Alaphilippe top ten in Tirreno-Adriatico

Alaphilippe top ten in Tirreno-Adriatico

Stage 4 featured the first major climb of the race, the 17.2km Valico di Castelluccio, which peaked out at more than 1500 meters in the first part of the day. Another big ascent followed shortly after, before the peloton took on a long descent to the Adriatic Coast. On paper, it should have been an easy day for the bunch, but things complicated a bit due to the breakaway’s refusal to give up and the technical finale in Giulianova.

Our team brought its fair share of contribution to the chase, the relentless Josef Cerny once again moving to the front of the field, where his hard work paid dividends, by the time he peeled off the front, only 40 seconds separating them from the escapees. But in a strange turn of events, the peloton who looked in complete control briefly slowed down and the leaders began believing more in their chances.

This led to a frantic chase that was ignited with five kilometers to go, and which continued all the way until the line. Averaging 3.5% and featuring some tricky corners, the final kilometer was a hectic one, the fact that the peloton was completely disorganised behind the last survivor of the breakaway contributing to this situation. Eventually, they caught and passed him in the last 200 meters, and Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) took the win).

Julian Alaphilippe was the one who sprinted for Soudal Quick-Step in Giulianova. The two-time World Champion made a smart move under the flamme rouge, moving through the field just before a tight corner, and this allowed him to get involved in the fight for a good result, with Julian taking nine for his fourth top ten of the season in a World Tour race.

 

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Race details

1 Jonathan Milan
Lidl - Trek
4:56:44
2 Jasper Philipsen
Alpecin - Deceuninck
0:00
3 Corbin Strong
Israel - Premier Tech
0:00
4 Biniam Girmay Hailu
Intermarché - Wanty
0:00
5 Axel Zingle
Cofidis
0:00
6 Marius Mayrhofer
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
0:00
7 Jonas Abrahamsen
Uno-X Mobility
0:00
8 Iván García Cortina
Movistar Team
0:00
9 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step
0:00
10 Antonio Tiberi
Bahrain - Victorious
0:00
68 Kasper Asgreen
Soudal Quick-Step
0:00
93 Fausto Masnada
Soudal Quick-Step
1:03
114 Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal Quick-Step
1:53
127 Jordi Warlop
Soudal Quick-Step
2:15
155 Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step
5:55
163 Josef Černý
Soudal Quick-Step
9:41
1 Jonathan Milan
Lidl - Trek
15:06:02
2 Juan Ayuso Pesquera
UAE Team Emirates
0:04
3 Kévin Vauquelin
0:18
4 Antonio Tiberi
Bahrain - Victorious
0:21
5 Jonas Vingegaard Hansen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
0:26
6 Romain Grégoire
Groupama - FDJ
0:26
7 Jai Hindley
BORA - hansgrohe
0:28
8 Neilson Powless
EF Education - EasyPost
0:30
9 Max Poole
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
0:30
10 Lennard Kämna
BORA - hansgrohe
0:30
13 Kasper Asgreen
Soudal Quick-Step
0:31
67 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step
1:39
73 Fausto Masnada
Soudal Quick-Step
1:52
100 Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal Quick-Step
3:44
124 Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step
7:50
127 Jordi Warlop
Soudal Quick-Step
8:21
161 Josef Černý
Soudal Quick-Step
20:24
1 Jonathan Milan
Lidl - Trek
32 pt
2 Jasper Philipsen
Alpecin - Deceuninck
22 pt
3 Axel Zingle
Cofidis
14 pt
4 Juan Ayuso Pesquera
UAE Team Emirates
13 pt
5 Phil Bauhaus
Bahrain - Victorious
12 pt
6 Kévin Vauquelin
11 pt
7 Jan Stöckli
Team Corratec - Vini Fantini
10 pt
8 Ethan Vernon
Israel - Premier Tech
10 pt
9 Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step
10 pt
10 Filippo Ganna
INEOS Grenadiers
10 pt
19 Josef Černý
Soudal Quick-Step
6 pt
33 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step
2 pt
1 Davide Bais
Team Polti Kometa
7 pt
2 Lorenzo Quartucci
Team Corratec - Vini Fantini
6 pt
3 Richard Carapaz Montenegro
EF Education - EasyPost
5 pt
4 Alexander Kamp
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
5 pt
5 Ben Healy
EF Education - EasyPost
3 pt
6 Alberto Bettiol
EF Education - EasyPost
2 pt
7 Filippo Magli
VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè
2 pt
8 Neilson Powless
EF Education - EasyPost
1 pt
9 Jonas Abrahamsen
Uno-X Mobility
1 pt
10 Jan Stöckli
Team Corratec - Vini Fantini
1 pt
1 Jonathan Milan
Lidl - Trek
15:06:02
2 Juan Ayuso Pesquera
UAE Team Emirates
0:04
3 Kévin Vauquelin
0:18
4 Antonio Tiberi
Bahrain - Victorious
0:21
5 Romain Grégoire
Groupama - FDJ
0:26
6 Max Poole
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
0:30
7 Thymen Arensman
INEOS Grenadiers
0:31
8 Magnus Sheffield
INEOS Grenadiers
0:35
9 Isaac del Toro Romero
UAE Team Emirates
0:36
10 Marius Mayrhofer
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
0:37
1 UAE Team Emirates 45:19:16
2 INEOS Grenadiers 0:01
3 BORA - hansgrohe 0:19
4 Bahrain - Victorious 0:20
5 Uno-X Mobility 0:29
6 Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 0:32
7 EF Education - EasyPost 0:33
8 Movistar Team 0:38
9 Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 0:42
10 Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team 0:46

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