marijn NED EF Education-EasyPost 00:00
5 COLNAGHI Luca ITA VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè 00:00
6 CIMOLAI Davide ITA Movistar Team 00:00
7 TEUTENBERG Tim Torn GER Lidl-Trek Future Racing 00:00
8 OLDANI Stefano ITA Cofidis 00:00
9 MARTIN David ESP Team Polti Kometa 00:00
10 KRISTOFF Alexander NOR Uno-X Mobility 00:00
11 RENARD Alexis FRA Cofidis 00:00
12 ABERASTURI Jon ESP Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:00
13 VAN DE PAAR Jarne BEL Lotto Dstny 00:00
14 BARTA Tomas CZE Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 00:00
15 TAMINIAUX Lionel BEL Lotto Dstny 00:00
16 MCGILL Scott USA Project Echelon Racing 00:00
17 CANAL Carlos ESP Movistar Team 00:00
18 SERRANO Javier ESP Team Polti Kometa 00:00
19 THIJSSEN Gerben BEL Intermarché-Wanty 00:00
20 BEHRENS Niklas GER Lidl-Trek Future Racing 00:00
21 BABOR Daniel CZE Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 00:00
22 HERZOG Emil GER BORA-hansgrohe 00:00

Ausreißer:

Riccardo Lucca (VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè), Victor Vercouille (Team Flanders – Baloise), Ethan Craine (Project Echelon Racing), Edgar Curto (Illes Balears Arabay Cycling)

Hauptfeld UAE Team Emirates macht Druck

Gran Piemonte – 152 Km

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1 BAGIOLI Andrea ITA Soudal Quick-Step 03:20:25
2 HIRSCHI Marc SUI UAE Team Emirates 00:00
3 ARANBURU Alex ESP Movistar Team 00:00
4 MARTIN Guillaume FKR Cofidis 00:00
5 GANNA Filippo ITA INEOS Grenadiers 00:11
6 COSTA Rui POR Intermarché-Circus-Wanty 00:11
7 ZIMMERMANN Georg GER Intermarché-Circus-Wanty 00:11
8 MARCELLUSI Martin ITA Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè 00:16
9 TEJADA Harold COL Astana Qazaqstan Team 00:16
10 TIBERI Antonio ITA Bahrain Victorious 00:16
11 SCHULTZ Nick AUS Israel-Premier Tech 00:16
12 LECERF William Junior BEL Soudal Quick-Step 00:16
13 MONIQUET Sylvain BEL Lotto Dstny 00:16
14 YATES Simon GBR Team Jayco-AlUla 00:16
15 FORMOLO Davide ITA UAE Team Emirates 00:16
16 LIPOWITZ Florian GER BORA-hansgrohe 00:16
17 JUNGELS Bob LUX BORA-hansgrohe 00:16
18 DE LA CRUZ David ESP Astana Qazaqstan Team 00:16
19 STORK Florian GER Team dsm-firmenich 00:16
20 CAICEDO Jonathan ECU EF Education-EasyPost 00:16
21 POZZOVIVO Domenico ITA Israel-Premier Tech 00:16

Tre Valli Varesine – 197 Km

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1 VAN WILDER Ilan BEL Soudal Quick-Step 04:36:11
2 CARAPAZ Richard ECU EF Education-EasyPost 00:16
3 VLASOV Aleksandr RUS BORA-hansgrohe 00:18
4 ROGLIC Primoz SLO Jumbo-Visma 00:18
5 POGACAR Tadej BEL UAE Team Emirates 00:18
6 WOODS Michael CAN Israel-Premier Tech 00:18
7 ZANA Filippo ITA Team Jayco-AlUla 00:18
8 IZAGIRRE Ion ESP Cofidis 00:18
9 RODRIGUEZ Carlos ESP INEOS Grenadiers 00:18
10 O’CONNOR Ben AUS AG2R Citroën Team 00:18
11 MAS Enric ESP Movistar Team 00:18
12 ULISSI Diego ITA UAE Team Emirates 00:45
13 GRÉGOIRE Romain FRA Groupama-FDJ 00:45
14 SBARAGLI Kristian ITA Alpecin-Deceuninck 00:45
15 VAN GILS Maxim BEL Lotto Dstny 00:45
16 COSTA Rui POR Intermarché-Circus-Wanty 00:45
17 KELDERMAN Wilco NED Jumbo-Visma 00:45
18 VENDRAME Andrea ITA AG2R Citroën Team 00:45
19 LATOUR Pierre FRA TotalEnergies 00:45
20 BARDET Romain FRA Team dsm-firmenich 00:45

Aleksandr Vlasov bei Tre Valli Varesine auf dem Podest

Der Parcours der diesjährigen Ausgabe des Klassiker Tre Valli Varesine startete in Busto Arsizio und ging über 195,5 hügelige Kilometer, wobei die Fahrer einen Rundkurs in Varese achtmal befahren mussten. Am Morosolo-Anstieg attackierte Pogačar, wodurch sich eine kleine Spitzengruppe, in der auch Aleksandr Vlasov vertreten war, formierte. Einige Kilometer später attackierte Van Wilder und der Belgier konnte schnell einen Vorsprung herausfahren. Zurück in der 10-köpfigen Verfolgergruppe herrschte keine gute Zusammenarbeit und so wuchs der Vorsprung von Van Wilder ziemlich schnell an. Vor dem Finale attackierte Carapaz aus der Verfolgergruppe heraus, doch es war ihm nicht möglich, zu Van Wilder aufzuschließen. Den Sprint um den dritten Platz gewann Vlasov, kurz vor Roglič und Pogačar.

Reaktionen im Ziel

„Es war kein einfacher Tag heute. Sergio Higuita, der letztes Jahr hier Zweiter war, ist unser designierter Sprinter für das Finale gewesen. Ich hatte eine freie Rolle, das heißt ich konnte versuchen, in die Ausreißergruppe zu gehen und generell einfach sehen, was passiert. Am Ende war ich in der ersten Gruppe und habe mich so gut wie möglich auf den Sprint vorbereitet. Aber als Van Wilder attackierte, zögerte unsere Gruppe und niemand wollte die Verantwortung für die Verfolgung übernehmen. Ich freue mich über meinen Podestplatz hier und es ist natürlich gut zu sehen, dass vor der Lombardei Rundfahrt am Samstag die Form stimmt.“ – Aleksandr Vlasov

La Vuelta 23 5. Etappe

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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

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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.

La Vuelta 23 3. Etappe

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Súria – Arinsal – 158 Km

1 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 04:15:39
2 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN JUMBO-VISMA 00:01
3 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:01
4 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 00:01
5 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:01
6 MAS Enric ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 00:01
7 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:01
8 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BORA – HANSGROHE 00:01
9 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:01
10 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA – HANSGROHE 00:01
11 KELDERMAN Wilco NED JUMBO-VISMA 00:01
12 VINE Jay AUS UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:10
13 CRAS Steff BEL TOTALENERGIES 00:13
14 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 00:13
15 ARENSMAN Thymen NED INEOS GRENADIERS 00:21
16 HIRT Jan CZE SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:21
17 BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:21
18 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 00:25
19 BARDET Romain FRA TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 00:31
20 KAMNA Lennard GER BORA – HANSGROHE 00:37

Gesamt:

1 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 08:43:11
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 BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago COL BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:36
9 KELDERMAN Wilco NED JUMBO-VISMA 00:37
10 ROGLIČ Primož SLO JUMBO-VISMA 00:38
11 AYUSO Juan ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:38
12 SOLER Marc ESP UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:42
13 GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:43
14 ARENSMAN Thymen NED INEOS GRENADIERS 00:45
15 KUSS Sepp USA JUMBO-VISMA 00:49
16 VINE Jay AUS UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:51
17 KAMNA Lennard GER BORA – HANSGROHE 01:07
18 CRAS Steff BEL TOTALENERGIES 01:07
19 POELS Wout NED BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 01:09
20 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 01:11
21 THOMAS Geraint GBR INEOS GRENADIERS 01:11
22 BERNAL Egan COL INEOS GRENADIERS 01:11

Evenepoel strikes early

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) came to La Vuelta 23 to defend his overall victory from 2022 and he immediately showed how strong he is this year again. On day 3, the Belgian superstar dominated the first summit finish of the 78th edition of the Spanish Grand Tour, atop the unprecedented ascent of Arinsal in Andorra. Not only did he get the best of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) on the line, he also took La Roja as the new overall leader of the race. Enric Mas (Movistar) and French wonderkid Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) are his closest rivals in the general classification.

With a sunny start and high summits looming on the horizon, attackers launch a very hard battle for the break. It takes a flurry of accelerations and more than 35 kilometres for nine riders to escape: Damiano Caruso, Jasha Sütterlin (Bahrain Victorious), Amanuel Gehbreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek), Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), Eduardo Sepulveda (Lotto Dstny), Andrea Vendrame (AG2R Citroën), Rune Herregodts (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) and Jon Barrenetxea (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA).

After 60 kilometres of hard racing, Mathis Le Berre (Arkea-Samsic) and Jose Manuel Diaz (Burgos-BH) join the earlier attackers to make it a 11-man breakaway. The gap is at its maximum: 5 minutes. And Damiano Caruso, a podium finisher in the Giro, only trailed by 23’’ in the overall standings ahead of the stage. Jumbo-Visma, Soudal Quick-Step and Ineos Grenadiers react and pull the bunch.

Caruso ups the ante

The race enters Andorra with 51.4km to go and the gap is down to under 3 minutes at the bottom of cat-1 climb to Coll d’Ordino (8.9km at 5.1%, leading to an altitude of 1,980m). Caruso ups the ante at the front. Only Sepulveda and Kämna can keep up while DSM-Firmenich drive the bunch.
Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich) sets off in the last 2 kilometres of ascent but Jumbo-Visma, Soudal Quick-Step and UAE Team Emirates control his moves. They trail by 1’05’’ at Coll d’Ordino (21.4km to go).

Evenepoel powers to La Roja
Caruso sets the pace on the downhill and Sepulveda is dropped. At the bottom of the final and unprecedented climb to Arinsal (8.3km at 7.7%), Caruso and Kämna are 1’20’’ away from the GC group. After a series of attacks, the German baroudeur eventually drops the Italian climber with 3km to go. Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) drives the bunch with a gap of 30’’.

Kämna is caught by nine riders with 2 kilometres to go. Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) tries to counter-attack. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) controls his move… But nobody can match Remco Evenepoel’s acceleration inside the last 200 metres. The Belgian superstar powers to the stage win and claims La Roja.