Volta a Catalunya: Evenepoel on the podium atop Vallter 2000

Tuesday scheduled the first of the week’s three summit finishes, and Remco Evenepoel was one of the protagonists, just as he had been twenty-four hours before, in Sant Feliu de Guixols. This time, the 23-year-old Belgian took the race into his hands two kilometers from the finish, as the first GC favourite to show his intentions, the move coming as soon as teammate Ilan Van Wilder peeled off the front after some great pace-setting.
The World Champion produced two searing accelerations that brought back the lone leader of the second stage, before opening his sprint some 200 meters from the line. This netted him third – just behind Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo), who took the win – and four more bonus seconds that helped Remco cement his spot on the overall podium of the competition.
“I felt good today and had a strong team by my side. The pace pushed by the others on the first part of the climb, where we had the steepest gradients, was quite hard, but I remained calm and focused. I worked a lot in the finale, and maybe I started my sprint a bit early, but on the other hand I can be content with the two attacks I put in these condition. It’s the first time I did it in high altitude, so this is encouraging for the coming stages”, Evenepoel explained before the podium ceremony, where he received the best young rider’s jersey.
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Race details
1 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
4:13:37 |
2 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
0:00 |
3 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
4 |
Mikel Landa Meana Bahrain - Victorious |
0:11 |
5 |
Adam Yates UAE Team Emirates |
0:11 |
6 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
0:11 |
7 |
Esteban Chaves Rubio EF Education-EasyPost |
0:15 |
8 |
Michael Woods Israel - Premier Tech |
0:15 |
9 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
0:15 |
10 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
0:15 |
19 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:19 |
67 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
7:20 |
69 |
Fausto Masnada
Soudal - Quick Step |
7:54 |
76 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
7:54 |
77 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:40 |
86 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
11:00 |
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
8:01:38 |
2 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:06 |
3 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
0:06 |
4 |
Mikel Landa Meana Bahrain - Victorious |
0:27 |
5 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
0:27 |
6 |
Michael Woods Israel - Premier Tech |
0:31 |
7 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
0:31 |
8 |
Esteban Chaves Rubio EF Education-EasyPost |
0:31 |
9 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
0:41 |
10 |
Marc Soler Giménez UAE Team Emirates |
0:46 |
16 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:35 |
65 |
Fausto Masnada
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:20 |
67 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:23 |
70 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:57 |
71 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:06 |
114 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
17:18 |
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
16 pt |
2 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
10 pt |
3 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
10 pt |
4 |
Simone Petilli Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
5 pt |
5 |
Rune Herregodts Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
4 pt |
6 |
Jetse Bol Burgos-BH |
4 pt |
7 |
Ide Schelling BORA - hansgrohe |
4 pt |
8 |
Oscar Onley Team DSM |
3 pt |
9 |
Simon Carr EF Education-EasyPost |
3 pt |
10 |
Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun Euskaltel - Euskadi |
2 pt |
1 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
26 pt |
2 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
20 pt |
3 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
16 pt |
4 |
Mikel Landa Meana Bahrain - Victorious |
14 pt |
5 |
Simone Petilli Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
13 pt |
6 |
Adam Yates UAE Team Emirates |
12 pt |
7 |
Jetse Bol Burgos-BH |
11 pt |
8 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
10 pt |
9 |
Christopher Juul-Jensen Team Jayco AlUla |
10 pt |
10 |
Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma |
8 pt |
1 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:01:44 |
2 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
0:35 |
3 |
Lenny Martinez Groupama - FDJ |
1:13 |
4 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:29 |
5 |
Lennert Van Eetvelt Lotto Dstny |
1:52 |
6 |
Oscar Onley Team DSM |
5:37 |
7 |
Hugo Toumire Cofidis |
5:58 |
8 |
Raúl García Pierna Equipo Kern Pharma |
5:58 |
9 |
Matthew Riccitello Israel - Premier Tech |
8:51 |
10 |
Finn Fisher-Black UAE Team Emirates |
9:11 |
1 | UAE Team Emirates | 24:06:44 |
2 | BORA - hansgrohe | 2:31 |
3 | EF Education-EasyPost | 3:41 |
4 | AG2R Citroën Team | 3:49 |
5 | Movistar Team | 4:02 |
6 | Bahrain - Victorious | 4:56 |
7 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | 6:00 |
8 | INEOS Grenadiers | 6:18 |
9 | Cofidis | 7:20 |
10 | Soudal - Quick Step | 7:47 |