Vuelta a Burgos
Stage 5: Lerma - Lagunas de Neila
Spain
Saturday 06 August 2022
170 km
Van Wilder rides to top 5 at Burgos

This year hasn’t been the smoothest so far for Ilan Van Wilder: after a strong outing in his first race with Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl – the Tour de la Provence, where he finished sixth overall – a series of injuries and a bout of Covid-19 hampered the Belgian’s season, who had to skip many races, most recent of which was the Tour de Wallonie.
Vuelta a Burgos marked his first appearance since the National Championships, and the 22-year-old from Jette put in a strong display on a consistent basis, regardless of the terrain, and impressed on the race’s hardest climbs – Picon Blanco and Lagunas de Neila – a sign of his growing capabilities.
The last of these ascents brought down the curtain over the race, and Ilan sat ninth overall at the start of this final stage. An impressive ride on the 11.7km Lagunas de Neila, an ascent averaging 6.2% which has become synonymous with the Vuelta a Burgos, helped him jump up to fifth place, just seven seconds from the podium.
Against more seasoned GC riders, Ilan showed a lot of maturity and determination, remaining with the small main group until 1400 meters from the line. After being dropped on a double-digit slope, our rider continued at his pace and limited the losses as he caught and passed some of the men in front of him, finishing in the top 5 atop the climb and jumping up to fifth in the rankings, a mere seven seconds from the overall podium.
“I will be honest, I didn’t know what form I would have this week, as I was a bit sick before the Tour de Wallonie and couldn’t start there because of that. But, in any case, I had worked hard the last few weeks and was very motivated, and starting the race with a good result helped. Unfortunately, we then lost three guys to crashes, but everyone gave their best and helped me a lot.”
“On the last stage, my teammates kept me out of the wind and worked for me, and for that I want to thank them. I felt good on the climb, and when they increased the speed, I rode my own tempo because I felt that trying to match them would have meant losing more time. I passed a couple of riders and gained some positions in the general classification. A top 5 in this hard race is good for my morale and it makes me very happy to see that I am at this level after all the setbacks I faced. I’m more confident now for the next races”, Ilan said after his best ever result in a stage race.
Photo credit: ©Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno / Getty Images
Race details
1 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
4:06:19 |
2 |
Miguel Ángel López Moreno Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:00 |
3 |
Pavel Sivakov INEOS Grenadiers |
0:07 |
4 |
Carlos Rodríguez Cano INEOS Grenadiers |
0:15 |
5 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:21 |
6 |
Ruben Guerreiro EF Education-EasyPost |
0:28 |
7 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
0:33 |
8 |
Kenny Elissonde Trek - Segafredo |
0:43 |
9 |
Hugh Carthy EF Education-EasyPost |
0:48 |
10 |
Wilco Kelderman BORA - hansgrohe |
0:48 |
33 |
James Knox
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
1:45 |
39 |
Fausto Masnada
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
2:53 |
44 |
Pieter Serry
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
3:37 |
1 |
Pavel Sivakov INEOS Grenadiers |
19:00:23 |
2 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
0:35 |
3 |
Miguel Ángel López Moreno Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:35 |
4 |
Carlos Rodríguez Cano INEOS Grenadiers |
0:41 |
5 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:42 |
6 |
Ruben Guerreiro EF Education-EasyPost |
0:47 |
7 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
0:52 |
8 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
1:06 |
9 |
Wilco Kelderman BORA - hansgrohe |
1:09 |
10 |
Kenny Elissonde Trek - Segafredo |
1:18 |
32 |
Fausto Masnada
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
6:04 |
33 |
Pieter Serry
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
6:40 |
82 |
James Knox
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
32:27 |
1 |
Ruben Guerreiro EF Education-EasyPost |
54 pt |
2 |
Pavel Sivakov INEOS Grenadiers |
43 pt |
3 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
38 pt |
4 |
Bastien Tronchon AG2R Citroën Team |
32 pt |
5 |
Carlos Rodríguez Cano INEOS Grenadiers |
31 pt |
6 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
30 pt |
7 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
30 pt |
8 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
25 pt |
9 |
Matevž Govekar Bahrain - Victorious |
25 pt |
10 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
24 pt |
21 |
Pieter Serry
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
14 pt |
1 |
Miguel Ángel López Moreno Astana Qazaqstan Team |
49 pt |
2 |
Pavel Sivakov INEOS Grenadiers |
42 pt |
3 |
Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma |
35 pt |
4 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
30 pt |
5 |
Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun Euskaltel - Euskadi |
28 pt |
6 |
Joel Nicolau Beltran Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
26 pt |
7 |
Bastien Tronchon AG2R Citroën Team |
26 pt |
8 |
Diego Pablo Sevilla López EOLO-Kometa |
23 pt |
9 |
Jesús Ezquerra Muela Burgos-BH |
22 pt |
10 |
Carlos Rodríguez Cano INEOS Grenadiers |
20 pt |
12 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
13 pt |
37 |
Fausto Masnada
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
1 pt |
1 |
Carlos Rodríguez Cano INEOS Grenadiers |
19:01:04 |
2 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:01 |
3 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
0:25 |
4 |
Matthew Riccitello Israel - Premier Tech |
4:52 |
5 |
Alex Martin Gutierrez EOLO-Kometa |
9:51 |
6 |
Bastien Tronchon AG2R Citroën Team |
12:47 |
7 |
Marco Frigo Israel - Premier Tech |
13:20 |
8 |
Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma |
13:40 |
9 |
Raúl García Pierna Equipo Kern Pharma |
13:45 |
10 |
Mason Hollyman Israel - Premier Tech |
14:18 |
1 | BORA - hansgrohe | 57:02:04 |
2 | INEOS Grenadiers | 1:17 |
3 | Bahrain - Victorious | 3:15 |
4 | Movistar Team | 3:38 |
5 | EF Education-EasyPost | 3:58 |
6 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 9:04 |
7 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 9:31 |
8 | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 10:39 |
9 | Burgos-BH | 12:16 |
10 | Equipo Kern Pharma | 13:26 |