
The Colombian finished third in Villa San Agustin, where Julian Alaphilippe kept the overall lead.
Wednesday’s stage (185.8 kilometers) was the longest of this year’s Vuelta a San Juan, and for that very reason the peloton didn’t panic when the eight men who made the breakaway came to enjoy a nine-minute maximum lead just as they were preparing to tackle the first of the three classified climbs crammed in the middle of the course between San Jose de Jechal and Villa San Agustin.
Petr Vakoc, who in Argentina made his return to cycling after a 16-month break caused by a terrible injury, was by a clear margin the MVP of the day, after spending dozens and dozens of kilometres at the head of the bunch, be it flat, mountains or downhill, impervious to the 40 degrees Celsius which only added to the difficulty of the stage. The Czech didn’t stop there, and even after the breakaway got caught, he took again several rotations to position the Deceuninck – Quick-Step train as the final kilometer was looming.
Piloted by the excellent Maximiliano Richeze, Alvaro Hodeg rounded the final corner of the stage and opened the sprint from 150 meters out, finishing third behind Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) and Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe), for his maiden podium of 2019, one which will feed the confidence of the young Colombian for the last two stages, which should also come down to a bunch gallop.
Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel – who contributed to the lead-out train, stretching out the field inside the final three kilometres – retained their white and green jersey respectively, as well as their place in the general classification, meaning they will go into Friday’s queen stage sitting first and fourth overall.
Photo credit: ©Sigfrid Eggers
Race details
1 |
Fernando Gaviria Rendon UAE-Team Emirates |
4:20:26 |
2 |
Peter Sagan BORA - hansgrohe |
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3 |
Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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4 |
Simone Consonni UAE-Team Emirates |
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5 |
Luca Pacioni Neri Sottoli - Selle Italia - KTM |
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6 |
Matteo Malucelli Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
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7 |
Nelson Andrés Soto Martínez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
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8 |
Imerio Cima Nippo Vini Fantini Faizanè |
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9 |
Nikolas Maes Lotto Soudal |
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10 |
Ricardo Escuela Agrupacion Virgen De Fatima |
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20 |
Maximiliano Richeze Araquistain
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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52 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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87 |
Remco Evenepoel
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
,, |
140 |
Petr Vakoč
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1:41 |
DNS |
Iljo Keisse
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
,, |
1 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
11:35:42 |
2 |
Fernando Gaviria Rendon UAE-Team Emirates |
0:08 |
3 |
Valerio Conti UAE-Team Emirates |
0:22 |
4 |
Remco Evenepoel
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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5 |
Peter Sagan BORA - hansgrohe |
0:26 |
6 |
Felix Großschartner BORA - hansgrohe |
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7 |
Winner Anacona Gomez Movistar Team |
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8 |
Laureano Rosas Asociacion Civil Mardan |
0:40 |
9 |
Óscar Sevilla Ribera Medellin |
0:41 |
10 |
Simone Consonni UAE-Team Emirates |
0:44 |
60 |
Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
3:21 |
76 |
Maximiliano Richeze Araquistain
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
4:27 |
105 |
Petr Vakoč
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
7:34 |
1 |
Remco Evenepoel
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
11:36:04 |
2 |
Gino Mäder Team Dimension Data |
0:35 |
3 |
Sebastian Alexander Castano Munoz Team Beltrami Tsa – Hopplà – Petroli Firenze |
1:23 |
4 |
Alejandro Osorio Carbajal Nippo Vini Fantini Faizanè |
1:26 |
5 |
Luis Villalobos Hernández Mexico |
2:20 |
6 |
André Alexander Gonzales Zenteno Peru |
2:27 |
7 |
Ottavio Dotti Team Beltrami Tsa – Hopplà – Petroli Firenze |
2:42 |
8 |
Filippo Conca Biesse Carrera |
2:53 |
9 |
Leonardo Rodriguez Asociacion Civil Mardan |
2:58 |
10 |
Tommaso Fiaschi Team Beltrami Tsa – Hopplà – Petroli Firenze |
3:13 |
1 |
Daniel Zamora Agrupacion Virgen De Fatima |
30 pt |
2 |
César Nicolás Paredes Avellaneda Medellin |
18 pt |
3 |
Royner Navarro Calle Peru |
13 pt |
4 |
Miguel Luis Álvarez Ayala Mexico |
9 pt |
5 |
Robert Méndez Uruguay |
8 pt |
6 |
Hamish Schreurs Israel Cycling Academy |
5 pt |
7 |
Ricardo Hernan Paredes Aranciba Chile |
4 pt |
8 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
3 pt |
9 |
Andre Eduardo Gohr Brazil |
3 pt |
10 |
Tiesj Benoot Lotto Soudal |
2 pt |
1 | UAE-Team Emirates | 34:48:37 |
2 | BORA - hansgrohe | 0:41 |
3 | Movistar Team | 0:47 |
4 | Deceuninck - Quick Step | 2:26 |
5 | Agrupacion Virgen De Fatima | 2:27 |
6 | Medellin | 2:45 |
7 | Team Dimension Data | 3:09 |
8 | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 3:18 |
9 | Israel Cycling Academy | 3:21 |
10 | Equipo Continental Municipalidad de Pocito | 3:22 |
Top results
1 |
Fernando Gaviria Rendon UAE-Team Emirates |
4:20:26 |
2 |
Peter Sagan BORA - hansgrohe |
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3 |
Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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