Schmid runner-up in Itzulia opener

Schmid runner-up in Itzulia opener

Mauro Schmid confirmed the good shape that just last month brought him his second stage race success of his career at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, coming close to victory in Labastida.

The small town lying near the border with La Rioja hosted the finish of a race for the first time, and after a quiet day in the saddle it came down to a bunch sprint. Soudal Quick-Step controlled the last kilometers with the likes of Mattia Cattaneo, Rémi Cavagna, James Knox and Martin Svrcek, before Mauro hit the front in the final 100 meters, on the uphill drag to the line, launching a powerful sprint that netted him second, behind Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers).

“It was a good day. I wasn’t sure how my sprint legs would be, but the team believed in me and gave me this opportunity. When Rémi came to the front, he stretched out the whole bunch and this helped me be in a good position. Then I came round the last corner in third place, but I just ran out of road in the end. Overall, it’s a good start, after a fantastic job of the entire team”, Mauro said.

The race continues Tuesday with a hilly stage – the longest of the week – between Viana and Leitza, where an 11km climb that will be crested just five kilometers before the finish is expected to play a key role in the outcome.

 

Photo credit: ©Tim De Waele / Getty Images

Race details

1 Ethan Hayter
INEOS Grenadiers
4:01:24
2 Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step
0:00
3 Jon Aberasturi Izaga
Trek - Segafredo
0:00
4 Alex Aranburu Deba
Movistar Team
0:00
5 Orluis Aular Sanabria
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
0:00
6 Richard Carapaz Montenegro
EF Education-EasyPost
0:00
7 Quinten Hermans
Alpecin-Deceuninck
0:00
8 Gonzalo Serrano Rodríguez
Movistar Team
0:00
9 Mattias Skjelmose Jensen
Trek - Segafredo
0:00
10 Christian Scaroni
Astana Qazaqstan Team
0:00
11 Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step
0:00
59 James Knox
Soudal - Quick Step
0:00
122 Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step
0:00
129 Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step
0:37
130 Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step
0:37
140 Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step
1:38
1 Ethan Hayter
INEOS Grenadiers
4:01:14
2 Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step
0:04
3 Jon Aberasturi Izaga
Trek - Segafredo
0:06
4 Daniel Felipe Martínez Poveda
INEOS Grenadiers
0:07
5 Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen
Jumbo-Visma
0:08
6 Marc Soler Giménez
UAE Team Emirates
0:09
7 Cristián Rodríguez Martín
Team Arkéa Samsic
0:09
8 Alex Aranburu Deba
Movistar Team
0:10
9 Orluis Aular Sanabria
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
0:10
10 Richard Carapaz Montenegro
EF Education-EasyPost
0:10
15 Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step
0:10
61 James Knox
Soudal - Quick Step
0:10
122 Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step
0:10
129 Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step
0:47
130 Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step
0:47
140 Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step
1:48
1 Ethan Hayter
INEOS Grenadiers
25 pt
2 Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step
20 pt
3 Jon Aberasturi Izaga
Trek - Segafredo
16 pt
4 Alex Aranburu Deba
Movistar Team
14 pt
5 Orluis Aular Sanabria
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
12 pt
6 Daniel Felipe Martínez Poveda
INEOS Grenadiers
10 pt
7 Txomin Juaristi Arrieta
Euskaltel - Euskadi
10 pt
8 Richard Carapaz Montenegro
EF Education-EasyPost
10 pt
9 Quinten Hermans
Alpecin-Deceuninck
9 pt
10 Gonzalo Serrano Rodríguez
Movistar Team
8 pt
15 Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step
5 pt
1 Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
6 pt
2 Cristián Rodríguez Martín
Team Arkéa Samsic
4 pt
3 Txomin Juaristi Arrieta
Euskaltel - Euskadi
2 pt
4 Ibon Ruiz Sedano
Equipo Kern Pharma
1 pt
1 Ethan Hayter
INEOS Grenadiers
4:01:14
2 Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step
0:04
3 Mattias Skjelmose Jensen
Trek - Segafredo
0:10
4 Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step
0:10
5 Carlos Canal Blanco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0:10
6 Stefano Oldani
Alpecin-Deceuninck
0:10
7 Romain Grégoire
Groupama - FDJ
0:10
8 Ide Schelling
BORA - hansgrohe
0:10
9 Robert Stannard
Alpecin-Deceuninck
0:10
10 Henri Vandenabeele
Team DSM
0:10
43 Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step
0:47
1 INEOS Grenadiers 12:04:12
2 Movistar Team 0:00
3 Trek - Segafredo 0:00
4 Alpecin-Deceuninck 0:00
5 Soudal - Quick Step 0:00
6 EF Education-EasyPost 0:00
7 Cofidis 0:00
8 Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:00
9 Groupama - FDJ 0:00
10 Intermarché - Circus - Wanty 0:00

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