Highlights Results Stage 1Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Israel Start-up Nation3:42:092Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal3Simone Velasco (Ita) Gazprom-RusVelo4Jan Bakelants (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux5Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team6Emils Liepins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo0:00:257Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix0:01:098Davide Ballerini (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep9Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis10Max Kanter (Ger) Team DSM General Classification 1Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates26:24:592Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma0:01:153Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain Victorious0:03:004Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers0:03:305Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:03:546Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:04:307João Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-QuickStep0:04:428Romain Bardet (Fra) Team DSM0:05:039Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:05:5410Simon Yates (GBr) Team BikeExchange0:06:58 Points 1Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma432Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix393Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team…
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Highlights Report Results Stage 1Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix4:48:172Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates0:00:103Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma0:00:494Fabio Felline (Ita) Astana-Premier Tech0:01:265Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers0:02:076Davide Formolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates7Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:02:188Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Israel Start-up Nation9Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain Victorious0:02:2510Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:02:45 General Classification 1Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates22:41:412Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma0:01:153Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain Victorious0:03:004Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers0:03:305Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:03:546Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:04:307João Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-QuickStep0:04:428Romain Bardet (Fra) Team DSM0:05:039Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:05:5410Simon Yates (GBr) Team BikeExchange0:06:58 Points 1Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma432Mathieu…
Highlights Report Due to a route change, the final day of Paris-Nice started in Plan-de-Var and ended not on the traditional Promenade des Anglais in Nice, but in Levens in the hinterland of the coastal city. BORA – Hansgrohe wanted to secure Maximilian Schachmann’s second place overall on the last stage and the German rider showed his strength yet again today. During the day, BORA – Hansgrohe was to be seen repeatedly at the front of the peloton, to keep the race under control. After Primoz Roglič crashed twice, the Slovenian had to drop back and was ultimately no longer…
Highlights Report It was a case of double celebration for Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates as the Slovenian took stage victory and moves into the overall lead on stage 4 of Tirreno Adriatico. On the uphill arrival of Prati di Tivo (14.7 km at 7%), an attack at 7.5 km from the finish and another dig at – 6 km allowed Pogačar to hold off Simon Yates (+6 “, Team BikeExchange) and Sergio Higuita (+29”, Ef-Nippo), as well as jumping to the top of the general classification with a 35 ”advantage over Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma). Pogačar, also leader…
Highlights Report After having won the fourth and sixth stage, Primoz Roglic has also won the seventh stage of Paris-Nice. The Team Jumbo-Visma rider remounted the Swiss Gino Mäder in the last few metres with a strong final sprint and extended his overall lead on the competition in the battle for the overall victory. The short queen stage, with four climbs along the way, was controlled by Team Jumbo-Visma, among others. George Bennett and Steven Kruijswijk increased the pace on the final climb to La Colmiane, after which Roglic finished it off with his well-known jump. Roglic’s third stage victory…
It’s the news ASO didn’t want to have to share. So, uh, they kind of haven’t, instead quietly changing the Paris-Nice race route with just a small quote from Nice’s mayor in ASO’s sister publication L’Equipe on Friday. Yes, they’re changing the race route to avoid Nice’s Covid-19 lockdown. For the second year running, no Promenade des Anglais. The organizers were under pressure, and local authorities have won out. The race will now complete a route outside of the confined zone. Unlike last year, the race will complete all eight of its stages, instead altering Stages Seven and Eight to…
Highlights Results Stage 1Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix5:24:182Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma3Davide Ballerini (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep4Sergio Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Education-Nippo5Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team General Classification 1Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma14:01:472Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix+04″3Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep+10″4Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain Victorious+19″5Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates+20″6Robert Stannard (Aus) Team BikeExchange7João Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-QuickStep8Sergio Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Education-Nippo9Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal10Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe Points 1Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma302Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix223Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep124Davide Ballerini (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep115Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates10 Mountains 1Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling…
Highlights Report Primoz Roglic has won the sixth stage of Paris-Nice. The rider of Team Jumbo-Visma managed to stay ahead of the competition with a strong sprint. With this, the Slovenian also took 10 bonification seconds, which increased his lead in the general classification. The long and hilly stage was one with little action. Jonas Rutsch was caught by the peloton in the last kilometre before the finish line. In the short climb before the finish Roglic took his chance to finish and rode to his second stage victory in the French race. “It is great to win like this…