Vansevenant racks up Soudal Quick-Step’s 900th win

Mauri Vansevenant put in a massive show of strength and determination to capture the 900th victory in the history of Soudal Quick-Step, on the very last day of the Tour of Oman. The fact that he did it on one of cycling’s toughest climbs – Jabal Al Akhdar (5.7km, 10.5%) – makes it even more impressive and serves as confirmation of the potential held by the Belgian.
Mauri timed his ride to perfection on the unforgiving slopes of the Green Mountain, a climb that put everything in play on Wednesday, when a select group of four emerged from an already reduced peloton with two kilometers to go. There were attempts to break that group, but Mauri produced in a resolute display and remained there, countering those attacks and even taking over the reins when the quartet entered the last kilometer.
Despite the gradients hardly dipping below 10% and almost no moments of respite, Vansevenant kept on pressing and decided to throw in a massive all-or-nothing attack in the last 150 meters of the stage, which saw surge past his opponents, howl his way over the finish line and score a beautiful and well-deserved victory in front of his family, who was eagerly waiting for him at the top of the climb.
“Today was incredibly hard! The heat didn’t make things easier, but I had a good feeling and kept pushing and pushing on those steep roads. Jan Hirt, who won here in 2022, told me to wait as long as possible and go full gas on the finishing stretch, and I followed his advice, making my move at the right moment. It was nice to do it in front of my family, their presence gave me extra motivation”, said Vansevenant, who finished runner-up in the general classification for a mere second.
“The fact that I wrote history for Soudal Quick-Step with this 900th win leaves me speechless. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought about this, about being in the spotlight of such an important moment in the history of the team. Just riding for the Wolfpack is something special to me, and now, to hit this milestone…it’s just amazing!”, concluded Mauri after his landmark victory.
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Race details
1 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:53:51 |
2 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
0:00 |
3 |
Geoffrey Bouchard AG2R Citroën Team |
0:12 |
4 |
Rein Taaramäe Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:22 |
5 |
Maxim Van Gils Lotto Dstny |
0:37 |
6 |
Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates |
0:37 |
7 |
Cristián Rodríguez Martín Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:58 |
8 |
Jesús Herrada López Cofidis |
0:58 |
9 |
Carlos Verona Quintanilla Movistar Team |
1:00 |
10 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
1:12 |
15 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:41 |
34 |
Fausto Masnada
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:29 |
85 |
Jordi Warlop Soudal - Quick Step |
9:00 |
90 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:00 |
91 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:00 |
92 |
Josef Černý
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:13 |
1 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
19:56:21 |
2 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:01 |
3 |
Geoffrey Bouchard AG2R Citroën Team |
0:28 |
4 |
Rein Taaramäe Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:46 |
5 |
Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates |
0:48 |
6 |
Maxim Van Gils Lotto Dstny |
0:58 |
7 |
Jesús Herrada López Cofidis |
1:20 |
8 |
Cristián Rodríguez Martín Team Arkéa Samsic |
1:22 |
9 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
1:36 |
10 |
Carlos Verona Quintanilla Movistar Team |
1:37 |
14 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:21 |
37 |
Fausto Masnada
Soudal - Quick Step |
7:20 |
62 |
Jordi Warlop Soudal - Quick Step |
17:19 |
72 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
21:49 |
74 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
22:01 |
99 |
Josef Černý
Soudal - Quick Step |
30:10 |
1 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
34 pt |
2 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step |
33 pt |
3 |
Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates |
31 pt |
4 |
Maxim Van Gils Lotto Dstny |
22 pt |
5 |
Axel Zingle Cofidis |
21 pt |
6 |
Jesús Herrada López Cofidis |
20 pt |
7 |
Geoffrey Bouchard AG2R Citroën Team |
18 pt |
8 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
17 pt |
9 |
Cristián Rodríguez Martín Team Arkéa Samsic |
14 pt |
10 |
David Dekker Team Arkéa Samsic |
12 pt |
16 |
Jordi Warlop Soudal - Quick Step |
7 pt |
1 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
19:56:21 |
2 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:01 |
3 |
Maxim Van Gils Lotto Dstny |
0:58 |
4 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
1:36 |
5 |
Sylvain Moniquet Lotto Dstny |
2:44 |
6 |
Michel Ries Team Arkéa Samsic |
3:27 |
7 |
Ide Schelling BORA - hansgrohe |
5:38 |
8 |
Magnus Kulset Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
5:41 |
9 |
Pablo Castrillo Zapater Equipo Kern Pharma |
6:01 |
10 |
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng Human Powered Health |
6:35 |
1 | BORA - hansgrohe | 59:55:12 |
2 | Soudal - Quick Step | 2:36 |
3 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | 2:46 |
4 | Team Arkéa Samsic | 2:47 |
5 | AG2R Citroën Team | 4:52 |
6 | Lotto Dstny | 5:49 |
7 | Movistar Team | 7:28 |
8 | UAE Team Emirates | 9:15 |
9 | Burgos-BH | 9:30 |
10 | Equipo Kern Pharma | 10:03 |