Several attacks followed. They were all unsuccessful, so at twenty kilometres from the finish the peloton was still complete. When Lotte Kopecky attacked, Vos followed with six other riders, including Demi Vollering and Elisa Longo Borghini. Together they rode towards Via Santa Caterina in Siena. Vos had to let go just a few kilometres from …
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On the final day of the Bloeizone Fryslân Tour, the riders faced a 137 km long stage. The race remained closed for a long time as Team Jumbo-Visma was alert at the front, and despite several attacks, no leading group emerged. However, with 30 kilometres to go, a lone attacker got away and took a …
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The 136-kilometre hilly course features eight gravel sections that characterize the race, with a total of more than 31 gravel kilometres. The final takes Marianne and her teammates up the steep climb leading to Le Tolfe (1.1km, 18% max). Then the vicious climb of the Piazza del Campo in Siena awaits shortly before the finish. …
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A lone leader got a maximum lead of one minute but was reeled in by the pursuers and Team Jumbo-Visma took control. With the ladies in yellow and black leading the way, Markus was kept in a good position. At twenty kilometres from the finish, one rider tried to escape, but the attempt was also …
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Markus started relatively early and covered the 14-kilometre course in a time of 18:41. A few minutes later, Van Dijk was seven seconds faster, but other riders couldn’t come close to the time of the Team Jumbo-Visma rider. Jip van den Bos finished at 19:39, which earned her tenth place. Romy Kasper was less fortunate. …
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The breakaway group, which created a four-minute maximum lead, was caught with 40 kilometres to go. During the Leberg climb, Anna Henderson escaped from the peloton with two other riders. On the Muur van Geraardsbergen, at 16 kilometres from the finish, the race broke open and a leading group of ten riders formed, in which …
Teuntje Beekhuis tried to break away with two other riders in an attractive opening stage, but her attempt was unsuccessful. Swinkels took the points at the intermediate sprint after good team play and assured herself of the final victory in the sprint classification. The only climb of the day, the Alto de l’Ornet, turned out …
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The riders had to overcome three first-category climbs, two of which were in the last 25 kilometres. With that in mind, the peloton took a wait-and-see approach. The first riders started to attack only after the first climb, including Anouska Koster. However, no one got much freedom from the peloton. On the way to the …
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The second stage of the Tour of Valencia was ridden under a pleasant sun. The stage went up and down continuously. The riders had to face many short, challenging climbs. The stage also included a first category climb, the Alto de Confrides. Only in the aftermath of that climb – at the beginning of the …
The Spanish stage race is the first race of the new season for the yellow and black brigade. The first stage, with three categorised climbs, didn’t stimulate much of an attack. The race only broke open halfway through. Several riders, including German Team Jumbo-Visma debutant Linda Riedmann, attacked. On the last climb, the peloton broke …
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