Vuelta a España: Powerful sprint nets Matthew Brennan stage 2 victory as Tadej Pogačar fends off attacks to keep leader's jersey
Pau Miquel second and Pogačar third in reduced sprint into Manosque
Grand Tour debutant Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike) stormed to a dominant sprint victory on stage 2 of the Vuelta a España after a thrilling finale into Manosque, where the superstars came to the fore but failed to claim the day.
After more than 200km of racing, Brennan's teammate Wout van Aert lit things up with 2km to go, attacking as soon as the uphill roads arrived heading into the town and instantly getting a gap, with only race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) able to follow.
They were caught heading into the last kilometre before Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) opened up the sprint early. Unfortunately for him, Brennan was lurking on his wheel, and once he hit out for glory, no one could match the young Brit's incredible turn of speed.
Riding his first three-week race, the 21-year-old easily beat the big names to the line, Pau Miquel (Bahrain-Victorious) landing a strong result for second, with Pogačar in third and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) in fourth.
Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep) had moved into the virtual lead of the race after a gutsy ride in the breakaway and thanks to taking six bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint, but he was poorly positioned throughout the final approach to the line, finishing on a gap to the leaders and missing out on red for a second day running.
Pogačar held onto red with a now nine-second lead over Van Aert heading into stage 3. Thanks to his victory, Brennan moved into third overall and took control of the Best Young Rider's white jersey.
"We started off with the ambition of trying to get Wout in the red jersey today, and we said there's a nice opportunity to attack in the final, and Wout was really keen to do that. So we had that plan, and I was always going to be in the background to sprint in case that sat up," said Brennan.
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"That's exactly what happened; the guys in front sat up, Christophe did a great job of guiding me all the way through the hecticness of that, and I'm super happy to finish it off.
"Hopefully it's not the last one, because it's nice. Again, the boys worked all day really well, really gave it 100% and believed in both of us so we could achieve something successful today. I'm really happy to start off this way."
Hayter moves into virtual lead from breakaway
The longest and first road stage of the Vuelta a España kicked off with a long neutralised roll-out from Monaco heading west into France, but it didn't take long for the attacks to fly, with four riders quickly getting up the road before the first climb.
With the Alto Châteauneuf-Grasse (123km at 2,9%) approaching, Koen Bouwman (Jayco AlUla) and Diego Uriarte (Equipo Kern Pharma) formed a leading duo, with stage 1 runner-up Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep) soon joining them as he looked to overtake Pogačar and take the red jersey. After some time chasing solo, Sinuhé Fernández (Burgos Burpellet BH) chased on to make it four in front.
They weren't allowed to build a big lead by any means, though, with the peloton keeping them around a 1:45 lead for much of the opening half of the race.
After the second and final categorised climb on the 214km route, Col de Saint Abdrieu (5km at 4.8%), an aggressive pace being set by Lidl-Trek and Visma-Lease a Bike saw the break's advantage cut down to just 1:28 with 110km to go.
This pattern stayed the same for much of the middle portion of the race, with the gap coming down to under 30 seconds in the final 50km. As the intermediate sprint in Gréoux-les-Bains approached – and with it six bonus seconds and a potential red jersey – Ethan Hayter set off on his own from the breakaway.
Hayter completed his individual effort to take the maximum six bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint, leapfrogging him into the virtual lead of the race ahead of Pogačar. Just 20 seconds behind, Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) took the remaining maximum four bonus seconds on offer.
The build-up to a thrilling final sprint
With Hayter back in, the pace lulled for a number of kilometres as the teams eyeing a sprint finish started to come to the fore. It wasn't until the final 10km that racing would kick off properly, though, when the likes of Visma-Lease a Bike and Netcompany Ineos moved into commanding positions on the front.
During the accelerations, Hayter stayed towards the back of the bunch, as is typical for him in recent years, but he couldn't risk getting gapped in the finale with how tight the race for the red jersey was.
Pogačar's UAE teammates kept him right towards the front in the yellow jersey as he threatened to take a run at the drag to the line, and on the entry into the finishing town and much narrower roads, he was in the perfect place to react.
It was Van Aert he had to respond to, who made a daring move with 2km to go, in pursuit of a potential stage win, red, and softening up of Brennan's rivals. In the end, Pogačar didn't pull through, and Alessandro Romele (XDS Astana) bridging across wasn't enough to keep them away from the Lidl-Trek-led peloton.
With the big stars caught, the sprint started to unfold with Visma still in the perfect position, as Christophe Laporte guided Brennan into the final few hundred metres, dropping him off onto the wheel of Fisher-Black, who went for a long one.
Brennan confirmed all of the talent he has already shown as a rapidly rising young star, surging away from Pedersen, Pogačar, and the rest to win by a relatively massive margin when it comes to a Grand Tour sprint.
In the end, Hayter's failure to position himself at the front proved decisive, as he missed the moves in the finale and perhaps paid for his earlier effort in the break, getting gapped and failing to claim red. Pogačar maintained his lead and it's now unlikely someone will take it off him again – unless a breakaway is allowed to get up the road and take significant time on tomorrow's third stage.
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Results
Position |
Rider (Country) Team |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Matthew Brennan (GBr) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
4:47:47 |
2 |
Pau Miquel (Spa) Bahrain - Victorious |
Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 |
Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 |
Mads Pedersen (Den) Lidl - Trek |
Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 |
Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) NSN Cycling Team |
Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 |
Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 |
Finn Fisher-Black (NZl) Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 |
Oscar Onley (GBr) Netcompany INEOS |
Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 |
Axel Laurance (Fra) Netcompany INEOS |
Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 |
Orluis Aular (Ven) Movistar Team |
Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 |
Ben Tulett (GBr) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 |
Léo Bisiaux (Fra) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 |
Vito Braet (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 |
David González (Spa) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 |
Bryan Coquard (Fra) Cofidis |
Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 |
Milan Vader (Ned) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 |
Fabio Van Den Bossche (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step |
Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 |
Ramses Debruyne (Bel) Alpecin - Premier Tech |
Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 |
Marco Brenner (Ger) XDS Astana Team |
Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 |
Harold Tejada (Col) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 |
Carlos Canal (Spa) Movistar Team |
Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 |
Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 |
Pablo Torres (Spa) UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 |
Bastien Tronchon (Fra) Groupama - FDJ United |
Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 |
Richard Carapaz (Ecu) EF Education - EasyPost |
Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 |
Enric Mas (Spa) Movistar Team |
Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 |
Alessandro Covi (Ita) Team Jayco AlUla |
Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 |
Santiago Buitrago (Col) Bahrain - Victorious |
Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 |
Stefan Küng (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 |
Primož Roglič (Slo) Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 |
Andreas Kron (Den) Uno-X Mobility |
Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 |
Gijs Leemreize (Ned) Team Picnic PostNL |
Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 |
Mattias Skjelmose (Den) Lidl - Trek |
Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 |
Jordan Labrosse (Fra) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 |
Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 |
Clément Berthet (Fra) Groupama - FDJ United |
Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 |
Jay Vine (Aus) UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 |
Clément Alleno (Fra) Burgos Burpellet BH |
Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 |
Guillaume Martin (Fra) Groupama - FDJ United |
Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 |
Will Barta (USA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 |
Carlos Rodríguez (Spa) Netcompany INEOS |
Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 |
Luca Van Boven (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
0:00:18 |
43 |
Henri-François Renard-Haquin (Fra) Team Picnic PostNL |
Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 |
Victor Langellotti (Mon) XDS Astana Team |
Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 |
Matthew Riccitello (USA) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 |
Luke Tuckwell (Aus) Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 |
Jørgen Nordhagen (Nor) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 |
David de la Cruz (Spa) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 |
Thomas Gloag (GBr) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 |
Enzo Paleni (Fra) Groupama - FDJ United |
Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 |
Gianmarco Garofoli (Ita) Soudal Quick-Step |
Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 |
Filippo Zana (Ita) Soudal Quick-Step |
Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 |
Rémy Rochas (Fra) Groupama - FDJ United |
Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 |
Lavik Fredrik Dversnes (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 |
Walter Calzoni (Ita) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 |
Lars Craps (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 |
Christophe Laporte (Fra) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 |
Mario Aparicio (Spa) Burgos Burpellet BH |
Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 |
João Almeida (Por) UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 |
Rudy Porter (Aus) Team Jayco AlUla |
Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 |
Juan Felipe Rodriguez (Col) EF Education - EasyPost |
Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 |
Cristián Rodríguez (Spa) XDS Astana Team |
Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 |
Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 |
César Macías (Mex) Burgos Burpellet BH |
Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 |
Urko Berrade (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 |
Felix Gall (Aut) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 |
Jakob Omrzel (Slo) Bahrain - Victorious |
Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 |
Jarno Widar (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 |
Francesco Busatto (Ita) Alpecin - Premier Tech |
Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 |
Jack Haig (Aus) Netcompany INEOS |
Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 |
George Bennett (NZl) NSN Cycling Team |
Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 |
Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step |
Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 |
Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama - FDJ United |
Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 |
Paul Double (GBr) Team Jayco AlUla |
Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 |
Iván Romeo (Spa) Movistar Team |
Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 |
Simon Dalby (Den) Uno-X Mobility |
Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Movistar Team |
Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 |
Pavel Sivakov (Fra) UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 |
Alberto Dainese (Ita) Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00:31 |
80 |
Ethan Hayter (GBr) Soudal Quick-Step |
Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 |
Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) XDS Astana Team |
Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 |
Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Cofidis |
Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 |
Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) Cofidis |
Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 |
Eddie Dunbar (Irl) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 |
Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama - FDJ United |
Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 |
Iván Ramiro Sosa (Col) Equipo Kern Pharma |
Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 |
Finlay Pickering (GBr) Team Jayco AlUla |
Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 |
Ibon Ruiz (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 |
Mats Wenzel (Lux) Equipo Kern Pharma |
0:00:41 |
90 |
Rasmus Tiller (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 |
Henok Mulubrhan (Eri) XDS Astana Team |
0:00:47 |
92 |
Thibau Nys (Bel) Lidl - Trek |
0:00:56 |
93 |
Alessandro Romele (Ita) XDS Astana Team |
Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 |
José Luis Faura (Spa) Burgos Burpellet BH |
Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 |
Larry Warbasse (USA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 |
Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Lotto Intermarché |
Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 |
Julien Bernard (Fra) Lidl - Trek |
Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 |
Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 |
Alexis Renard (Fra) Cofidis |
0:01:16 |
100 |
Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) EF Education - EasyPost |
Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 |
Matevž Govekar (Slo) Bahrain - Victorious |
0:01:33 |
102 |
Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 |
Marcel Camprubí (Spa) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 |
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (Nor) Netcompany INEOS |
0:01:41 |
105 |
Kevin Vermaerke (USA) UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 |
Floris Van Tricht (Bel) NSN Cycling Team |
Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 |
Gal Glivar (Slo) Alpecin - Premier Tech |
Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 |
Fabian Weiss (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 |
Roman Ermakov (Slo) Bahrain - Victorious |
Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 |
Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain - Victorious |
Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 |
Hannes Wilksch (Ger) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 |
Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Team Jayco AlUla |
Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 |
Ben Turner (GBr) Netcompany INEOS |
Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 |
Sander De Pestel (Bel) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 |
Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama - FDJ United |
Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 |
Ivo Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 |
Sergio Samitier (Spa) Cofidis |
Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 |
Paul Ourselin (Fra) Cofidis |
Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 |
Pablo Castrillo (Spa) Movistar Team |
Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 |
Juan Guillermo Martinez (Col) Team Picnic PostNL |
Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 |
Oscar Chamberlain (Aus) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 |
Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin - Premier Tech |
Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 |
Lindsay De Vylder (Bel) Alpecin - Premier Tech |
Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 |
Mattia Gaffuri (Ita) Team Picnic PostNL |
Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 |
Joshua Tarling (GBr) Netcompany INEOS |
Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 |
Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz) XDS Astana Team |
Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 |
James Shaw (GBr) EF Education - EasyPost |
Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 |
Marc Brustenga (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 |
Jordi Meeus (Bel) Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 |
Jan Hirt (Cze) NSN Cycling Team |
Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 |
Markel Beloki (Spa) EF Education - EasyPost |
Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 |
Callum Scotson (Aus) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 |
Mikel Landa (Spa) Soudal Quick-Step |
Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 |
Michael Gogl (Aut) Alpecin - Premier Tech |
Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 |
Roland Thalmann (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 |
Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Picnic PostNL |
0:01:50 |
137 |
Attila Valter (Hun) Bahrain - Victorious |
0:02:11 |
138 |
Timo de Jong (Ned) Team Picnic PostNL |
Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 |
Steffen De Schuyteneer (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
0:02:30 |
140 |
Jesús Herrada (Spa) Burgos Burpellet BH |
Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 |
Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Lidl - Trek |
Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 |
Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar Team |
Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 |
Moritz Kretschy (Ger) NSN Cycling Team |
Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 |
Nick Schultz (Aus) NSN Cycling Team |
Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 |
Reuben Thompson (NZl) Lotto Intermarché |
Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 |
Lennard Kämna (Ger) Lidl - Trek |
Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 |
Frederik Wandahl (Den) Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 |
Xabier Mikel Azparren (Spa) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 |
Raúl García Pierna (Spa) Movistar Team |
Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 |
Pau Martí (Spa) NSN Cycling Team |
Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 |
Iñigo Elosegui (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 |
Louis Rouland (Fra) Cofidis |
Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 |
Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard (Den) Lidl - Trek |
Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 |
Bruno Armirail (Fra) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:03:02 |
155 |
Martin Tjøtta (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 |
Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Netcompany INEOS |
0:03:12 |
157 |
Georg Steinhauser (Ger) EF Education - EasyPost |
0:03:17 |
158 |
Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (Ned) Lotto Intermarché |
0:03:27 |
159 |
Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 |
Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team Jayco AlUla |
Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 |
Patrick Konrad (Aut) Lidl - Trek |
Row 160 - Cell 2 |
162 |
Asbjørn Hellemose (Den) Team Jayco AlUla |
Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 |
Darren Rafferty (Irl) EF Education - EasyPost |
Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 |
Mathijs Paasschens (Ned) Bahrain - Victorious |
Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 |
Gianni Moscon (Ita) Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
Row 164 - Cell 2 |
166 |
Sinuhé Fernández (Spa) Burgos Burpellet BH |
Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 |
Callum Thornley (GBr) Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 |
Hugo Houle (Can) Alpecin - Premier Tech |
0:03:56 |
169 |
Alastair MacKellar (Aus) EF Education - EasyPost |
0:04:11 |
170 |
Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step |
0:04:31 |
171 |
Magnus Cort (Den) Uno-X Mobility |
0:05:00 |
172 |
Diego Uriarte (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
Row 171 - Cell 2 |
173 |
Arthur Kluckers (Lux) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
Row 172 - Cell 2 |
174 |
Domen Novak (Slo) UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:06:07 |
175 |
Hamish McKenzie (Aus) Team Jayco AlUla |
0:10:14 |
176 |
Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Picnic PostNL |
Row 175 - Cell 2 |
177 |
Oliver Peace (GBr) Team Picnic PostNL |
Row 176 - Cell 2 |
178 |
José Manuel Díaz (Spa) Burgos Burpellet BH |
Row 177 - Cell 2 |
179 |
Darren van Bekkum (Ned) XDS Astana Team |
Row 178 - Cell 2 |
180 |
Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) NSN Cycling Team |
Row 179 - Cell 2 |
181 |
Iván Cobo (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
0:12:12 |
182 |
Alex Kirsch (Lux) Cofidis |
0:16:15 |
183 |
Sente Sentjens (Bel) Alpecin - Premier Tech |
Row 182 - Cell 2 |
General classification after stage 2
Position |
Rider |
Time |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
4:58:40 |
2 |
Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:00:09 |
3 |
Matthew Brennan (Gbr) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:00:10 |
4 |
Léo Bisiaux (Fra) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
0:00:12 |
5 |
Finn Fisher-Black (Nzl) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe |
0:00:14 |
6 |
Stefan Küng (Sui) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
0:00:18 |
7 |
Jay Vine (Aus) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
0:00:18 |
8 |
Primož Roglič (Slo) Lidl-Trek |
0:00:20 |
9 |
Mads Pedersen (Den) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe |
0:00:26 |
10 |
Jordan Labrosse (Fra) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
0:00:27 |
11 |
Orluis Aular (Ven) Movistar Team |
0:00:27 |
12 |
Christophe Laporte (Fra) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:00:28 |
13 |
Ethan Hayter (Gbr) Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00:29 |
14 |
Axel Laurance (Fra) Netcompany INEOS |
0:00:30 |
15 |
Ramses Debruyne (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech |
0:00:31 |
16 |
Pablo Torres (Esp) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
0:00:31 |
17 |
Carlos Rodríguez (Esp) Netcompany INEOS |
0:00:31 |
18 |
Fabio Van den Bossche (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00:32 |
19 |
Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
0:00:32 |
20 |
Marco Brenner (Ger) Uno-X Mobility |
0:00:32 |
21 |
Mattias Skjelmose (Den) Lidl-Trek |
0:00:33 |
22 |
Bastien Tronchon (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United |
0:00:35 |
23 |
Andreas Kron (Den) Uno-X Mobility |
0:00:35 |
24 |
Enric Mas (Esp) Movistar Team |
0:00:37 |
25 |
Richard Carapaz (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost |
0:00:37 |
26 |
João Almeida (Por) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
0:00:40 |
27 |
Harold Tejada (Col) XDS Astana Team |
0:00:40 |
28 |
Iván Romeo (Esp) Movistar Team |
0:00:40 |
29 |
Ben Tulett (Gbr) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:00:40 |
30 |
Will Barta (Usa) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
0:00:40 |
31 |
Carlos Canal (Esp) Movistar Team |
0:00:41 |
32 |
Santiago Buitrago (Col) Bahrain-Victorious |
0:00:42 |
33 |
Luke Tuckwell (Aus) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe |
0:00:43 |
34 |
Pau Miquel (Esp) Bahrain-Victorious |
0:00:45 |
35 |
Clément Berthet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United |
0:00:47 |
36 |
Victor Langellotti (Mco) XDS Astana Team |
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Enzo Paleni (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United |
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Sepp Kuss (Usa) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
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David González (Esp) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
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Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) NSN Cycling Team |
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Gijs Leemreize (Ned) Team Picnic PostNL |
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Milan Vader (Ned) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
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Oscar Onley (Gbr) Netcompany INEOS |
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Fredrik Dversnes Lavik (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
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Guillaume Martin (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United |
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Jørgen Nordhagen (Nor) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
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Francesco Busatto (Ita) Alpecin-Premier Tech |
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Bryan Coquard (Fra) Cofidis |
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Filippo Zana (Ita) Soudal Quick-Step |
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Pavel Sivakov (Fra) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
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Vito Braet (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
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Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
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Jakob Omrzel (Slo) Bahrain-Victorious |
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Alessandro Covi (Ita) Team Jayco AlUla |
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Jack Haig (Aus) Netcompany INEOS |
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Rasmus Tiller (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
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Paul Double (Gbr) Team Jayco AlUla |
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Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United |
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Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United |
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Mario Aparicio (Esp) Burgos Burpellet BH |
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Clément Alleno (Fra) Burgos Burpellet BH |
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Matthew Riccitello (Usa) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
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Felix Gall (Aut) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
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Rémy Rochas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United |
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Urko Berrade (Esp) Equipo Kern Pharma |
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Lars Craps (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
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George Bennett (Nzl) NSN Cycling Team |
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Rudy Porter (Aus) Team Jayco AlUla |
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Henri-François Renard-Haquin (Fra) Team Picnic PostNL |
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Alessandro Romele (Ita) XDS Astana Team |
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David de la Cruz (Esp) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
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Simon Dalby (Den) Uno-X Mobility |
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Gianmarco Garofoli (Ita) Soudal Quick-Step |
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Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Movistar Team |
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Thomas Gloag (Gbr) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
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Alberto Dainese (Ita) Soudal Quick-Step |
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Jarno Widar (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
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Walter Calzoni (Ita) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
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Ibon Ruiz (Esp) Equipo Kern Pharma |
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Cristián Rodríguez (Esp) XDS Astana Team |
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Luca Van Boven (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
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Finlay Pickering (Gbr) Team Jayco AlUla |
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Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step |
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Eddie Dunbar (Irl) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
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Larry Warbasse (Usa) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
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Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
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Mats Wenzel (Lux) Equipo Kern Pharma |
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Julien Bernard (Fra) Lidl-Trek |
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Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) Cofidis |
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Juan Felipe Rodriguez (Col) EF Education-EasyPost |
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Joshua Tarling (Gbr) Netcompany INEOS |
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Alexis Renard (Fra) Cofidis |
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Oscar Chamberlain (Aus) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
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Henok Mulubrhan (Eri) XDS Astana Team |
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César Macías (Mex) Burgos Burpellet BH |
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Ivo Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
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Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Cofidis |
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Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) XDS Astana Team |
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Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Lotto Intermarché |
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Sander De Pestel (Bel) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
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Ben Turner (Gbr) Netcompany INEOS |
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Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) EF Education-EasyPost |
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Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Team Jayco AlUla |
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Thibau Nys (Bel) Lidl-Trek |
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Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe |
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Fabian Weiss (Sui) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
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Pablo Castrillo (Esp) Movistar Team |
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James Shaw (Gbr) EF Education-EasyPost |
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José Luis Faura (Esp) Burgos Burpellet BH |
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Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Premier Tech |
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Floris Van Tricht (Bel) NSN Cycling Team |
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Michael Gogl (Aut) Alpecin-Premier Tech |
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Jordi Meeus (Bel) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe |
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Iván Ramiro Sosa (Col) Equipo Kern Pharma |
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Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United |
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Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (Nor) Netcompany INEOS |
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Marc Brustenga (Esp) Equipo Kern Pharma |
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Markel Beloki (Esp) EF Education-EasyPost |
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Lindsay De Vylder (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech |
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Roland Thalmann (Sui) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
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Mattia Gaffuri (Ita) Team Picnic PostNL |
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Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz) XDS Astana Team |
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Callum Scotson (Aus) Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
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Roman Ermakov (Rus) Bahrain-Victorious |
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Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Picnic PostNL |
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Matevž Govekar (Slo) Bahrain-Victorious |
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Hannes Wilksch (Ger) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
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Timo de Jong (Ned) Team Picnic PostNL |
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Jan Hirt (Cze) NSN Cycling Team |
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Marcel Camprubí (Esp) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
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Gal Glivar (Slo) Alpecin-Premier Tech |
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Paul Ourselin (Fra) Cofidis |
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Kevin Vermaerke (Usa) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
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Lennard Kämna (Ger) Lidl-Trek |
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Pello Bilbao (Esp) Bahrain-Victorious |
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Mikel Landa (Esp) Soudal Quick-Step |
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Xabier Mikel Azparren (Esp) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
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Sergio Samitier (Esp) Cofidis |
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Moritz Kretschy (Ger) NSN Cycling Team |
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Pau Martí (Esp) NSN Cycling Team |
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141 |
Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
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Steffen De Schuyteneer (Bel) Lotto Intermarché |
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Attila Valter (Hun) Bahrain-Victorious |
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Juan Guillermo Martinez (Col) Team Picnic PostNL |
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Mathias Norsgaard Sunekær (Den) Lidl-Trek |
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Raúl García Pierna (Esp) Movistar Team |
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Iñigo Elosegui (Esp) Equipo Kern Pharma |
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Nick Schultz (Aus) NSN Cycling Team |
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Frederik Wandahl (Den) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe |
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Callum Thornley (Gbr) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe |
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Jorge Arcas (Esp) Movistar Team |
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Reuben Thompson (Nzl) Lotto Intermarché |
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153 |
Louis Rouland (Fra) Cofidis |
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Georg Steinhauser (Ger) EF Education-EasyPost |
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Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Netcompany INEOS |
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Bruno Armirail (Fra) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
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Jesús Herrada (Esp) Burgos Burpellet BH |
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Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (Ned) Lotto Intermarché |
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159 |
Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team Jayco AlUla |
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Martin Tjøtta (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
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Patrick Konrad (Aut) Lidl-Trek |
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Gianni Moscon (Ita) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe |
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Asbjørn Hellemose (Den) Team Jayco AlUla |
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Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
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Alastair MacKellar (Aus) EF Education-EasyPost |
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Mathijs Paasschens (Ned) Bahrain-Victorious |
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Sinuhé Fernández (Esp) Burgos Burpellet BH |
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Darren Rafferty (Irl) EF Education-EasyPost |
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Hugo Houle (Can) Alpecin-Premier Tech |
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Arthur Kluckers (Lux) Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
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Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step |
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Diego Uriarte (Esp) Equipo Kern Pharma |
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Magnus Cort (Den) Uno-X Mobility |
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Domen Novak (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
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Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) NSN Cycling Team |
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Hamish McKenzie (Aus) Team Jayco AlUla |
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Oliver Peace (Gbr) Team Picnic PostNL |
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Darren van Bekkum (Ned) XDS Astana Team |
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Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Picnic PostNL |
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José Manuel Díaz (Esp) Burgos Burpellet BH |
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Iván Cobo (Esp) Equipo Kern Pharma |
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Alex Kirsch (Lux) Cofidis |
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Sente Sentjens (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech |
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James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.
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