Hectic finish in Okolo Slovenska

Three days after completing an extremely successful Vuelta a España, Deceuninck – Quick-Step was again in the thick of the action at a stage race, the 63rd edition of Okolo Slovenska, which rolled out early on Wednesday morning from Bardejov, a picturesque town situated in the hills of the Beskyd Mountains, for a 138.2km-long stage.
One of the most experienced pros out there, Iljo Keisse moved to the head of the bunch and controlled the six-man breakaway which took off soon after the start, together with delegates from other teams gradually reducing the gap that hit a maximum of three minutes and brought back the attackers inside the final ten kilometers.
The finish in Bardejov wasn’t a straightforward one, the cobblestones and uphill drag making things tricky and complicated, and disrupting the sprint trains. Alexander Kristoff (Team UAE Emirates) was the one who took advantage of this and prevailed, with the Deceuninck – Quick-Step duo of Michael Mørkøv and Elia Viviani rounding out the podium on this half-stage, which will be followed later today by a short individual time trial.
Photo credit: ©Photo Stancik
Race details
1 |
Alexander Kristoff UAE-Team Emirates |
3:21:48 |
2 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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3 |
Elia Viviani
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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4 |
Erik Baška BORA - hansgrohe |
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5 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
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6 |
Rudy Barbier Israel Cycling Academy |
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7 |
Emīls Liepiņš Wallonie-Bruxelles |
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8 |
Andrea Peron Team Novo Nordisk |
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9 |
Boy van Poppel Roompot - Charles |
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10 |
Yves Lampaert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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14 |
Florian Sénéchal
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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50 |
Bob Jungels
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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53 |
Petr Vakoč
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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135 |
Iljo Keisse
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1:57 |
1 |
Alexander Kristoff UAE-Team Emirates |
3:21:42 |
2 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:02 |
3 |
Florian Kierner Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels |
0:03 |
4 |
Elia Viviani
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:04 |
5 |
Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Norwegian Development Team |
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6 |
Rasmus Bøgh Wallin Riwal Readynez Cycling Team |
0:05 |
7 |
Erik Baška BORA - hansgrohe |
0:06 |
8 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
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9 |
Rudy Barbier Israel Cycling Academy |
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10 |
Emīls Liepiņš Wallonie-Bruxelles |
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13 |
Yves Lampaert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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17 |
Florian Sénéchal
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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53 |
Bob Jungels
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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56 |
Petr Vakoč
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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141 |
Iljo Keisse
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
2:03 |
1 |
Alexander Kristoff UAE-Team Emirates |
20 pt |
2 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
15 pt |
3 |
Elia Viviani
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
12 pt |
4 |
Erik Baška BORA - hansgrohe |
10 pt |
5 |
Florian Kierner Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels |
8 pt |
6 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
8 pt |
7 |
Rudy Barbier Israel Cycling Academy |
6 pt |
8 |
Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Norwegian Development Team |
5 pt |
9 |
Emīls Liepiņš Wallonie-Bruxelles |
4 pt |
10 |
Andrea Peron Team Novo Nordisk |
3 pt |
14 |
Yves Lampaert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1 pt |
1 |
Florian Kierner Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels |
3:21:45 |
2 |
Edo Maas Development Team Sunweb |
0:03 |
3 |
Dušan Rajović Adria Mobil |
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4 |
Alexandr Kulikovskiy Gazprom-RusVelo |
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5 |
Jonas Iversby Hvideberg Uno-X Norwegian Development Team |
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6 |
Georg Zimmermann CCC Team |
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7 |
Nicola Venchiarutti Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec |
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8 |
Lukáš Kubiš Dukla Banska Bystrica |
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9 |
Žiga Horvat Adria Mobil |
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10 |
Aljaž Jarc Adria Mobil |
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1 |
Kenny Molly Wallonie-Bruxelles |
6 pt |
2 |
Florian Kierner Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels |
4 pt |
3 |
Alexandre Delettre Delko Marseille Provence |
2 pt |
4 |
Rasmus Bøgh Wallin Riwal Readynez Cycling Team |
1 pt |
1 | Deceuninck - Quick Step | 10:05:24 |
2 | Groupama - FDJ | ,, |
3 | CCC Team | ,, |
4 | UAE-Team Emirates | ,, |
5 | Israel Cycling Academy | ,, |
6 | Adria Mobil | ,, |
7 | Roompot - Charles | ,, |
8 | BORA - hansgrohe | ,, |
9 | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | ,, |
10 | Elkov - Author Cycling Team | ,, |