Not only is the national title being contested in Belgium today, gold medals are also waiting abroad. See here who can call themselves national heroes from today.
Holland: Van Barlee with his trademark
Slovenia: first place for Pogacar
France: Madawas wins the Brutal Tournament
A very difficult track in Cassel (with about 30 climbs) and the sun as an additional opponent: Groupama-FDJ didn’t care about the French Championship from the start.
The blue jerseys were constantly in control, and soon Julián Alaphilippe was pitted against himself in the peloton and gave up before the final.
Particularly under the impetus of David Gaudu, Groupama-FDJ has thinned out the rare circle of contenders round after round.
Valentin Maduas remained emperor of the battlefield and prevailed (despite a change of bike) after a 20km solo.
“I’ve been working on this tournament for two years,” said the winner, drenched in sweat. “It was an amazing race. This is really a dream.”
1. Valentine Madwas
2. Rudy Mullard
3 – Julien Bernard
4. Tony Gallopin
5. Nan Peters
Germany: Buchmann to Tour as champion
Unsurprising, of course, Bora-Hansgrohe shared the German pie among themselves.
Emanuel Buchmann wore the single jersey for the second time in his career. Teammates Nico Denz and Maximilian Schachmann joined him on the podium.
1. Emmanuel Buchmann
2- Nico Danes
3. Maximilian Schachmann
4. Yannick Steimel
5. Jonas Roach
Spain: Lazcano erases the lost time trial title
He narrowly missed out on the Demo title in Spain, but Auer Lazcano may still be wearing the national jersey this season.
Movistar had been waiting since 2019 for a successor to Alejandro Valverde and Lazcano applied. At 30 kilometers he went on an adventure.
In the last kilometer, Juan Ayuso led strongly, but Spain’s top talent came too late to dislodge the 23-year-old Lazcano from the throne.
1. Auer Lazcano
2. Juan Ayuso
3. Alex Arnaborough
4 – Jesus Hirada
Spring reveal Ben Healy (EF-EasyPost) managed to hang the Irish jersey around his shoulders. After a 100km attack, he had a huge lead over Rory Townsend and Sam Bennett.
Movistar also contributed in Austria: Gregor Mühlberger was stronger than Patrick Gamper and Lukas Pöstlberger.
It wasn’t a good send-off for Peter Sagan in Slovakia: he fell in the sprint and crossed the finish line in second place. Surprising everyone, Matos Stoczyk took advantage.
The Slovak and Czech Championships were decided in one race: Matias Vasek (Trek Segafredo) won the lottery. Teammate Emils Liepins stretched out in Latvia.
The United Arab Emirates followed the example of Movistar, Bora-Hansgrohe and Trek Segafredo with the winning team: Marc Hershey and Ivo Oliveira taking the lead in Switzerland and Portugal.
Trek’s hunger was not satisfied: after Vacek and Liepins, he also drank champagne thanks to Mattias Skjelmose (Denmark) and Alex Kirsch (Luxembourg).
Last on the long list was Fred Wright: Britain’s Victorious from Bahrain dropped out of James Knox and Stephen Williams in the final. Pointing his finger at the sky, in honor of Geno Meader, he crossed the finish line, good for his first professional victory.
Sagan’s fall:
Pfeiffer Georgi’s second title, SD Worx Collection
Pfeiffer Georgie always tops her game on prime dates. After her first title in 2021 and second place last year, the 22-year-old Briton has already won her second title.
On the difficult final climb, she held off her five companions. Team DSM contestant beat Claire Stiles and Anna Henderson.
At SD Worx, they also collected some jerseys today: Marlene Rosser won in Switzerland and Cata Blanca Fez won in Hungary.
They join the ranks of Lotte Kopecky, Demi Fullering, and Christine Majerus.
In Italy, the tricolor went to Elisa Longo Borghini.
Overview of national addresses
France
- Men: Valentine Madwas
- Women: Victoire Bertoux
Germany
- Men: Emmanuel Buchmann
- Women: Leanne Lippert
Holland
- Guys: Dylan Van Barley
- Women: Demi Fullering
Britain
- Men: Fred Wright
- Women: Georgie Pfeiffer
Italy
- Men: Simone Velasco
- Women: Elisa Longo Borghini
Norway
- Men: Frederic DeFresens
- Women: Susan Anderson
Slovenia
- Men: Tadej Pogacar
- Women: Orska Pintar
Spain
- Men: Ower Lazcano
- Women: Mafi Garcia
Portugal
- Men: Evo Oliveira
- The woman: Christiana Valente
Denmark
- Men: Matthias Skgelmos
- The woman: Rebecca Korner
Poland
- Men: Alan Banazek
- Women: Monica Brezna
Switzerland
- Men: Mark Hershey
- The woman: Marilyn Rosser
Austria
- Men: Gregor Mullberger
- Women: Karina Schrempf
Luxembourg
- Guys: Alex Kirsch
- Women: Christine Majerus
Hungary
- Men: Attila Walter
- Women: Blanca Vas
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