While not completely rescuing Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s less than stellar 2022 Spring Classics campaign, Remco Evenepoel nonetheless earned a couple of bon mots at the 2022 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, as the youngest rider to win the race in 54 years, and the first Belgian to win the race in more than a decade.
Evenpoel’s success came on the back of a stratospheric performance – an all-out attack…
Giro d’Italia unsung heroes: Pieter Serry the farmer’s son
The experienced Belgian rider, who is working for Remco Evenepoel at the Giro d'Italia, says he loves to "kill everybody" in the peloton with a hard race.
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Pieter Serry, Remco Evenepoel of Belgium, Remi Cavagna of France & James Knox of United Kingdom and Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step passing through Passo Giau (2233m) during the 104th Giro d'Italia 2021, Stage 16 a 153km stage shortened due to bad weather conditions from Sacile to Cortina d'Ampezzo 1210m on May 24, 2021 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images )
The Strade Bianchi, professional cycling’s newest classic, will help kick off a re-jiggered 2020 calendar and teams are ready for action.
The 184km-long race returns for its 14th edition and will test the riders’ handling skills and climbing ability alike over 63 kilometers of white gravel roads divided across 11 scenic sectors.
After a terrible year, Esteban Chavez is back and he gave Mitchelton-Scott their first stage win in the 2019 Giro d’Italia. At the finish of stage 19 in San Martino di Castrozza he won from the early break. Andrea Vendrame (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) had a bad luck on the final climb, but nevertheless finished second. Richard Carapaz (Movistar) kept the pink leader's jersey going into the final decisive days.
Giro d'Italia Stage 19 Result:
1. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott in 4:01:31
2. Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec at 0:10
3. Amaro Antunes (Por) CCC at 0:12
4. Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF at 0:24
5. Pieter Serry (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick-Step at 0:32
Giro d'Italia Overall After Stage 19:
1. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar in 83:52:22
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida at 1:54
3. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma at 2:16
4. Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar at 3:03
5. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo at 5:07