
Deceuninck – Quick-Step in the mix again at Paris-Nice

Tuesday afternoon, Moulins returned to Paris-Nice for the first time in six decades. After hosting a stage finish at the 1959 edition, when Vito Favero beat Willy Vanitsen and Leon Vandeale at the end of a 210km stage which rolled out from Gien, the small town located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region welcomed again the peloton, which this time departed from Cepoy for what turned out to be an easier day for an already fatigued peloton.
The race came to life only inside six kilometres to go, when several riders dropped the hammer and tried to split the field in the crosswinds, but despite whipping up the pace and putting the bunch on the ropes, it all came down to the first and only mass gallop of the week, won by Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe).
Deceuninck – Quick-Step made their way towards the front with Fabio Jakobsen placed on his teammates’ wheel before the Dutchman found some space and opened his sprint on the middle of the road with 150 meters remaining. The 22-year-old, who returned to competition at Paris-Nice after illness kept him from going forward with his original schedule, claimed third place in Moulins, for his second podium at the race and our team’s third consecutive top 3 finish at Paris-Nice, which from tomorrow will take on a rougher terrain, meant to create gaps between the yellow jersey favourites.
Photo credit: ©Justin Setterfield/ Getty Images
Race details
1 |
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe |
5:16:25 |
2 |
Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal |
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3 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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4 |
Daniel McLay EF Education First |
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5 |
Bryan Coquard |
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6 |
Niccolò Bonifazio Direct Energie |
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7 |
Alexander Kristoff UAE-Team Emirates |
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8 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
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9 |
Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo-Visma |
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10 |
Edward Theuns Trek - Segafredo |
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47 |
Bob Jungels
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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56 |
Philippe Gilbert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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72 |
Fabio Sabatini
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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93 |
Florian Sénéchal
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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116 |
Tim Declercq
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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119 |
Iljo Keisse
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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1 |
Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo-Visma |
11:47:44 |
2 |
Michał Kwiatkowski Team Sky |
0:06 |
3 |
Luis León Sánchez Gil Astana Pro Team |
0:11 |
4 |
Philippe Gilbert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:16 |
5 |
Egan Bernal Gómez Team Sky |
0:17 |
6 |
Matteo Trentin Mitchelton-Scott |
0:20 |
7 |
Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale |
0:21 |
8 |
Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ |
0:23 |
9 |
Romain Bardet AG2R La Mondiale |
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10 |
Oliver Naesen AG2R La Mondiale |
0:24 |
30 |
Bob Jungels
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:35 |
64 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
6:35 |
65 |
Tim Declercq
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
6:37 |
69 |
Fabio Sabatini
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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85 |
Florian Sénéchal
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
9:40 |
104 |
Iljo Keisse
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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1 |
Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo-Visma |
32 pt |
2 |
Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal |
24 pt |
3 |
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe |
22 pt |
4 |
Michał Kwiatkowski Team Sky |
20 pt |
5 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
18 pt |
6 |
Luis León Sánchez Gil Astana Pro Team |
14 pt |
7 |
Matteo Trentin Mitchelton-Scott |
12 pt |
8 |
Iván García Cortina Bahrain Merida |
12 pt |
9 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
10 pt |
10 |
Philippe Gilbert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
9 pt |
1 |
Egan Bernal Gómez Team Sky |
11:48:01 |
2 |
Anthony Turgis Direct Energie |
0:08 |
3 |
Valentin Madouas Groupama - FDJ |
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4 |
Iván García Cortina Bahrain Merida |
0:13 |
5 |
Amund Grøndahl Jansen Team Jumbo-Visma |
0:28 |
6 |
Scott Davies Team Dimension Data |
4:04 |
7 |
Nils Politt Team Katusha Alpecin |
4:24 |
8 |
Casper Pedersen Team Sunweb |
5:52 |
9 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
6:18 |
10 |
Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal |
6:35 |
1 |
Damien Gaudin Direct Energie |
12 pt |
2 |
Florian Sénéchal
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
4 pt |
3 |
Iván García Cortina Bahrain Merida |
2 pt |
4 |
Evaldas Šiškevičius Delko Marseille Provence |
2 pt |
5 |
Alessandro De Marchi CCC Team |
2 pt |
6 |
Romain Combaud Delko Marseille Provence |
2 pt |
7 |
Michael Schwarzmann BORA - hansgrohe |
1 pt |
8 |
Amaël Moinard Team Arkéa Samsic |
1 pt |
9 |
Nicolas Edet Cofidis, Solutions Crédits |
1 pt |
1 | Team Jumbo-Visma | 35:24:22 |
2 | Direct Energie | 0:05 |
3 | Groupama - FDJ | ,, |
4 | AG2R La Mondiale | ,, |
5 | BORA - hansgrohe | ,, |
6 | Bahrain Merida | 0:16 |
7 | Trek - Segafredo | 0:18 |
8 | Team Sky | 0:28 |
9 | EF Education First | 0:52 |
10 | Deceuninck - Quick Step | 1:44 |