Bagioli climbs to another top 10 in Itzulia Basque Country

For the second day running, Andrea Bagioli was involved in the fight for victory, this time on a brutal uphill finish, typical for the Basque Country, which featured some insane 26% ramps in the final 200 meters.
But before that happened, Soudal Quick-Step animated the tough stage 3 between Errenteria and Amasa-Villabona with the one and only “TGV of Clermont-Ferrand” – Rémi Cavagna. The Frenchman, victorious this season in two stages of Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, took off from the peloton after an intense first hour of racing and joined a small breakaway group whose “engine” he was, helping the move remain clear until 25 kilometers to go.
Attacks began pouring after the catch was made, one of those who tried their luck being James Knox. The Cumbrian joined the lone leader of the race with ten kilometers to go, and pushed hard on the descent to take their advantage to more than half a minute. With the demanding finale coming up, James knew the margin wasn’t enough, but he believed in his chances and was pegged back with only 700 meters to go.
Wearing the best young rider’s jersey, Andrea Bagioli was among the few to tame those wild gradients, taking eighth place behind stage winner Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), a result that cemented his position in the general classification top 10. In addition to this, the Italian remains in contention also for the youth classification, where he sits just three seconds from the top.
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Race details
1 |
Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen Jumbo-Visma |
3:51:58 |
2 |
Mikel Landa Meana Bahrain - Victorious |
0:02 |
3 |
Enric Mas Nicolau Movistar Team |
0:02 |
4 |
Ion Izagirre Insausti Cofidis |
0:08 |
5 |
David Gaudu Groupama - FDJ |
0:08 |
6 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
0:10 |
7 |
Felix Gall AG2R Citroën Team |
0:12 |
8 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:12 |
9 |
Simon Yates Team Jayco AlUla |
0:12 |
10 |
Alex Aranburu Deba Movistar Team |
0:12 |
21 |
James Knox
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:22 |
29 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:40 |
39 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:11 |
63 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:48 |
70 |
Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:11 |
145 |
Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step |
19:04 |
1 |
Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen Jumbo-Visma |
12:46:43 |
2 |
Mikel Landa Meana Bahrain - Victorious |
0:05 |
3 |
David Gaudu Groupama - FDJ |
0:16 |
4 |
Matteo Sobrero Team Jayco AlUla |
0:18 |
5 |
Ion Izagirre Insausti Cofidis |
0:20 |
6 |
Enric Mas Nicolau Movistar Team |
0:21 |
7 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
0:22 |
8 |
Alex Aranburu Deba Movistar Team |
0:24 |
9 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:24 |
10 |
Rémy Rochas Cofidis |
0:24 |
13 |
James Knox
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:31 |
25 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:52 |
36 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:28 |
62 |
Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:08 |
77 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step |
15:57 |
132 |
Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step |
34:00 |
1 |
Alex Aranburu Deba Movistar Team |
34 pt |
2 |
Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen Jumbo-Visma |
32 pt |
3 |
Mikel Landa Meana Bahrain - Victorious |
30 pt |
4 |
David Gaudu Groupama - FDJ |
28 pt |
5 |
Ethan Hayter INEOS Grenadiers |
25 pt |
6 |
Matteo Sobrero Team Jayco AlUla |
23 pt |
7 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
23 pt |
8 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
22 pt |
9 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
20 pt |
10 |
Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
18 pt |
18 |
James Knox
Soudal - Quick Step |
10 pt |
20 |
Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step |
10 pt |
1 |
Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
20 pt |
2 |
Georg Zimmermann Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
10 pt |
3 |
Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step |
9 pt |
4 |
Pierre Latour TotalEnergies |
7 pt |
5 |
Txomin Juaristi Arrieta Euskaltel - Euskadi |
7 pt |
6 |
Alan Jousseaume TotalEnergies |
5 pt |
7 |
Cristián Rodríguez Martín Team Arkéa Samsic |
4 pt |
8 |
Christian Scaroni Astana Qazaqstan Team |
4 pt |
9 |
Bauke Mollema Trek - Segafredo |
3 pt |
10 |
Simon Geschke Cofidis |
3 pt |
1 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
12:47:05 |
2 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:02 |
3 |
Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates |
0:02 |
4 |
Felix Gall AG2R Citroën Team |
0:13 |
5 |
Attila Valter Jumbo-Visma |
0:21 |
6 |
Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates |
0:36 |
7 |
Andreas Leknessund Team DSM |
0:55 |
8 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:06 |
9 |
Clément Champoussin Team Arkéa Samsic |
1:41 |
10 |
Igor Arrieta Lizarraga Equipo Kern Pharma |
1:51 |
22 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step |
15:35 |
1 | Movistar Team | 38:21:19 |
2 | Team Jayco AlUla | 0:30 |
3 | Soudal - Quick Step | 0:40 |
4 | EF Education-EasyPost | 0:56 |
5 | Cofidis | 0:58 |
6 | Jumbo-Visma | 1:43 |
7 | BORA - hansgrohe | 2:46 |
8 | Team Arkéa Samsic | 2:50 |
9 | UAE Team Emirates | 3:45 |
10 | Trek - Segafredo | 3:57 |