Schlagwort-Archive: Tim Merlier

Danilith Nokere Koerse 2024

Männer 188km:

1 MERLIER Tim BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 04:21:59
2 JAKOBSEN Fablo NED TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL 00:00
3 PHILIPSEN Jasper BEL ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:00
4 ACKERMANN Pascal GER ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH 00:00
5 CONSONNI Simone ITA LIDL – TREK 00:00
6 VAN ASBROECK Tom BEL ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH 00:00
7 ZIJLAARD Malkel NED TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:00
8 MENTEN Milan BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:00
9 HOFSTETTER Hugo FRA ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH 00:04
10 BITTNER Pavel CZE TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL 00:04
11 BARONCINI Filippo ITA UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:07
12 ALLEGAERT Piet BEL COFIDIS 00:07
13 ASKEY Lewis GBR GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:10
14 CHRISTEN Fabio SUI Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:10
15 JOHANNINK Jelle NED TDT-UNIBET 00:14
16 KÜNG Stefan SUI GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:16
17 DE GENDT Aime BEL COFIDIS 00:16
18 VAN DE WYNKELE Lorenz BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:19
19 ZABEL Rick GER ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH 00:22
20 SEGAERT Alec BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:22

Frauen 127km:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 03:15:55
2 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:17
3 WILLIAMS Lily USA Human Powered Health 00:18
4 VAN ROOIJEN Sofie NED VolkerWessels Pro Cycling Team 00:18
5 SIERRA Arlenis CUB Movistar Team 00:22
6 MACKAIJ Floortje NED Movistar Team 00:37
7 NORSGAARD Emma DEN Movistar Team 00:37
8 BASTIAENSSEN Fauve BEL Lotto Dstny Ladies 01:13
9 TRUYEN Marthe BEL Fenix-Deceuninck 01:13
10 SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin AUT Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 01:13
11 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS Liv AlUla Jayco 01:13
12 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE Team ADQ 01:13
13 CORDON-RAGOT Audrey FRA Human Powered Health 01:13
14 VANHOVE Marith BEL VolkerWessels Pro Cycling Team 01:13
15 FIDANZA Arianna ITA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 01:13
16 MARKUS Femke NED Team SD Worx-Protime 01:13
17 PLUIMERS Ilse NED AG Insurance-Soudal Team 01:13
18 SCHWEINBERGER Christina AUT Fenix-Deceuninck 01:13
19 BUJAK Eugenia SLO UAE Team ADQ 01:13
20 GONZALEZ Alicia ESP Lifeplus Wahoo 01:13

UAE Tour – 6. Etappe:

Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum – Abu Dhabi Breakwater – 138Km

1 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal – Quick Step 03:02:14
2 DE GENDT Thomas BEL Lotto Dstny 00:00
3 BASTIAENS Ayco BEL Soudal – Quick Step 00:00
4 FOSS Tobias NOR INEOS Grenadiers 00:00
5 SYRITSA Gleb RUS Astana Qazaqstan Team 00:00
6 GAZZOLI Michele ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 00:00
7 VAN DE PAAR Jarne BEL Lotto Dstny 00:00
8 GAMPER Patrick AUT BORA – hansgrohe 00:00
9 MOLANO Juan Sebastián COL UAE Team Emirates 00:00
10 COLLEONI Kevin ITA Intermarché – Wanty 00:00
11 VAN POPPEL Danny NED BORA – hansgrohe 00:00
12 MARECZKO Jakub ITA Team Corratec – Vini Fantini 00:00
13 MARIT Arne BEL Intermarché – Wanty 00:00
14 GROENEWEGEN Dylan NED Team Jayco AlUla 00:00
15 ACKERMANN Pascal GER Israel – Premier Tech 00:00
16 KONRAD Patrick AUT Lidl – Trek 00:00

Gesamt:

1 VINE Jay AUS UAE Team Emirates 18:52:23
2 O’CONNOR Ben AUS Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team 00:11
3 MCNULTY Brandon USA UAE Team Emirates 00:13
4 VAN WILDER Ilan BEL Soudal – Quick Step 00:21
5 BENNETT Sam IRL Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team 00:22
6 POOLE Max GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:31
7 FINÉ Eddy FRA Cofidis 00:33
8 BUCHMANN Emanuel GER BORA – hansgrohe 00:36
9 VAN EETVELT Lennert BEL Lotto Dstny 00:37
10 BILBAO Pello ESP Bahrain – Victorious 00:37
11 VALTER Attila HUN Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:39
12 STORER Michael AUS Tudor Pro Cycling Team 00:41
13 RIVERA Brandon Smith COL INEOS Grenadiers 00:49
14 LEIJNSE Enzo NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:53
15 VANSEVENANT Mauri BEL Soudal – Quick Step 01:01

UAE Tour – 4. Etappe:

Dubai Police Officer’s Club – Dubai Harbour – 173Km

1 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal Quick-Step 04:01:47
2 DE KLEIJN Arvid NED Tudor Pro Cycling Team 00:00
3 KOOIJ Olav NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:00
4 ANIOLKOWSKI Stanislaw POL Cofidis 00:00
5 MARECZKO Jakub ITA Team corratec – Vini Fantini 00:00
6 JAKOBSEN Fabio NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
7 VAN DE PAAR Jarne BEL Lotto Dstny 00:00
8 BAUHAUS Phil GER Bahrain Victorious 00:00
9 GAVIRIA Fernando COL Movistar Team 00:00
10 KOGUT Oded ISR Israel-Premier Tech 00:00
11 BENNETT Sam IRL Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 00:00
12 MOLANO Sebastian COL UAE Team Emirates 00:00
13 SCHWARZMANN Michael GER Israel-Premier Tech 00:00
14 MARIT Arne BEL Intermarché-Wanty 00:00
15 SYRITSA Gleb RUS Astana Qazaqstan Team 00:00
16 CONSONNI Simone ITA Lidl-Trek 00:00
17 GROENEWEGEN Dylan NED Team Jayco-AlUla 00:00
18 GROVES Kaden AUS Alpecin-Deceuninck 00:00
19 VIVIANI Attilio ITA Team corratec – Vini Fantini 00:00
20 GAMPER Patrick AUT BORA-hansgrohe 00:00

Gesamt:

1 VINE Jay AUS UAE Team Emirates 11:41:31
2 O’CONNOR Ben AUS Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 00:11
3 MCNULTY Brandon USA UAE Team Emirates 00:13
4 VAN WILDER Ilan BEL Soudal Quick-Step 00:21
5 BILBAO Pello ESP Bahrain Victorious 00:22
6 POOLE Max GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:31
7 FOSS Tobias NOR INEOS Grenadiers 00:33
8 CARR Simon GBR EF Education-EasyPost 00:36
9 BJERG Mikkel DEN UAE Team Emirates 00:37
10 VALTER Attila HUN Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:39
11 KEPPLINGER Rainer AUT Bahrain Victorious 00:40
12 STORER Michael AUS Tudor Pro Cycling Team 00:41
13 VAN EETVELT Lennert BEL Lotto Dstny 00:43
14 RIVERA Brandon COL INEOS Grenadiers 00:49
15 LEMMEN Bart NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:53
16 VANSEVENANT Mauri BEL Soudal Quick-Step 01:01
17 LÓPEZ Martin ECU Astana Qazaqstan Team 01:03
18 ZWIEHOFF Ben GER BORA-hansgrohe 01:03
19 RICCITELLO Matthew USA Israel-Premier Tech 01:06
20 LOPEZ Juan Pedro ESP Lidl-Trek 01:12
21 VERONA Carlos ESP Lidl-Trek 01:14
22 OSBORNE Jason GER Alpecin-Deceuninck 01:14

Alula Tour Etappe 4

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

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.“

Tour de Pologne – 7. Etappe:

Zabrze – Kraków – 167 Km

In einem heiß umgekämpften Zwischensprint wurde die Polen Rundfahrt im Sekundenpoker entschieden.
Die beiden Mannschaften Bahrain Victorious und UAE Team Emirates machten im Vorfeld klar, dass bei diesem Zwischensprint die Rundfahrt zwischen Mohoric und Almeida entschiden werden soll und die restlichen Teams sich raushalten sollen.
Letztendlich hatte Mohoric knapp die Nase vorne und gewann so die Rundfahrt, vor und nach dem Sprint gaben sich die Konkurrenten die Hände, ihre Teams waren in der Wahl der Mittel nicht gerade zimperlich.
Nach dem Zwischensprint war dann der Kampf für den Etappensieg für die anderen Teams freigegeben.
Team BORA-hansgrohe spielte dabei nach dem vorherigen Ausstieg von Sam Bennett keine große Rolle.

1 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal Quick-Step 03:28:44
2 DE KLEIJN Arvid NED Tudor Pro Cycling Team 00:00
3 GAVIRIA Fernando COL Movistar Team 00:00
4 THIJSSEN Gerben BEL Intermarché-Circus-Wanty 00:00
5 PENHOËT Paul FRA Groupama-FDJ 00:00
6 ANIOLKOWSKI Stanislaw POL Human Powered Health 00:00
7 GAUTHERAT Pierre FRA AG2R Citroën Team 00:00
8 SELIG Rüdiger GER Lotto Dstny 00:00
9 MOSCHETTI Matteo ITA Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 00:00
10 PASQUALON Andrea ITA Bahrain Victorious 00:00
11 MENTEN Milan BEL Lotto Dstny 00:00
12 KOPECKY Matyas CZE Team Novo Nordisk 00:00
13 VAN DER SANDE Tosh BEL Jumbo-Visma 00:00
14 MARECZKO Jakub ITA Alpecin-Deceuninck 00:00
15 VAN DEN BERG Marijn NED EF Education-EasyPost 00:00

Endstand:

1 MOHORIC Matej SLO Bahrain Victorious 26:17:48
2 ALMEIDA Joao POR UAE Team Emirates 00:01
3 KWIATKOWSKI Michal POL INEOS Grenadiers 00:17
4 VAN WILDER Ilan BEL Soudal Quick-Step 00:22
5 CATTANEO Mattia ITA Soudal Quick-Step 00:41
6 MCNULTY Brandon USA UAE Team Emirates 00:42
7 DUNBAR Edward IRL Team Jayco-AlUla 00:55
8 MAJKA Rafal POL UAE Team Emirates 00:58
9 BATTISTELLA Samuele ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 01:00
10 ONLEY Oscar GBR Team dsm-firmenich 01:07
11 MONIQUET Sylvain BEL Lotto Dstny 01:07
12 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA Groupama-FDJ 01:13
13 SCARONI Cristian ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 01:26
14 SIVAKOV Pavel FRA INEOS Grenadiers 01:27
15 VAN EETVELT Lennert BEL Lotto Dstny 01:29

Tour de Pologne – 1. Etappe: Poznań – Poznań – 184 Km

1 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal Quick-Step 04:10:18
2 KOOIJ Olav NED Jumbo-Visma 00:00
3 GAVIRIA Fernando COL Movistar Team 00:00
4 BENNETT Sam IRL BORA-hansgrohe 00:00
5 WALSCHEID Max GER Cofidis 00:00
6 PATERSKI Maciej POL Poland 00:00
7 ANIOLKOWSKI Stanislaw POL Human Powered Health 00:00
8 ABERASTURI Jon ESP Lidl-Trek 00:00
9 MARECZKO Jakub ITA Alpecin-Deceuninck 00:00
10 THIJSSEN Gerben BEL Intermarché-Circus-Wanty 00:00
11 PROC Bartlomiej POL Poland 00:00
12 VAN DEN BERG Marijn NED EF Education-EasyPost 00:00
13 MOSCHETTI Matteo ITA Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 00:00
14 VAN DIJKE Mick NED Jumbo-Visma 00:00
15 KOPECKY Matyas CZE Team Novo Nordisk 00:00

4 Tage von Dünkirchen – 6. Etappe

Avion – Dunkerque – 183 Km

1 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal Quick-Step 03:56:38
2 BLIKRA Erlend NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:00
3 BOL Cees NED Astana Qazaqstan Team 00:00
4 KOOIJ Olav NED Jumbo-Visma 00:00
5 WALSCHEID Max GER Cofidis 00:00
6 SELIG Rüdiger GER Lotto Dstny 00:00

7 FRETIN Milan BEL Team Flanders-Baloise 00:00
8 PENHOËT Paul FRA Groupama-FDJ 00:00
9 HOFSTETTER Hugo FRA Team Arkéa-Samsic 00:00
10 MALUCELLI Matteo ITA Bingoal WB 00:00
11 SAGAN Peter SVK TotalEnergies 00:00
12 SARREAU Marc FRA AG2R Citroën Team 00:00
13 ANIOLKOWSKI Stanislaw POL Human Powered Health 00:00
14 THIJSSEN Gerben BEL Intermarché-Circus-Wanty 00:00
15 ÄRM Rait EST Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole 00:00

Endstand:

1 GRÉGOIRE Romain FRA Groupama-FDJ 21:14:08
2 ASGREEN Kasper DEN Soudal Quick-Step 00:13
3 BOL Cees NED Astana Qazaqstan Team 00:15
4 KOOIJ Olav NED Jumbo-Visma 00:17
5 VAN MOER Brent BEL Lotto Dstny 00:20
6 VERNON Ethan GBR Soudal Quick-Step 00:24
7 RENARD Alexis FRA Cofidis 00:27
8 SAGAN Peter SVK TotalEnergies 00:36
9 HAGENES Per Strand NOR Jumbo-Visma 00:36
10 WATSON Sam GBR Groupama-FDJ 00:39
11 BEULLENS Cédric BEL Lotto Dstny 00:39
12 CURRIE Logan NZL Bolton Equities Black Spoke 00:41
13 VAN AVERMAET Greg BEL AG2R Citroën Team 00:46
14 DELAPLACE Anthony FRA Team Arkéa-Samsic 01:00
15 PICHON Laurent FRA Team Arkéa-Samsic 01:24

Danilith Nokere Koerse

ELITE Men 193km:

1 MERLIER Tim BEL Soudal Quick-Step 04:19:14
2 THEUNS Edward BEL Trek-Segafredo 00:00
3 MENTEN Milan BEL Lotto Dstny 00:03
4 KIELICH Timo BEL Alpecin-Deceuninck 00:03
5 ASKEY Lewis GBR Groupama-FDJ 00:03
6 VANMARCKE Sep BEL Israel-Premier Tech 00:03
7 BLOUWE Louis BEL Bingoal WB 00:03
8 PITHIE Laurence NZL Groupama-FDJ 00:03
9 NOPPE Christophe BEL Cofidis 00:03
10 BAX Sjoerd NED UAE Team Emirates 00:03
11 VERMEERSCH Florian BEL Lotto Dstny 00:03
12 MIHKELS Madis EST Intermarché-Circus-Wanty 00:03
13 COLOMBO Filippo SUI Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 00:09
14 SOTO Antonio ESP Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:09
15 CANAL Carlos ESP Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:09
16 MARTÍN Gotzon ESP Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:09
17 HALVORSEN Kristoffer NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:13
18 WELTEN Bram NED Groupama-FDJ 00:13
19 DVERSNES Fredrik NOR Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:13
20 KREDER Wesley NED Cofidis 00:23

ELITE Women 129Km:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx 03:15:03
2 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx 00:28
3 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:29
4 BALSAMO Elisa ITA Trek-Segafredo 00:29
5 SIERRA Arlenis CUB Movistar Team 00:29
6 HENTTALA Lotta FIN AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step Team 00:29
7 DE WILDE Julie BEL Fenix-Deceuninck 00:29
8 HENDERSON Anna GBR Team Jumbo-Visma 00:29
9 LACH Marta POL Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:29
10 PATERNOSTER Letizia ITA Team Jayco-AlUla 00:29
11 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia ITA Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 00:29
12 NEUMANOVA Tereza CZE Liv Racing TeqFind 00:29
13 VIGIE Margaux FRA Lifeplus Wahoo 00:29
14 MEIJERING Mareille NED Zaaf Cycling Team 00:29
15 SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin AUT Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:29
16 FOURNIER Roxane FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 00:29
17 ARZUFFI Alice Maria ITA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:29
18 GONZALEZ Alicia ESP Movistar Team 00:29
19 BEEKHUIS Teuntje NED Team Jumbo-Visma 00:29
20 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:29

Paris-Nice – 1. Etappe

1. Etappe, 5. März: La Verrière – La Verrière (169,4 km)
2. Etappe, 6. März: Bazainville – Fontainebleau (163,7 km)
3. Etappe, 7. März: Dampierre-en-Burly – Dampierre-en-Burly (32,2 km / MZF)
4. Etappe, 8. März: St.-Amand-Montrond – La Loge des Gardes (164,7 km / BA)
5. Etappe, 9. März: St.-Symphorien-sur-Croise – St.-Paul-Trois-Chateaux (212,4 km)
6. Etappe, 10. März: Tourves – La Colle-sur-Loup (197,4 km)
7. Etappe, 11. März: Nizza – Col de La Couillole (142,9 km / BA)
8. Etappe, 12. März: Nizza – Nizza (118,4 km)

La Verrière – La Verrière – 169Km

1 MERLIER Tim BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 03:50:52
2 BENNETT Sam IRL BORA-HANSGROHE 00:00
3 PEDERSEN Mads DEN TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:00
4 KOOIJ Olav NED JUMBO-VISMA 00:00
5 DE LIE Arnaud BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:00
6 MATTHEWS Michael AUS TEAM JAYCO-ALULA 00:00
7 COQUARD Bryan FRA COFIDIS 00:00
8 GARCÍA CORTINA Iván ESP MOVISTAR TEAM 00:00
9 GROVES Kaden AUS ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:00
10 DÉMARE Arnaud FRA GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:00
11 MARIT Arne BEL INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:00
12 VAN POPPEL Danny NED BORA-HANSGROHE 00:00
13 CORT Magnus DEN EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST 00:00
14 DUJARDIN Sandy FRA TOTALENERGIES 00:00
15 WRIGHT Fred GBR BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:00

Sam Bennett zum Auftakt von Paris-Nizza auf Platz zwei

Mit einer 169,4km langen Etappe wurde heute in Frankreich die achttägige Fernfahrt Paris-Nizza (2.UWT) eröffnet. Schmale Straßen, windanfälliges Terrain und zwei Bergwertungen der dritten Kategorie versprachen einen spannenden ersten Renntag. Eine frühe, zweiköpfige Ausreißergruppe bestimmte das Rennen bis zum Zusammenschluss 30km vor dem Ziel.
Die finalen 20km waren geprägt von Attacken, schlussendlich aber wurde die Etappe in einem Massensprint entschieden. Beim Sieg von T. Merlier sicherte sich Sam Bennett Platz zwei.

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„Ein großer Dank an meine Teamkollegen, die speziell in dem hektischen Finale den Überblick behalten und einen großartigen Job gemacht haben. Die letzten 30km waren richtig hart, ich habe mich aber sehr gut gefühlt, das stimmt mich positiv für die Flachetappe morgen.“ Sam Bennett

„Ein kalter Tag mit einem ziemlich heißen Finale! Leider waren Bob Jungels und Nils Politt am vorletzten Anstieg in einen Sturz involviert und fehlten somit für unser Leadout. Danny van Poppel hat im Finale einen super Job gemacht, Sam Bennett musste sich am Ende knapp geschlagen geben. Klar wollen wir hier um den Sieg fahren, sind aber mit Platz zwei zum Auftakt auf jeden Fall zufrieden. Morgen gibt’s die nächste Chance!“ Rolf Aldag, Sportlicher Leiter

Key points:
 Race director François Lemarchand believes Pogacar and Vingegaard will be at the front from day 1.
 Jonas Vingegaard tackles his first Paris-Nice hoping for the best after his show of strength in the Grand Camino.
 Ambitious Tadej Pogacar jokes that he is unlikely to win all Paris-Nice stages despite an impressive sweep of wins so far this season.

FRANÇOIS LEMARCHAND : “WE’RE GOING TO SEE POGACAR AND VINGEGAARD IN STAGE 1”
It’s become commonplace in Paris-Nice that instead of a prologue or a finish for pure sprinters, François Lemarchand takes advantage of the terrain in the Yvelines to force the peloton to face hills and winds that can hamper the plans of the sprinters teams. “You only have to look at the map to understand that we have definitely opted to try and spur attacks. There are changes in direction all the time and we have gone looking for the hardest climbs in the Chevreuse Valley. We also placed the only intermediate sprint of the day at the top of a hill 6 km from the finish,” the race director said.“ Bearing in mind that Paris-Nice is often decided by a few seconds, bonus time will be interesting to pick up especially as there will be more to grab on the finish line. I’m not saying that they will go all the way but I believe that we’re going to see Vingegaard and Pogacar at the front,” he added. Still quite a few of the sprinters at the start are capable of going over the last climbs of the day, including the Millon-la-Chapelle or 17 Tournants hills: “A lot will depend on the intensity of the race when the peloton reaches them. The Millon-la-Chapelle climb is a small wall, but riders like Arnaud De Lie, Michael Matthews or Mads Pedersen should be able to cope. Actually anything is possible.”

JONAS VINGEGAARD: “I’M READY FOR THE BEST”
Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard is tackling his first Paris-Nice with a lot of ambitions, knowing that he has to beat his arch-rival Tadej Pogacar in the week ahead in order to be crowned on the Promenade des Anglais. “I’m excited, it’s always nice to race against Tadej. He’s always very strong so yeah it will be a nice week”, he told a press conference ahead of Sunday’s start in la Verrière. Winner of the three stages and the GC of the Gran Camino, his first race of the season, the Dane admitted he was in great shape but so is the case of his Slovenian opponent. “It was very nice to win three stages out of three in the Gran Camino. My training went well before and my shape was good. I think I’m ready for this race and ready for the best and fighting for victory,” he said. Asked about the course, the Team Jumbo-Visma leader said it was extremely varied and versatile. “There’s almost everything. The first stage will be about crosswinds, then we have the team time trial, and then a climbing stage at the start. Basically there’s a bit of everything and I can’t say there is one stage that stands out as the most important one,” he said. “The team time trial, for sure it’s important, we have to discuss it because the rules are different, we might have to use different tactics. We have to see about it.”

TADEJ POGACAR: “IT WOULD BE NICE TO WIN ALL THE STAGES. BUT… NO”
Riding his first Paris-Nice, Tadej Pogacar admits the Race to the Sun would be “nice to add to his palmares”, yet the UAE team leader expects fierce competition all the way to the French Riviera. This 81st edition is all the more exciting as the level of the field is extremely high with the last two Tour de France winners, Pogacar and Dane Jonas Vingegaard, standing as clear favourites for final victory. “For sure Jonas is in great shape but I’m also in good shape, it’s going to be fun, it’s going to full on until the line and it’s not going to be easy,” said the Slovenian, winner of the Tour of Andalucia last month. Both Pogacar had impressive starts to the season, each sweeping almost all the races they entered, the Slovenian winning three stages in Andalucia while the Dane also picked three wins in the Gran Camino. “I don’t plan ever to win a stage I just plan to go good in each stage but it’s not like Andalucia when every stage was super hard. It would be nice to win all the stages but no, unfortunately no,” he said. Two of the big question marks of this Paris-Nice are the team time trial on stage 3, which will be clocked on the time of the fastest rider in each team and the summit finishes in La Loge des Gardes on stage 4 and La Couillole on the penultimate day. “More or less all the teams will race a similar time trial as a normal team time trial as you’re faster with more guys around you anyway. But I won’t tell you how we’re going to race. You will see on stage 3,” said Pogacar. And he admitted he seldom knew anything about the climbs on the course before the final day in Nice. “I don’t really know any of the climbs except for the last stage. I really know the last stage. It’s like my home stage. And I have an idea about the penultimate stage but I don’t know any of the climbs before that. We have Google Earth and the radios. A climb is a climb anyway, you have to push good power,” he said.

SIMON YATES: PARIS-NICE IS A RACE I REALLY ENJOY
After finishing second twice in 2018 and 2022, Simon Yates will start Paris-Nice for the 8th time with real ambitions despite the strength of the field. “It’s been a different start to my season compared to the last couple of years after starting in Australia and it was nice to kick things off with a stage win at the Tour Down Under,” said the Briton, winner of four stages in the Race to the Sun in the past. “I’ve had success at Paris-Nice before and it’s a race I really enjoy, particularly the last stage around Nice. The team time trial on stage three should make things interesting for the GC, but I think we have a really strong team for it,” the Team Jayco AlUla leader added. Yates won on all terrains in Paris-Nice previously – a bumpy stage in Fayence in 2017, a mountain stage at La Colmiane in 2018, an individual time trial in Barbentane in 2019 and the final stage last year in Nice. “It’s always a stacked field and a challenging course, but we are all ready and I’m looking forward to a solid eight days of racing,” he said.

KEVIN VAUQUELIN : AMBITIOUS AND HUMBLE
French hopeful Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-Samsic) tackles first stage race at World tour level with ambition after winning the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var three weeks ago. But the 21-year-old stays modest about his chances in the Race to the Sun. “Of course it’s impressive to start my very first Paris-Nice, a stage race whose reputation is well established. It’s a major race of the early season, certainly one of the first highlights of the season with a beautiful course which is a one-week summary of the Tour de France with stages for sprinters, a time trial, even though it’s a little bit specific this year, and really bumpy stages towards the finish,” he said. “The leader’s jersey is yellow too. I’m starting the race the way as I always do, with ambition but also humility. I have a little more pressure but I take it easy because I know that with the whole Arkea Samsic team, we’re going to try and to our best. We recently went training in the south and we checked out the last three stages of the Race to the Sun. It allowed me to know my way around. It’s definitely a plus.”

For its 6th edition, Paris-Nice Challenge is giving all cycling fans a chance to slip into the shoes of a real professional rider under the Côte d’Azur sun on Saturday 11 March 2023. The cyclosportive in the heart of the Nice countryside marks the launch of the season in an idyllic setting. Just 24 hours before the peloton, it will offer more than 1,200 cyclists the opportunity to ride the route of the last stage of Paris-Nice: 128km from the famous Promenade des Anglais, 2,400m of positive altitude difference and a finish at the gates of the Paris-Nice village on the Quai des États-Unis.
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