Breakaway prevails at the Giro d’Italia

Boasting a profile similar to a montagne russe, stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia was on several riders’ radar, as it had breakaway written all over it. That’s why the start was fast and furious, the peloton averaging close to 47km/h in the first hour of racing, when dozens of men tried to book their place in the front group. Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Davide Ballerini and Mauro Schmid were among those to test the waters, but despite their valiant efforts they couldn’t snap the elastic.
Things went like this for more than 60 kilometers, with every acceleration marked down by the bunch, who relented only after the first classified climb of the day, allowing a group to go clear. From that move, five men arrived at the finish three minutes clear, and Koen Bouwman (Jumbo-Visma) surged to victory in Potenza.
Mauri Vansevenant, who earlier in the week impressed with his strong ride on the Etna, came home with the pretty sizeable peloton and cemented his place in the top 10 overall ahead of Saturday’s hilly stage 7 starting and finishing in Napoli, where the attackers should be in the spotlight.
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Race details
1 |
Koen Bouwman Jumbo-Visma |
5:12:30 |
2 |
Bauke Mollema Trek - Segafredo |
0:02 |
3 |
Davide Formolo UAE Team Emirates |
0:02 |
4 |
Tom Dumoulin Jumbo-Visma |
0:19 |
5 |
Davide Villella Cofidis |
2:25 |
6 |
Lennard Kämna BORA - hansgrohe |
2:59 |
7 |
Vincenzo Albanese EOLO-Kometa |
2:59 |
8 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
2:59 |
9 |
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte Movistar Team |
2:59 |
10 |
Richard Carapaz Montenegro INEOS Grenadiers |
2:59 |
38 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
2:59 |
81 |
James Knox
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
23:17 |
107 |
Pieter Serry
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
42:35 |
108 |
Mark Cavendish
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
42:35 |
109 |
Davide Ballerini
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
42:35 |
111 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
42:35 |
118 |
Mauro Schmid
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
42:35 |
DNS |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
-05:12:30 |
1 |
Juan Pedro López Pérez Trek - Segafredo |
28:39:05 |
2 |
Lennard Kämna BORA - hansgrohe |
0:38 |
3 |
Rein Taaramäe Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux |
0:58 |
4 |
Simon Yates Team BikeExchange - Jayco |
1:42 |
5 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
1:47 |
6 |
Wilco Kelderman BORA - hansgrohe |
1:55 |
7 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
1:58 |
8 |
Pello Bilbao López de Armentia Bahrain - Victorious |
2:00 |
9 |
Richie Porte INEOS Grenadiers |
2:04 |
10 |
Romain Bardet Team DSM |
2:06 |
83 |
James Knox
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
41:09 |
109 |
Mauro Schmid
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
55:48 |
150 |
Davide Ballerini
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
1:15:44 |
166 |
Mark Cavendish
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
1:32:30 |
167 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
1:32:47 |
168 |
Pieter Serry
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
1:33:28 |
1 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
147 pt |
2 |
Biniam Girmay Hailu Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux |
94 pt |
3 |
Mark Cavendish
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
78 pt |
4 |
Mathieu van der Poel Alpecin-Fenix |
62 pt |
5 |
Fernando Gaviria Rendon UAE Team Emirates |
54 pt |
6 |
Giacomo Nizzolo Israel - Premier Tech |
54 pt |
7 |
Filippo Tagliani Drone Hopper - Androni Giocattoli |
45 pt |
8 |
Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal |
43 pt |
9 |
Phil Bauhaus Bahrain - Victorious |
30 pt |
10 |
Koen Bouwman Jumbo-Visma |
27 pt |
21 |
Davide Ballerini
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
18 pt |
41 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
6 pt |
56 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
4 pt |
63 |
Mauro Schmid
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
2 pt |
1 |
Koen Bouwman Jumbo-Visma |
68 pt |
2 |
Lennard Kämna BORA - hansgrohe |
43 pt |
3 |
Wout Poels Bahrain - Victorious |
27 pt |
4 |
Davide Formolo UAE Team Emirates |
25 pt |
5 |
Bauke Mollema Trek - Segafredo |
20 pt |
6 |
Mirco Maestri EOLO-Kometa |
18 pt |
7 |
Juan Pedro López Pérez Trek - Segafredo |
18 pt |
8 |
Rein Taaramäe Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux |
12 pt |
9 |
Tom Dumoulin Jumbo-Visma |
11 pt |
10 |
Sylvain Moniquet Lotto Soudal |
9 pt |
12 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
6 pt |
1 |
Juan Pedro López Pérez Trek - Segafredo |
28:39:05 |
2 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
1:47 |
3 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
1:58 |
4 |
Thymen Arensman Team DSM |
2:15 |
5 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
2:18 |
6 |
Iván Ramiro Sosa Cuervo Movistar Team |
3:05 |
7 |
Pavel Sivakov INEOS Grenadiers |
3:14 |
8 |
Tobias Foss Jumbo-Visma |
4:14 |
9 |
Gijs Leemreize Jumbo-Visma |
5:19 |
10 |
Felix Gall AG2R Citroën Team |
6:48 |
30 |
Mauro Schmid
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
55:48 |
1 | Trek - Segafredo | 86:00:38 |
2 | BORA - hansgrohe | 0:10 |
3 | Jumbo-Visma | 1:10 |
4 | Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux | 2:27 |
5 | Bahrain - Victorious | 3:13 |
6 | INEOS Grenadiers | 3:31 |
7 | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 3:36 |
8 | Movistar Team | 9:47 |
9 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 9:53 |
10 | Team DSM | 10:39 |