Evenepoel continues to move up in Itzulia GC
Wednesday was another nervous day at the Basque race, which was marred by two crashes: one coming with more than 30 kilometers to go, just as the peloton was reeling in the original breakaway, and another one that happened less than two kilometers from home, as the fight for positioning was intense at the front of the bunch.
Luckily, none of our riders were involved in these incidents, and concluded safely in the bunch the stage won by Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in Altsasu, a small town in Navarre. Before the fast men hit the spotlight, the general classification favourites had their own battle for the intermediate sprint bonifications. Excellently launched by his Soudal Quick-Step teammates, Remco Evenepoel took three seconds that bumped him into second overall, just seven seconds off the lead.
Thursday could bring more significant changes to the overall ranking, as with just 12 kilometers to go, the riders will tackle the hard Leintz-Gatzaga climb, whose 8.5% average gradient promises to create some gaps between the yellow jersey contenders.
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Race details
1 |
Quinten Hermans Alpecin - Deceuninck |
4:40:59 |
2 |
Edoardo Zambanini Bahrain - Victorious |
0:00 |
3 |
Alex Aranburu Deba Movistar Team |
0:00 |
4 |
Davide De Pretto Team Jayco AlUla |
0:00 |
5 |
Nikias Arndt Bahrain - Victorious |
0:00 |
6 |
Ethan Hayter INEOS Grenadiers |
0:00 |
7 |
Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ |
0:00 |
8 |
Kévin Vauquelin |
0:00 |
9 |
Vito Braet Intermarché - Wanty |
0:00 |
10 |
Valentin Retailleau Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:00 |
26 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
35 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
48 |
Mikel Landa Meana
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
59 |
William Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
64 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
103 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
109 |
James Knox
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
1 |
Primož Roglič BORA - hansgrohe |
8:36:01 |
2 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:07 |
3 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Lidl - Trek |
0:10 |
4 |
Juan Ayuso Pesquera UAE Team Emirates |
0:14 |
5 |
Jonas Vingegaard Hansen Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:14 |
6 |
Kévin Vauquelin |
0:16 |
7 |
Maximilian Schachmann BORA - hansgrohe |
0:16 |
8 |
Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates |
0:23 |
9 |
Bruno Armirail Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:24 |
10 |
Pello Bilbao López de Armentia Bahrain - Victorious |
0:25 |
18 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:39 |
32 |
Mikel Landa Meana
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:55 |
64 |
William Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:23 |
86 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:49 |
98 |
James Knox
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:09 |
119 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal Quick-Step |
3:15 |
1 |
Quinten Hermans Alpecin - Deceuninck |
31 pt |
2 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
28 pt |
3 |
Alex Aranburu Deba Movistar Team |
28 pt |
4 |
Primož Roglič BORA - hansgrohe |
25 pt |
5 |
Paul Lapeira Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
25 pt |
6 |
Isaac del Toro Romero UAE Team Emirates |
22 pt |
7 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates |
20 pt |
8 |
Samuele Battistella Astana Qazaqstan Team |
20 pt |
9 |
Edoardo Zambanini Bahrain - Victorious |
20 pt |
10 |
Kévin Vauquelin |
18 pt |
14 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal Quick-Step |
16 pt |
1 |
Louis Meintjes Intermarché - Wanty |
12 pt |
2 |
Alan Jousseaume TotalEnergies |
11 pt |
3 |
Eric Antonio Fagúndez Lima Burgos - BH |
11 pt |
4 |
Jetse Bol Burgos - BH |
5 pt |
5 |
William Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
4 pt |
6 |
Davide Formolo Movistar Team |
4 pt |
7 |
Tom Paquot Intermarché - Wanty |
4 pt |
8 |
Primož Roglič BORA - hansgrohe |
3 pt |
9 |
Isaac del Toro Romero UAE Team Emirates |
3 pt |
10 |
Brandon Smith Rivera Vargas INEOS Grenadiers |
2 pt |
1 |
Juan Ayuso Pesquera UAE Team Emirates |
8:36:15 |
2 |
Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ |
0:14 |
3 |
Isaac del Toro Romero UAE Team Emirates |
0:28 |
4 |
Gianmarco Garofoli Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:40 |
5 |
Markel Beloki Fernandez EF Education - EasyPost |
0:57 |
6 |
Davide De Pretto Team Jayco AlUla |
1:08 |
7 |
Loe van Belle Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
1:08 |
8 |
William Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:09 |
9 |
Iker Mintegi Claver Euskaltel - Euskadi |
1:24 |
10 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:35 |
1 | BORA - hansgrohe | 25:48:49 |
2 | UAE Team Emirates | 0:23 |
3 | Bahrain - Victorious | 0:50 |
4 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 0:59 |
5 | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:03 |
6 | Groupama - FDJ | 1:06 |
7 | Lidl - Trek | 1:13 |
8 | Movistar Team | 1:14 |
9 | INEOS Grenadiers | 1:20 |
10 | EF Education - EasyPost | 1:53 |