
Break stays away at the Tour of Norway

On Friday, the peloton journeyed from Arendal to Sandefjord on the longest stage of the ninth edition, which featured a string of short climbs and another undulating circuit that whittled down the bunch by the time they arrived in the last 20 kilometers of the day. Five escapees were still in the lead, after snapping the elastic at the start of the day, with several teams, including Deceuninck – Quick-Step, exchanging turns at the head of the single-file bunch.
After neo-pro Remco Evenepoel peeled off the front, Petr Vakoč put in a probing attack, moving away together with one other rider, but the peloton reacted and hauled them back. The former Czech champion’s move wasn’t fruitless, as it forced the pack to up the tempo and close in on the escapees, whose buffer was a dangerous one GC wise. Despite missing out on catching them before the finish, where Edoardo Affini (Mitchelton-Scott) prevailed, the field narrowed the gap down to a few seconds, in part also thanks to Tim Declercq’s selfless effort.
Belgian Champion Yves Lampaert, who has recently returned to racing following a solid Spring Classics campaign, sprinted on the finishing straight in Sandefjord – where the race arrived for the first time since its inception – and took seventh, remaining the best placed Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider in the general classification with two days to go.
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Race details
1 |
Edoardo Affini Mitchelton-Scott |
5:07:30 |
2 |
Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Norwegian Development Team |
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3 |
Sander Armée Lotto Soudal |
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4 |
Rasmus Quaade Riwal Readynez Cycling Team |
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5 |
Daniel Turek Israel Cycling Academy |
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6 |
Alexander Kristoff UAE-Team Emirates |
0:07 |
7 |
Yves Lampaert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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8 |
Tom Van Asbroeck Israel Cycling Academy |
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9 |
Ben Swift Team INEOS |
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10 |
Eduard-Michael Grosu Delko Marseille Provence |
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44 |
Tim Declercq
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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52 |
Petr Vakoč
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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56 |
Davide Martinelli
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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68 |
Remco Evenepoel
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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69 |
Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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1 |
Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Dimension Data |
17:37:40 |
2 |
Edoardo Affini Mitchelton-Scott |
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3 |
Cees Bol Team Sunweb |
0:07 |
4 |
Alexander Kristoff UAE-Team Emirates |
0:08 |
5 |
Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Norwegian Development Team |
0:09 |
6 |
Joris Nieuwenhuis Team Sunweb |
0:10 |
7 |
Daniel Turek Israel Cycling Academy |
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8 |
Sander Armée Lotto Soudal |
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9 |
Kristoffer Halvorsen Team INEOS |
0:11 |
10 |
Franck Bonnamour Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:12 |
27 |
Yves Lampaert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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43 |
Tim Declercq
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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46 |
Petr Vakoč
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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54 |
Davide Martinelli
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
2:43 |
65 |
Remco Evenepoel
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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72 |
Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
8:16 |
1 |
Alexander Kristoff UAE-Team Emirates |
49 pt |
2 |
Cees Bol Team Sunweb |
37 pt |
3 |
Kristoffer Halvorsen Team INEOS |
36 pt |
4 |
Tom Van Asbroeck Israel Cycling Academy |
33 pt |
5 |
Eduard-Michael Grosu Delko Marseille Provence |
30 pt |
6 |
Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Dimension Data |
29 pt |
7 |
Alex Kirsch Trek - Segafredo |
27 pt |
8 |
Lawrence Naesen Lotto Soudal |
21 pt |
9 |
Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
19 pt |
10 |
Edoardo Affini Mitchelton-Scott |
17 pt |
16 |
Yves Lampaert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
12 pt |
20 |
Davide Martinelli
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
10 pt |
1 |
Edoardo Affini Mitchelton-Scott |
17:37:40 |
2 |
Joris Nieuwenhuis Team Sunweb |
0:10 |
3 |
Kristoffer Halvorsen Team INEOS |
0:11 |
4 |
Omer Goldstein Israel Cycling Academy |
0:16 |
5 |
Jacob Eriksson Team Coop |
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6 |
Milan Menten Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
0:17 |
7 |
Marc Hirschi Team Sunweb |
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8 |
Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto Soudal |
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9 |
Lucas Eriksson Riwal Readynez Cycling Team |
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10 |
Alessandro Fedeli Delko Marseille Provence |
0:24 |
15 |
Remco Evenepoel
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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18 |
Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
8:16 |
1 |
Markus Hoelgaard Uno-X Norwegian Development Team |
12 pt |
2 |
Andreas Vangstad Joker Fuel of Norway |
9 pt |
3 |
Henrik Evensen Joker Fuel of Norway |
9 pt |
4 |
Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team |
9 pt |
5 |
Elmar Reinders Roompot - Charles |
8 pt |
6 |
Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Norwegian Development Team |
7 pt |
7 |
Daniel Turek Israel Cycling Academy |
7 pt |
8 |
Torstein Traeen Uno-X Norwegian Development Team |
7 pt |
9 |
Jacob Eriksson Team Coop |
6 pt |
10 |
Andre Sotberg Team Coop |
6 pt |
1 | Lotto Soudal | 52:53:44 |
2 | Israel Cycling Academy | ,, |
3 | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | ,, |
4 | Mitchelton-Scott | ,, |
5 | Team Sunweb | 0:06 |
6 | Team INEOS | 0:07 |
7 | Deceuninck - Quick Step | 0:14 |
8 | Astana Pro Team | 0:18 |
9 | Team Coop | 2:28 |
10 | UAE-Team Emirates | ,, |