Posted by Editoress on 09/14/17
Adam de Vos stormed to the biggest victory of his young career on Sunday as he burst from a five-man breakaway to win the International Raiffeisen Grand Prix in Judendorf, Austria. He was followed across the line by Sepp Kuss in eighth to give Rally Cycling two riders in the top ten.
“I’m pleased to be able to start our Europe trip with a win,” said de Vos. “It gives us confidence going into some tough races. Personally taking a win in Europe is a significant accomplishment and confirms I've made good progress physically and tactically this season. The course was tough, so attrition was a big factor. I just kept making groups over the two climbs until it was six riders halfway through the last lap. I played my cards right in the sprint, and it paid off!”
The tough 185.4-kilometre course started and finished in the Austrian village of Judendorf. Over nine laps on a 20-kilometre loop, the race featured two climbs per lap, challenging the riders from the start. De Vos laid the foundation for his victory by riding aggressively and made the elite selection in the closing laps. Behind, the peloton broke apart as the chase intensified. On the final ascent, the peloton completely shattered with Kuss charging over the top in the front. Without an organized chase, the day’s winner would come from de Vos' group. In the sprint for the line, de Vos outkicked Tadej Pogacar (ROG - Ljubljana) and Patrick Gamper (Tirol Cycling Team) to take his first victory on European soil. From the remnants of the peloton, Kuss drove to the line 25 seconds later to finish eighth.
Rally Cycling
Judendorf-Straßengel circuit, 185;4 km | |
1 Adam de Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | 4:32:49 |
2 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
3 Patrick Gamper (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
4 Marcel Neuhauser (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | |
5 Mattia Bais (Ita) | |
6 Marek Canecky (Svk) Amplatz - BMC | all s.t. |
7 Markus Freiberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | 0:18 |
8 Sepp Kuss (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:25 |
9 Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | |
10 Matteo Fabbro (Ita) | |
11 Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
12 Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Amplatz - BMC | |
13 Federico Canuti (Ita) D'Amico - Utensilnord | all s.t. |
14 Matic Groselj (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | 0:28 |
15 Filippo Fortin (Ita) Tirol Cycling Team | 0:34 |
16 Gasper Katra?nik (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
17 Ziga Jerman (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
18 Alessandro Pessot (Ita) | |
19 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Amplatz - BMC | |
20 Lukas Meiler (Ger) Team Vorarlberg | |
21 Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling | |
22 Matthias Krizek (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
23 Jesse Anthony (USA) Rally Cycling | |
24 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | all s.t. |
25 Helmut Trettwer (Ger) WSA - Greenlife | 0:38 |
26 Manuel Bosch (Aut) Team Vorarlberg | |
27 Sebastian Baldauf (Ger) Team Vorarlberg | |
28 Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria Mobil | |
29 Ziga Groselj (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
30 Andrea Calza (Ita) | |
31 Izidor Penko (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | all s.t. |
32 Felix Barker (GBr) | 0:45 |
33 Maximilian Kuen (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
34 Jure Golcer (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:48 |
35 Alberto Giuriato (Ita) | s.t. |
36 Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | 3:41 |
37 Christian Mager (Ger) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | 4:58 |
38 Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | 8:07 |
39 Benjamin Brkic (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | 8:07 |
40 Nicola Genuin (Ita) | 10:15 |
41 Dusan Rajovic (Srb) Adria Mobil | 12:57 |
42 Hans-Jörg Leopold (Aut) WSA - Greenlife | |
43 Stefan Pöll (Aut) WSA - Greenlife | |
44 Gerd Fidler (Aut) Amplatz - BMC | |
45 Lukas Schlemmer (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | |
46 Ziga Horvat (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
47 Aljaz Prah (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
48 Andreas Walzel (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
49 Lubos Malovec (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
50 Michael Konczer (Aut) | |
51 Martin Mahdar (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
52 Marko Pavlic (Slo) | |
53 Giacomo Venturini (Ita) | all s.t. |
DNF Rok Korosec (Slo) Amplatz - BMC | |
DNF János Zsombor Pelikán (Hun) Amplatz - BMC | |
DNF Andreas Umhaller (Aut) Amplatz - BMC | |
DNF Thomas Umhaller (Aut) Amplatz - BMC | |
DNF Markus Wildauer (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
DNF Daniel Auer (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | |
DNF Daniel Lehner (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | |
DNF Matthias Mangertseder (Ger) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | |
DNF Jannik Steimle (Ger) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | |
DNF Marco Friedrich (Aut) WSA - Greenlife | |
DNF Matthias Grick (Aut) WSA - Greenlife | |
DNF Stefan Kolb (Aut) WSA - Greenlife | |
DNF Timon Loderer (Ger) WSA - Greenlife | |
DNF Jodok Salzmann (Aut) WSA - Greenlife | |
DNF Zsolt Dér (Hun) Team Vorarlberg | |
DNF Martin Meiler (Ger) Team Vorarlberg | |
DNF Florian Gaugl (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
DNF Andreas Graf (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
DNF Paul Redtenbacher (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
DNF Nils Friedl (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
DNF Samuel Appeltauer (Aut) | |
DNF Alexander Führer (Aut) | |
DNF Petr Lechner (Cze) | |
DNF Timo Stidl (Aut) | |
DNF Stefan Mastaller (Aut) | |
DNF Stefan Matzner (Aut) | |
DNF Lukas Winter (Aut) | |
DNF Michael Gaubitzer (Aut) | |
DNF Paul Hopfgartner (Aut) | |
DNF Mario Kienzl (Aut) | |
DNF Peter Ochsenhofer (Aut) | |
DNF Eric Polansek (Aut) | |
DNF Martin Steiner (Aut) | |
DNF Moran Vermeulen (Aut) | |
DNF Christian Haas (Aut) | |
DNF Daniel Knapp (Aut) | |
DNF Daniel Reiter (Aut) | |
DNF Clemens Rumpl (Aut) | |
DNF Christoph Schösswendter (Aut) | |
DNF Michael Sprenger (Aut) | |
DNF Lukas Stoiber (Aut) | |
DNF Philipp Wurm (Aut) | |
DNF Ettore Carlini (Ita) D'Amico - Utensilnord | |
DNF Francesco Petrini (Ita) D'Amico - Utensilnord | |
DNF Pietro Di Genova (Ita) D'Amico - Utensilnord | |
DNF Angelo Raffaele (Ita) D'Amico - Utensilnord | |
DNF Fabio Tommassini (Ita) D'Amico - Utensilnord | |
DNF Angelo Vitiello (Ita) D'Amico - Utensilnord | |
DNF Martin Haring (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
DNF Jozef Palcak (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
DNF Adrián Foltán (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
DNF Jan Andrej Cully (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
DNF Samuel Oros (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
DNF Martin Vlcák (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
DNF Gorazd Per (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
DNF Andrea Borso (Ita) Adria Mobil | |
DNF Ziga Rucigaj (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
DNF Tilen Finkst (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
DNF Thomas Zanotto (Ita) | |
DNF Nicola Venchiarutti (Ita) | |
DNF Robert Jenko (Slo) | |
DNF Primoz Obal (Slo) | |
DNF Tim Roskar (Slo) | |
DNF Simon Cibej (Slo) | |
DNF Fabio Camerin (Ita) | |
DNF Benjamin Biasia (Ita) | |
DNF Cristian Spagni (Ita) | |
DNF Vlad Iacobenco (Mda) | |
DNF Luka Cotar (Slo) | |
DNF Matic Katra?nik (Slo) | |
DNF Filip Kvasina (Cro) | |
DNF Tadej Logar (Slo) | |
DNF Fran Majoli (Cro) | |
DNF Jaka Primozic (Slo) | |
DNF Luka Pajek (Slo) | |
DNF Matic Veber (Slo) | |
DNF Gregor Matija Cerne (Slo) | |
DNF Jakob Smid (Slo) | |
DNF Martin Kozelj (Slo) |
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