Mørkøv runner-up in San Juan opening stage
A messy sprint brought to a conclusion what had been a rather quiet stage 1 at the Vuelta a San Juan, the only notable incident before the fight for victory being a crash that had taken place with less than ten kilometers to go. Fortunately, our riders avoided the incident, but the nervousness that was palpable inside the bunch made for a very chaotic run-in to the finish in San Juan.
Michael Mørkøv, who was supposed to launch Fabio Jakobsen after a mammoth pull of World Champion Remco Evenepoel, ended up being involved in the mass gallop, and took second place, just behind Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe).
“Everybody was very eager to win today. I wasn’t supposed to do the sprint, but with 1500 meters to go we had to move to the right side of the road and we lost Fabio there, so we had to change the plan. It wasn’t perfect for us today, but it’s something we will learn from and we are motivated to get a win in the next days”, an upbeat Michael explained at the press conference.
Photo credit: ©Maximiliano Blanco / Getty Images
Race details
| 1 |
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe |
3:19:16 |
| 2 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
| 3 |
Giacomo Nizzolo Israel - Premier Tech |
0:00 |
| 4 |
Danny van Poppel BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
| 5 |
Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:00 |
| 6 |
Elia Viviani INEOS Grenadiers |
0:00 |
| 7 |
Peter Sagan TotalEnergies |
0:00 |
| 8 |
Jhonatan Narváez Prado INEOS Grenadiers |
0:00 |
| 9 |
Enrico Zanoncello Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
0:00 |
| 10 |
Attilio Viviani Team Corratec |
0:00 |
| 58 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
| 63 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
| 81 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
| 122 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:57 |
| 125 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:01 |
| 1 |
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe |
3:19:06 |
| 2 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:04 |
| 3 |
Giacomo Nizzolo Israel - Premier Tech |
0:06 |
| 4 |
Danny van Poppel BORA - hansgrohe |
0:10 |
| 5 |
Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:10 |
| 6 |
Elia Viviani INEOS Grenadiers |
0:10 |
| 7 |
Peter Sagan TotalEnergies |
0:10 |
| 8 |
Jhonatan Narváez Prado INEOS Grenadiers |
0:10 |
| 9 |
Enrico Zanoncello Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
0:10 |
| 10 |
Attilio Viviani Team Corratec |
0:10 |
| 56 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:10 |
| 60 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:10 |
| 77 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:10 |
| 122 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:07 |
| 125 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:11 |
| 1 |
Christofer Robín Jurado López Panamá es Cultura y Valores |
6 pt |
| 2 |
Marcelo Nahuel Mendez Municipalidad de Rawson |
4 pt |
| 3 |
Manuele Tarozzi Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
2 pt |
| 1 |
Tobias Lund Andresen Team DSM |
3:19:16 |
| 2 |
Iker Bonillo Martin Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
0:00 |
| 3 |
Marco Brenner Team DSM |
0:00 |
| 4 |
Vicente Rojas Naranjo Chile |
0:00 |
| 5 |
Mathias Vacek Trek - Segafredo |
0:00 |
| 6 |
Mateo Kalejmann Sindicato de Empleados Públicos of San Juan |
0:00 |
| 7 |
Rodrigo Daniel Díaz Municipalidad de Rawson |
0:00 |
| 8 |
Matthew Riccitello Israel - Premier Tech |
0:00 |
| 9 |
Mattia Pinazzi Italy |
0:00 |
| 10 |
Quinn Simmons Trek - Segafredo |
0:20 |
| 1 | BORA - hansgrohe | 9:57:48 |
| 2 | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:00 |
| 3 | Team DSM | 0:00 |
| 4 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:00 |
| 5 | Team Corratec | 0:00 |
| 6 | Israel - Premier Tech | 0:00 |
| 7 | TotalEnergies | 0:00 |
| 8 | Movistar Team | 0:00 |
| 9 | Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | 0:00 |
| 10 | EOLO-Kometa | 0:00 |
