Julian Alaphilippe wins Okolo Slovenska green jersey
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Julian Alaphilippe sealed the points classification of Okolo Slovenska atop Strbske Pleso, where the 68th edition came to a conclusion Sunday afternoon. The Frenchman left it all out there on a hard day featuring four classified climbs, after a mammoth work of his Soudal Quick-Step teammates, who controlled things from the beginning and set him up for an attack on the final slopes.
Alaphilippe made his first move more than seven kilometers from home, forcing an important selection, before going again, this time with four kilometers to go. Joined by only a couple of riders, the two-time World Champion continued to drive a big tempo and still had enough left to take third at the top – where Felix Engelhardt (Jayco-AlUla) soloed to victory – a result which helped him conclude runner-up in the final rankings.
The points he scored there were enough for Julian to finish first in the green jersey standings, making him the second Soudal Quick-Step rider, after Tim Merlier in 2023, to prevail in this classification. Alaphilippe, who signed off the team’s 20th victory in Slovakia after attacking in the final kilometer of the Dubnica nad Vahom stage, was joined on the final podium by teammate Gil Gelders. The Belgian neo-pro had a very strong and impressive week, which saw him win the white jersey, in addition to finishing seventh overall.
“It was again great to be here, in the country of our sponsor Janom, and I think we can be happy with our race. Personally, I am satisfied with the results and the form I had in Slovakia, which was my first outing since the Giro d’Italia if we don’t include the National Championships. The entire squad did their best and I’m proud of my young teammates, who showed the Wolfpack spirit the whole week. To start my second half of the season with a victory, a podium and a distinctive jersey gives me a lot of confidence for the next races”, said Julian.
Photo credit: ©Jan Melicher
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Race details
1 |
Felix Engelhardt Team Jayco AlUla |
3:24:11 |
2 |
Mauro Schmid Team Jayco AlUla |
0:06 |
3 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:06 |
4 |
Sylvain Moniquet Lotto Dstny |
0:08 |
5 |
Paul Double Team Polti Kometa |
0:11 |
6 |
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng |
0:18 |
7 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto Dstny |
0:20 |
8 |
Abel Balderstone Roumens Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
0:21 |
9 |
Fernando Barceló Aragón Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
0:21 |
10 |
Stefano Oldani Cofidis |
0:29 |
18 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:34 |
31 |
Pepijn Reinderink
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:27 |
38 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step |
3:32 |
DNF |
Andrea Raccagni Noviero Soudal Quick-Step |
-03:24:11 |
DNF |
Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step |
-03:24:11 |
DNF |
Warre Vangheluwe
Soudal Quick-Step |
-03:24:11 |
1 |
Mauro Schmid Team Jayco AlUla |
16:36:03 |
2 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:07 |
3 |
Felix Engelhardt Team Jayco AlUla |
0:28 |
4 |
Anders Foldager Team Jayco AlUla |
0:53 |
5 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto Dstny |
0:54 |
6 |
Sylvain Moniquet Lotto Dstny |
1:36 |
7 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:40 |
8 |
Callum Scotson Team Jayco AlUla |
1:55 |
9 |
Alessandro Fancellu Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
2:08 |
10 |
Andrea Garosio Team Polti Kometa |
2:16 |
24 |
Pepijn Reinderink
Soudal Quick-Step |
4:05 |
37 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step |
9:08 |
1 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step |
42 pt |
2 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto Dstny |
39 pt |
3 |
Anders Foldager Team Jayco AlUla |
26 pt |
4 |
Lukáš Kubiš Elkov - Kasper |
21 pt |
5 |
Johannes Adamietz Lotto Dstny |
20 pt |
6 |
Mauro Schmid Team Jayco AlUla |
20 pt |
7 |
Andrea Garosio Team Polti Kometa |
19 pt |
8 |
Kyrylo Tsarenko Team Corratec - Vini Fantini |
18 pt |
9 |
Hamish Beadle Team Novo Nordisk |
12 pt |
10 |
Fernando Barceló Aragón Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
11 pt |
20 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
4 pt |
1 |
Kyrylo Tsarenko Team Corratec - Vini Fantini |
54 pt |
2 |
Matúš Štoček ATT Investments |
35 pt |
3 |
Johannes Adamietz Lotto Dstny |
34 pt |
4 |
Pierre Thierry |
19 pt |
5 |
Andrea Garosio Team Polti Kometa |
18 pt |
6 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step |
15 pt |
7 |
Jente Klaver VolkerWessels Cycling Team |
15 pt |
8 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step |
14 pt |
9 |
Callum Scotson Team Jayco AlUla |
10 pt |
10 |
Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
8 pt |
18 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
4 pt |
21 |
Pepijn Reinderink
Soudal Quick-Step |
2 pt |
1 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
16:37:43 |
2 |
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng |
0:48 |
3 |
Pepijn Reinderink
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:25 |
4 |
Baptiste Gillet |
2:52 |
5 |
Michiel Lambrecht Bingoal WB |
3:25 |
6 |
Filip Gruszczynski Biesse - Carrera |
3:43 |
7 |
Pierre Thierry |
4:31 |
8 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step |
7:28 |
9 |
Matthias Schwarzbacher ATT Investments |
8:27 |
10 |
Daniel Vysočan Pierre Baguette Cycling |
9:38 |
1 | Team Jayco AlUla | 48:46:34 |
2 | Lotto Dstny | 2:21 |
3 | Team Polti Kometa | 2:31 |
4 | Soudal Quick-Step | 3:11 |
5 | Cofidis | 3:58 |
6 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 4:35 |
7 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 5:36 |
8 | Array | 6:06 |
9 | Biesse - Carrera | 17:14 |
10 | Elkov - Kasper | 20:38 |