After a calmer stage with the sprinters dominating, it's time for the showdown in Faso, as the riders will tackle one of the hardest stages in the year! If you don't like cobbles, you won't be writing home after tonight for sure!
Favourites
Flat
Sta
Res
Rec
Cob
Spr
Acc
Richardson
71
68
68
64
78
60
61
Chatarunga
71
77
70
66
76
69
66
Monk
74
76
70
70
76
61
70
Teggart
73
76
73
71
76
72
70
Van Lerberghe
73
73
72
72
76
74
71
Van Keirsbulck
70
72
70
58
76
68
65
Sanogo
73
71
72
64
76
69
70
Boros
72
71
67
66
76
63
64
Mestric
73
69
70
68
76
55
65
De Witte
74
75
72
67
75
71
69
Ariesen
75
74
73
71
75
70
71
Kuroeda
71
74
75
80
75
75
71
Scotson
72
73
70
70
75
66
75
Nielsen
75
71
75
72
74
73
71
Basso
73
78
73
73
73
71
69
Evangelos
73
75
70
67
72
73
73
Just two riders get into the break today - Behrens, Pagtalunan.
The break is already caught with 111 km still to go. The peloton is reduced to 77 riders.
Van Keirsbulck has been dropped! His whole team are with him. Scotson is even further back!
Both the dropped leaders make it back a few kilometers later.
Kuroeda is then dropped with 101 km to go. He would make it back a kilometer later. No puncture was reported, so maybe it was just a momentary loss of concentration.
Kumara attacks!
Kumara wins the first intermediate sprint. Boros and Teggart take the points from the pack.
Ariesen has been dropped.
Richardson is dropped with 90 km to go. The peloton is down to 28, behind the lone leader.
Van Lerberghe attacks 3 km later. Richardson has made it back.
GC leader De Witte and Teggart go next. That's a hugely bold move from the race leader!
The four attackers are together after a few kilometers. The lead the pack by 54", where only 16 riders remain. Boros is the among those dropped recently.
A lot happens over the next 7 kilometers. The attackers are caught while Sanogo takes advantage of the lull to attack!
De Witte is dropped! That attack seems more bewildering now. Scotson has also been dropped and is further back.
Teggart is dropped with 65 km to go. Those early attacks are taking their toll on everyone!
Monk, Basso, Mestric and Roosen are dropped next.
The pack is back together in the front group before the intermediate sprint. Kuroeda takes maximum points, ahead of Van Lerberghe and Kumara.
The Basso group makes it back.
Sanaogo and Kumara attacks again. The peloton has 23, with De Witte and Teggart also back now.
Kumara takes the win in th final intermediate sprint ahead of Sanago. Boros takes the final point, having himself just got back to the pack.
The attackers are caught. 32 km remain.
Van Lerberghe punctures with 21 km left. He makes it back after 4 kilometers of chasing. The peloton has 22.
Ariesen is dropped again. 11 km to go.
5 riders get away with 7 km to go. They are Richardson, Kuroeda, Kumara , Teggart and Van Lerberghe.
De Witte is dropped again!
There's further splits with 5 km to go. The situation is as below:
Richardson riders away from the other two with 3 km to go.
The Silva and Harrison groups are together.
Richardson leads by 59 seconds as he enters the final kilometer. The situation in the same behind him.
Richardson wins! In the end, it was comfortable.
Van Lerberghe edges out Kuroeda for 2nd.
Basso sprints to 4th ahead of Van Keirsbulck, Kumara and Chaturanga.
Teggart is 8th.
Nielsen is 9th.
Monk is 10th.
Harrison, Mestric, Roosen and Silva finish in close proximity for positions 11th to 14th.
Sheffield finishes 15th.
Today's winner - Chequan Richardson.
Richardson overcomes the early wobble to stamp his authority on the stage. Van Lerberghe and Kuroeda were always attentive today but didn't have that finishing kick to challenge for the win.
Stage Result
1
Chequan Richardson
Podium Ambition
3h19'57
2
Bert Van Lerberghe
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 59
3
Shiki Kuroeda
The ONE - Fox God
s.t.
4
Leonardo Basso
Bianchi Enel
+ 1'43
5
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Specialized
s.t.
6
Amith Udaya Kumara
Specialized
s.t.
7
Sameera Chatarunga
Lotto-Caloi
s.t.
8
Matthew Teggart
Bralirwa - Cegeka
+ 2'21
9
Joanis Albert Nielsen
Tafjord Kraft
+ 2'53
10
Cyrus Monk
Hunter Valley Cycling
s.t.
11
Sam Harrison
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
12
Matija Mestric
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
13
Timo Roosen
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
14
Nihal Silva
IncaLine Pro Cycling
s.t.
15
Magnus Sheffield
Zwift - Newton Foundation
s.t.
16
Akil Campbell
Podium Ambition
s.t.
17
Abou Sanogo
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 3'46
18
Mathias De Witte
Minions
s.t.
19
Callum Scotson
MOL Cycling Team
+ 4'20
20
Tim Ariesen
Lotto-Caloi
+ 5'17
21
Joshua Gayral
Podium Ambition
s.t.
22
John Jimenez Retana
Zwift - Newton Foundation
+ 5'58
23
Jenno Berckmoes
Lotto-Caloi
+ 7'28
24
Aidan Buttigieg
IncaLine Pro Cycling
s.t.
25
Jesse Kaislavuo
Tafjord Kraft
+ 9'05
26
Michael Boros
Minions
+ 11'23
27
Emiel Verstrynge
Lotto-Caloi
+ 12'46
28
Arjen Livyns
Bianchi Enel
+ 13'25
29
Robert Sangulin
Bianchi Enel
s.t.
30
Henry Antonio Rojas
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 15'21
31
Nathaniel Forbes
Podium Ambition
+ 16'23
32
Jay Major
Podium Ambition
+ 17'06
33
Narankhuu Baterdene
MOL Cycling Team
+ 17'59
34
Driss El Alouani
Lotto-Caloi
s.t.
35
Oskari Vainionpää
Kone-Nordea
s.t.
36
Pedri Crause
Hunter Valley Cycling
s.t.
37
Tim Torn Teutenberg
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 18'50
38
Colby Simmons
Zwift - Newton Foundation
s.t.
39
Jonas Koch
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
40
Hasani Hennis
Podium Ambition
s.t.
41
Sarris Evangelos
Bolt - Eesti
s.t.
42
Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev
Zwift - Newton Foundation
s.t.
43
Yanglem Rojit Singh
MOL Cycling Team
+ 21'20
44
Ewen Costiou
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 22'55
45
Andreas Miltiadis
Bianchi Enel
+ 24'41
46
Milan Fretin
Zwift - Newton Foundation
s.t.
47
Luca Dressler
Minions
s.t.
48
Sergey Medvedev
Specialized
s.t.
49
Campbell Stewart
MOL Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Lukas Sulaj Kloppenborg
Specialized
s.t.
51
Jakob Soderqvist
Specialized
s.t.
52
Alexander Arnt Hansen
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
53
Wout Van Aert
Lotto-Caloi
s.t.
54
Declan Trezise
Hunter Valley Cycling
s.t.
55
Yudai Arashiro
The ONE - Fox God
+ 28'14
56
Stavros Theorpanous
Bolt - Eesti
s.t.
57
Hugo Page
Bolt - Eesti
+ 28'51
58
Bernard Ndungu
Minions
+ 31'55
59
Tyler Cole
Podium Ambition
+ 32'24
60
Clement Russo
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 33'37
61
Vinicius Rangel
Lotto-Caloi
s.t.
62
Madis Mihkels
Bolt - Eesti
+ 34'49
63
Martin Svrcek
Bolt - Eesti
+ 35'15
64
Ivo Domgjoni
MOL Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Pierre Gautherat
Tafjord Kraft
+ 36'22
66
Jesse Kramer
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
67
Veeti Vainio
Kone-Nordea
s.t.
68
Carl-Frederik Bevort
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 36'56
69
Cesar David Guavita
Minions
s.t.
70
Nate Pringle
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 37'34
71
John Patrick Pagtalunan
Kone-Nordea
+ 39'06
72
Hidalgo Vera Hernandez
Podium Ambition
s.t.
73
Tsun Wai Chu
The ONE - Fox God
s.t.
74
David Beckham Elkatohchoongo
Peugeot - Bancolombia
s.t.
75
Samuel Mugisha
Bralirwa - Cegeka
s.t.
76
Joseph Blackmore
Zwift - Newton Foundation
s.t.
77
Stian Fredheim
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
78
Maximilian Walscheid
Team Zappes Kölsch
s.t.
79
Tord Gudmestad
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
80
Niklas Behrens
Team Zappes Kölsch
s.t.
81
Cooper Johnson
Team Zappes Kölsch
s.t.
82
Emil Andersson
IncaLine Pro Cycling
s.t.
83
Georg Steinhauser
Team Zappes Kölsch
s.t.
84
Antti-Jussi Juntunen
Kone-Nordea
s.t.
85
Edoardo Sandri
Bianchi Enel
+ 44'47
86
Matisse Julien
Specialized
+ 46'12
87
Kevin Predatsch
Minions
s.t.
88
Andrea Enrico Maccagli
Bianchi Enel
+ 47'04
89
Tobias Buck-Gramcko
Team Zappes Kölsch
s.t.
90
Tim Marsman
Specialized
s.t.
91
Richard Huera
MOL Cycling Team
+ 48'03
92
Connor White
Zwift - Newton Foundation
+ 49'59
93
Luis-Joe Luehrs
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
94
Nikiforos Arvanitou
Bralirwa - Cegeka
+ 51'20
95
Axel Kallberg
Kone-Nordea
s.t.
96
Itsuki Koide
The ONE - Fox God
s.t.
97
Brian Jesus Woronieski
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 52'08
98
Gabriel Grozev
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
99
Moise Mugisha
Bralirwa - Cegeka
+ 53'03
100
Janvier Hadi
Bralirwa - Cegeka
s.t.
101
Milan Paulus
The ONE - Fox God
+ 53'49
102
Karsten Feldmann
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
103
Miori Kawasaki
The ONE - Fox God
s.t.
104
Torstein Traeen
Kone-Nordea
+ 54'42
105
Aurelien De Comarmond
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 56'23
106
Edgar Andres Pinzon
MOL Cycling Team
+ 58'13
107
Victor Cesar De Paula
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 58'41
108
Lenny Martinez
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
109
Alexandre Kess
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 1h00'13
110
Nils Aebersold
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 1h01'18
111
Lukas Nerurkar
Bianchi Enel
s.t.
112
Kantaphon Kunkumpai
Bolt - Eesti
s.t.
113
Fergus Browning
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 1h01'44
114
Nichol Blanca Pareja
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 1h03'09
115
Simon Carr
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 1h03'34
116
Brady Gilmore
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 1h04'56
117
Scott McGill
The ONE - Fox God
+ 1h06'11
118
Charles Gonzales
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 1h06'41
119
Hannes Wilksch
Team Zappes Kölsch
s.t.
120
Ivan Menshov
Zwift - Newton Foundation
s.t.
121
Felix Engelhardt
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 1h08'34
122
Samuel Niyonkuru
Bralirwa - Cegeka
+ 1h09'56
123
Arno Wallenborn
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 1h12'28
124
Robin Donze
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
125
Zac Marriage
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 1h13'03
126
Chris Hamilton
Bolt - Eesti
+ 1h13'35
127
Luke Keough
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 1h14'48
128
Torkil Veyhe
Lotto-Caloi
+ 1h17'58
129
Giulio Pellizzari
Bralirwa - Cegeka
s.t.
The stage and the GC almost reflect each other, with Kuroeda given 2nd ahead of Van Lerberghe on countback. There are some more similar switches in the Top 10 but nothing too dramatic.
GC
1
Chequan Richardson
Podium Ambition
9h02'49
2
Shiki Kuroeda
The ONE - Fox God
+ 53
3
Bert Van Lerberghe
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 1'03
4
Amith Udaya Kumara
Specialized
+ 1'49
5
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Specialized
+ 1'55
6
Leonardo Basso
Bianchi Enel
+ 2'03
7
Sameera Chatarunga
Lotto-Caloi
s.t.
8
Matthew Teggart
Bralirwa - Cegeka
+ 2'39
9
Sam Harrison
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 3'01
10
Joanis Albert Nielsen
Tafjord Kraft
+ 3'13
11
Nihal Silva
IncaLine Pro Cycling
s.t.
12
Cyrus Monk
Hunter Valley Cycling
s.t.
13
Mathias De Witte
Minions
+ 3'46
14
Abou Sanogo
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 4'02
15
Timo Roosen
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 4'20
16
Matija Mestric
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
17
Akil Campbell
Podium Ambition
s.t.
18
Magnus Sheffield
Zwift - Newton Foundation
s.t.
19
Callum Scotson
MOL Cycling Team
+ 4'40
20
Tim Ariesen
Lotto-Caloi
+ 5'37
21
Joshua Gayral
Podium Ambition
+ 6'44
22
John Jimenez Retana
Zwift - Newton Foundation
+ 7'17
23
Aidan Buttigieg
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 7'48
24
Jenno Berckmoes
Lotto-Caloi
+ 8'55
25
Jesse Kaislavuo
Tafjord Kraft
+ 9'25
26
Emiel Verstrynge
Lotto-Caloi
+ 14'13
27
Michael Boros
Minions
+ 14'43
28
Robert Sangulin
Bianchi Enel
+ 16'59
29
Nathaniel Forbes
Podium Ambition
+ 17'50
30
Jay Major
Podium Ambition
+ 18'33
31
Arjen Livyns
Bianchi Enel
+ 18'37
32
Sarris Evangelos
Bolt - Eesti
+ 19'10
33
Colby Simmons
Zwift - Newton Foundation
+ 20'17
34
Narankhuu Baterdene
MOL Cycling Team
+ 20'28
35
Pedri Crause
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 20'30
36
Oskari Vainionpää
Kone-Nordea
s.t.
37
Henry Antonio Rojas
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 20'33
38
Hasani Hennis
Podium Ambition
+ 21'21
39
Jonas Koch
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
40
Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev
Zwift - Newton Foundation
s.t.
41
Driss El Alouani
Lotto-Caloi
+ 21'33
42
Tim Torn Teutenberg
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 22'24
43
Yanglem Rojit Singh
MOL Cycling Team
+ 24'54
44
Ewen Costiou
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 25'05
45
Wout Van Aert
Lotto-Caloi
+ 27'12
46
Campbell Stewart
MOL Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Milan Fretin
Zwift - Newton Foundation
+ 28'15
48
Lukas Sulaj Kloppenborg
Specialized
s.t.
49
Sergey Medvedev
Specialized
s.t.
50
Andreas Miltiadis
Bianchi Enel
s.t.
51
Alexander Arnt Hansen
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
52
Declan Trezise
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 29'53
53
Jakob Soderqvist
Specialized
s.t.
54
Yudai Arashiro
The ONE - Fox God
+ 31'48
55
Stavros Theorpanous
Bolt - Eesti
s.t.
56
Hugo Page
Bolt - Eesti
+ 32'21
57
Luca Dressler
Minions
+ 32'22
58
Tyler Cole
Podium Ambition
+ 35'58
59
Clement Russo
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 36'08
60
Bernard Ndungu
Minions
+ 37'07
61
Madis Mihkels
Bolt - Eesti
+ 38'23
62
Vinicius Rangel
Lotto-Caloi
+ 38'49
63
Ivo Domgjoni
MOL Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Martin Svrcek
Bolt - Eesti
s.t.
65
Nate Pringle
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 41'08
66
Jesse Kramer
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 42'21
67
Pierre Gautherat
Tafjord Kraft
+ 42'25
68
Tord Gudmestad
Tafjord Kraft
+ 42'40
69
Carl-Frederik Bevort
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 42'59
70
Cesar David Guavita
Minions
+ 43'58
71
Emil Andersson
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 44'18
72
David Beckham Elkatohchoongo
Peugeot - Bancolombia
s.t.
73
Antti-Jussi Juntunen
Kone-Nordea
s.t.
74
Samuel Mugisha
Bralirwa - Cegeka
s.t.
75
Maximilian Walscheid
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 44'39
76
Niklas Behrens
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 45'09
77
Joseph Blackmore
Zwift - Newton Foundation
+ 46'08
78
Hidalgo Vera Hernandez
Podium Ambition
s.t.
79
Stian Fredheim
Tafjord Kraft
+ 47'17
80
Veeti Vainio
Kone-Nordea
+ 47'53
81
John Patrick Pagtalunan
Kone-Nordea
+ 47'54
82
Tsun Wai Chu
The ONE - Fox God
s.t.
83
Georg Steinhauser
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 49'34
84
Cooper Johnson
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 51'07
85
Edoardo Sandri
Bianchi Enel
+ 51'49
86
Matisse Julien
Specialized
+ 52'15
87
Kevin Predatsch
Minions
+ 53'53
88
Tim Marsman
Specialized
+ 55'44
89
Tobias Buck-Gramcko
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 55'52
90
Connor White
Zwift - Newton Foundation
+ 56'02
91
Nikiforos Arvanitou
Bralirwa - Cegeka
+ 56'32
92
Richard Huera
MOL Cycling Team
+ 56'51
93
Luis-Joe Luehrs
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 58'10
94
Gabriel Grozev
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 59'10
95
Brian Jesus Woronieski
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 59'49
96
Andrea Enrico Maccagli
Bianchi Enel
+ 59'58
97
Axel Kallberg
Kone-Nordea
+ 1h00'00
98
Janvier Hadi
Bralirwa - Cegeka
+ 1h00'44
99
Karsten Feldmann
Tafjord Kraft
+ 1h00'51
100
Moise Mugisha
Bralirwa - Cegeka
+ 1h01'14
101
Itsuki Koide
The ONE - Fox God
+ 1h04'42
102
Miori Kawasaki
The ONE - Fox God
+ 1h04'55
103
Torstein Traeen
Kone-Nordea
+ 1h05'10
104
Aurelien De Comarmond
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 1h05'11
105
Milan Paulus
The ONE - Fox God
+ 1h05'50
106
Victor Cesar De Paula
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 1h06'52
107
Nils Aebersold
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 1h08'20
108
Edgar Andres Pinzon
MOL Cycling Team
+ 1h08'41
109
Alexandre Kess
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 1h09'01
110
Lenny Martinez
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 1h09'47
111
Fergus Browning
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 1h11'26
112
Lukas Nerurkar
Bianchi Enel
+ 1h11'46
113
Charles Gonzales
IncaLine Pro Cycling
+ 1h14'22
114
Brady Gilmore
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 1h14'38
115
Scott McGill
The ONE - Fox God
+ 1h17'17
116
Ivan Menshov
Zwift - Newton Foundation
+ 1h18'06
117
Kantaphon Kunkumpai
Bolt - Eesti
+ 1h18'55
118
Hannes Wilksch
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 1h20'42
119
Zac Marriage
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 1h22'45
120
Arno Wallenborn
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 1h22'56
121
Samuel Niyonkuru
Bralirwa - Cegeka
+ 1h23'57
122
Felix Engelhardt
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 1h24'08
123
Robin Donze
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 1h24'29
124
Luke Keough
Peugeot - Bancolombia
+ 1h24'30
125
Chris Hamilton
Bolt - Eesti
+ 1h26'23
126
Nichol Blanca Pareja
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 1h27'23
127
Giulio Pellizzari
Bralirwa - Cegeka
s.t.
128
Simon Carr
Team Zappes Kölsch
+ 1h27'56
129
Torkil Veyhe
Lotto-Caloi
+ 1h29'04
Kuroeda takes the Points win ahead of a consistent Kumara with Harrison in 3rd.
Points
1
Shiki Kuroeda
The ONE - Fox God
48
2
Amith Udaya Kumara
Specialized
38
3
Sam Harrison
Kraftwerk Man Machine
37
4
Maximilian Walscheid
Team Zappes Kölsch
35
5
Bert Van Lerberghe
Peugeot - Bancolombia
33
6
Chequan Richardson
Podium Ambition
31
7
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Specialized
28
8
Mathias De Witte
Minions
26
9
Joanis Albert Nielsen
Tafjord Kraft
24
10
Leonardo Basso
Bianchi Enel
22
Sheffield wins the White jersey, with Berckmoes and Verstrynge on the podium.
U25
1
Magnus Sheffield
Zwift - Newton Foundation
9h07'09
2
Jenno Berckmoes
Lotto-Caloi
+ 4'35
3
Emiel Verstrynge
Lotto-Caloi
+ 9'53
4
Nathaniel Forbes
Podium Ambition
+ 13'30
5
Sarris Evangelos
Bolt - Eesti
+ 14'50
6
Colby Simmons
Zwift - Newton Foundation
+ 15'57
7
Pedri Crause
Hunter Valley Cycling
+ 16'10
8
Driss El Alouani
Lotto-Caloi
+ 17'13
9
Tim Torn Teutenberg
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 18'04
10
Yanglem Rojit Singh
MOL Cycling Team
+ 20'34
Podium Ambition ride away with the Teams title, with Lotto and Kraftwerk joining them on the podium.
