Alaphilippe surprises the sprinters
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Julian Alaphilippe took his second victory of the season in spectacular fashion, attacking in the technical last kilometer of Okolo Slovenska stage three – which concluded in the small town of Dubnica nad Vahom – and arriving alone at the finish, where he celebrated the 43rd win of his illustrious career.
It was a move that reminded of his victory in Jesi, at the 2019 Tirreno-Adriatico, only this time the Frenchman’s attack came much early, as he took advantage of the sinuous final kilometer of Friday’s stage to open a gap which he carried until the end. Alaphilippe, the 2018 winner of Okolo Slovenska, was followed on the stage and joined on the podium by neo-pro teammate Paul Magnier, who rounded out our squad’s excellent day.
Following this success in the country of our sponsor Janom, the race’s green jersey landed on the shoulders of Julian, who also moved up to second on the general classification, just ten seconds off first place, ahead of Saturday’s hilly stage to Ruzomberok.
“I am delighted I could keep the tradition going and make it seven consecutive years that we won at least a stage in Okolo Slovenska. The guys did a fantastic job today, and in the finale, I just felt it was a good opportunity to try something and surprise the others. I went all-out and I’m happy I could pull it off. The fact that we finished 1-2 makes it even more beautiful. I made a nice jump in the standings after this win, but I’m not thinking of the GC at the moment. We will continue to take it one day at a time and see where we stand on Sunday”, said Alaphilippe after Soudal Quick-Step’s 15th stage victory in Slovakia.
Photo credit: ©Sona Nikova
Race details
1 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step |
3:38:47 |
2 |
Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:02 |
3 |
Hamish Beadle Team Novo Nordisk |
0:02 |
4 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto Dstny |
0:07 |
5 |
Lukáš Kubiš Elkov - Kasper |
0:07 |
6 |
Stefano Oldani Cofidis |
0:08 |
7 |
Timo de Jong VolkerWessels Cycling Team |
0:08 |
8 |
Alexander Salby Bingoal WB |
0:08 |
9 |
Andrea D'Amato Biesse - Carrera |
0:08 |
10 |
Fernando Barceló Aragón Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
0:11 |
27 |
Pepijn Reinderink
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:16 |
29 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:16 |
55 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:22 |
81 |
Andrea Raccagni Noviero Soudal Quick-Step |
0:41 |
128 |
Warre Vangheluwe
Soudal Quick-Step |
3:06 |
1 |
Anders Foldager Team Jayco AlUla |
8:43:23 |
2 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:10 |
3 |
Mauro Schmid Team Jayco AlUla |
0:13 |
4 |
Felix Engelhardt Team Jayco AlUla |
0:13 |
5 |
Max Walscheid Team Jayco AlUla |
0:38 |
6 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:41 |
7 |
Pepijn Reinderink
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:41 |
8 |
Callum Scotson Team Jayco AlUla |
0:42 |
9 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto Dstny |
0:46 |
10 |
Mark Donovan Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
0:58 |
26 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:01 |
96 |
Andrea Raccagni Noviero Soudal Quick-Step |
5:37 |
98 |
Warre Vangheluwe
Soudal Quick-Step |
5:50 |
101 |
Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step |
6:06 |
1 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step |
30 pt |
2 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto Dstny |
25 pt |
3 |
Anders Foldager Team Jayco AlUla |
21 pt |
4 |
Lukáš Kubiš Elkov - Kasper |
20 pt |
5 |
Dimitri Peyskens Bingoal WB |
16 pt |
6 |
Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step |
15 pt |
7 |
Hamish Beadle Team Novo Nordisk |
12 pt |
8 |
Tomáš Kalojíros Pierre Baguette Cycling |
10 pt |
9 |
Jente Klaver VolkerWessels Cycling Team |
10 pt |
10 |
Matúš Štoček ATT Investments |
10 pt |
16 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
4 pt |
24 |
Warre Vangheluwe
Soudal Quick-Step |
1 pt |
1 |
Matúš Štoček ATT Investments |
33 pt |
2 |
Dimitri Peyskens Bingoal WB |
20 pt |
3 |
Jente Klaver VolkerWessels Cycling Team |
15 pt |
4 |
Žiga Horvat Hrinkow Advarics |
8 pt |
5 |
Tomáš Kalojíros Pierre Baguette Cycling |
7 pt |
6 |
Amund Grøndahl Jansen Team Jayco AlUla |
6 pt |
7 |
Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
2 pt |
8 |
Pepijn Reinderink
Soudal Quick-Step |
1 pt |
9 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step |
1 pt |
10 |
Sam Gademan VolkerWessels Cycling Team |
1 pt |
1 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
8:44:04 |
2 |
Pepijn Reinderink
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
3 |
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng |
1:04 |
4 |
Baptiste Gillet |
1:06 |
5 |
Davide De Cassan Team Polti Kometa |
1:20 |
6 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:20 |
7 |
Matthias Schwarzbacher ATT Investments |
1:39 |
8 |
Rémi Lelandais |
1:51 |
9 |
Andrea D'Amato Biesse - Carrera |
1:55 |
10 |
Filip Gruszczynski Biesse - Carrera |
2:09 |
31 |
Andrea Raccagni Noviero Soudal Quick-Step |
4:56 |
32 |
Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step |
5:25 |
1 | Team Jayco AlUla | 25:07:19 |
2 | Soudal Quick-Step | 0:02 |
3 | Lotto Dstny | 0:45 |
4 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 1:00 |
5 | Cofidis | 1:27 |
6 | Array | 1:53 |
7 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 1:59 |
8 | Team Polti Kometa | 2:01 |
9 | ATT Investments | 2:13 |
10 | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | 2:18 |