I felt very good and I tried to attack.
He drops Latour after a brief tussle and sets off in pursuit of Martin. Astana Pro Team revealed roster for Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 2020 . Arkea-Samsic lead the peloton, though delegations from Astana are also prominent towards the front. ©
Vlasov hails from Vyborg, like 1994 Giro d'Italia winner Evgeni Berzin and he signalled his talent two years ago by winning the under-23 version of the Giro. Guillaume Martin and Jesus Herrada are also in here for Cofidis, as is Porte's teammate Kenny Elissonde. 57 Interested. "When we saw Superman López collecting bottles from the team car the day before we wondered what was going on, and clearly that young guy Vlasov was their pick for this race. Eight years on from his retirement, safety measures appear to improved little, as Wednesday's horrific crash at the Tour de Pologne demonstrated. The Russian is alone at the head of the race and seemingly destined for victory.Richie Porte catches Guillaume Martin, and this duo will attempt to claw back Vlasov, but unless the Russian has over-estimated his strength, it's hard to imagine they'll see him again before the top.Quintana and Lopez make up the third group on the road, but they look to be out of contention for the honours at this late juncture.Richie Porte drops Martin and sets off alone in a bid to close the gap on Vlasov. The break's lead has dropped accordingly, and it now stands at 2 minutes.Garikoitz Bravo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) attacks from the break as the gradient bites further on Mont Ventoux. Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 2020 start list © Provided by Cycling News Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) wins stage 3 of the 2020 Tour de la Provence at Chalet Reynard on Mont Ventoux Cofidis The Spaniard is alone in front, 15 seconds ahead of Marlon Gaillard (Total-Direct Energie), Jose Goncalves (Nippo Delko One) and Alessandro Monaco (Bardiani-CSF), while the a rapidly shrinking peloton is just two minutes down and picking off the remnants of the break, starting with Askey and Scott.Garikoitz Bravo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) reaches Chalet Reynard alone at the head of the race. Wenige Tage nach seinem starken Auftritt bei der Route d’Occitanie hat sich Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana) den Sieg bei der Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge geholt. Victory will be his...Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) takes second at 14 seconds.Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) is third at 56 seconds. Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 2020 7. Auflage Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge (182km) 1. Aleksandr Wlasow (RUS) - Astana 4:56:39 2. In the very distance we can see the summit of Ventoux but today's race only goes as high as Chalet Reynard.The road continues downhill until we reach the base of the final ascent.
Pierre Latour is fully committed to his effort at the front of the race and his lead over the group of favourites is 12 seconds. Basque teams in orange have some previous on the Giant of Provence.
Bath Aleksandr Vlasov hat die zweite Austragung der Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge gewonnen.
The chasing group has fragmented behind, as Porte and Quintana chase Vlasov, distancing Aru, Lopez et al.Guillaume Martin leads Vlasov by 24 seconds. August 2020 Eintagsrennen, Ergebnisse Alexander Vlasov, ASTANA, Mont Ventoux, Plomi Gerhard Plomitzer Vaison-la-Romaine … It remains to be seen whether Astana are riding in support of Miguel Angel Lopez or Aleksandr Vlasov. I’m going into the upcoming races above all with tranquillity. They have both Miguel Angel Lopez and Aleksandr Vlasov in their ranks today. Even now and then he claws back a few metres on Vlasov, but the Russian is holding on to most of his advantage on this upper slopes.Vlasov carries a lead of 14 seconds into the final kilometre. We pick up the action in the opening kilometres of the second edition of the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge, which brings the peloton from Vaison-la … They are 20 seconds down on Martin, with Latour somewhere in between.Martin is still pedalling very smoothly indeed and is managing his advantage well over the chasers, though we can surely expect some fierce accelerations from Vlasov, Quintana et al closer to the top.Tejada sets the pace with Elissonde and Porte behind him. The Frenchman deserved a podium place at the very least given his courageous attack.Another brave effort came from Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale), who comes home in fourth, at 1:26.Fabio Aru (UAE Team Emirates) is 5th at 1:36.
Latour's challenge is over.Well, Latour looked like a many ready to sit up, but now he has recommitted himself to his effort.
This should allow Bravo to extend his lead before the climb, with the gap currently at 1'24 with 25km to go.The wind is picking up but it's a cross-wind at the moment as the road levels out and then gently starts to rise. Both riders will line out at the Tour de l'Ain, which gets underway tomorrow.Thanks for joining our live coverage of the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge today on Sign up to the Cyclingnews Newsletter. Arkea-Samsic's steady pace-setting on the ascent has chipped away considerably at the deficit, which has dropped inside 4 minutes.Over the top of the Fontaube, the break's lead is at 3:30.
He is suffering but not struggling.
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A reminder that they will not go all the way to the exposed summit on this first ascent.