Tour of Utah 2019, colpo doppio di Ben Hermans a Powder Mountain

Vittoria di Ben Hermans nella seconda tappa del Tour of Utah 2019. Il belga della Israel Cycling Academy ha staccato tutti nel difficile arrivo in salita ai 2700 metri di Powder Mountain, quasi dodici chilometri con pendenza media dell’11% e gli ultimi 300 metri in sterrato. Al secondo posto si è piazzato il vincitore del prologo iniziale, il canadese James Piccoli (Elevate-KHS), giunto a 20 secondi, mentre il podio è completato dal giovane Niklas Eg (Trek-Segafredo), a 35 secondi. Con questo risultato, Hermans va anche a vestire la maglia di leader della corsa. Miglior italiano al traguardo è stato Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Neri-Selle Italia), undicesimo a quasi tre minuti dal vincitore. Per qualche ora, si è temuto addirittura di non riuscire a giungere al traguardo a causa di un Tir uscito fuoristrada a sette chilometri dall’arrivo, con il mezzo che occupava tutta la carreggiata, ma grazie al lavoro delle autorità la strada è stata sgomberata in tempo, permettendo il passaggio della corsa.

Ci vogliono quasi 50 chilometri prima che riesca a prendere il largo la fuga di giornata, composta da sei uomini: Mika Heming e Christopher Heider (Dauner), Quinton Kirby (Wildlife Generation), Austin Stephens (303Project), Ignacio Prado (Canel’s Specialized) e Travis Samuel (DCBank), questi ultimi due in fuga anche ieri. Il gruppo, tirato dalla Education First, permette a questi uomini di guadagnare fino a 2 minuti e 50, tenendo sempre la situazione sotto controllo. Quando mancano una settantina di chilometri all’arrivo, gli inseguitori hanno infatti già ridotto il gap a un minuto e mezzo ma, temendo di andare a riprendere i fuggitivi troppo presto, decidono di rallentare, permettendo così che il distacco aumenti nuovamente.

A 35 chilometri dalla conclusione, salta l’accordo tra i sei davanti, con Kirby che prova ad avvantaggiarsi sui compagni di fuga, ma viene subito ripreso e poi staccato, mentre il gruppo si è avvicinato a un minuto e 20 secondi. Ai piedi della salita finale, i cinque fuggitivi vengono infine ripresi e comincia così lo scontro diretto tra i big della classifica generale. Viene subito imposto un ritmo elevato, grazie al lavoro di Sebastian Schönberger (Neri-Selle Italia), e molti corridori perdono contatto, compreso il leader della classifica generale Lawson Craddock (Education First).

Quando mancano sette chilometri alla cima, attacca Peter Stetina (Trek-Segafredo), che riesce a guadagnare al massimo una decina di secondi sul compagno di squadra Niklas Eg, su Joe Dombrowski (Education First), James Piccoli (Elevate-KHS) e Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy). Questi ultimi due riescono però a rientrare su Stetina e poco dopo lo staccano. A poco meno di 4 chilometri dall’arrivo, Hermans lancia l’attacco decisivo, stacca Piccoli facendo subito il vuoto e va così a trionfare, dedicando la vittoria al giovane connazionale Bjorg Lambrecht.

Risultato Seconda Tappa Tour of Utah 2019

1 HERMANS Ben BEL ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 33 03:37:44
2 PICCOLI James CAN ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 28 03:38:04
3 EG Niklas DEN TREK – SEGAFREDO 24 03:38:19
4 STETINA Peter USA TREK – SEGAFREDO 32 03:38:42
5 DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd USA EF EDUCATION FIRST 28 03:39:10
6 MURPHY Kyle USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 28 03:39:15
7 BRITTON Robert CAN RALLY UHC CYCLING 35 03:39:20
8 ALMEIDA João POR HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 21 03:39:38
9 BADILATTI Matteo SUI ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 27 03:40:21
10 BOWDEN Scott AUS TEAM BRIDGELANE 24 03:40:36
11 BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 29 03:40:43
12 CRADDOCK G Lawson USA EF EDUCATION FIRST 27 03:40:54
13 EASTER Griffin USA 303 PROJECT 28 03:40:54
14 MANNION Gavin USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 28 03:41:17
15 QUINTANA Dayer COL NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 27 03:41:33
16 SWIRBUL Keegan USA FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 24 03:42:23
17 SANTOS MORENO Efren MEX CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 27 03:42:31
18 HOEHN Alex USA AEVOLO 22 03:42:34
19 LOPEZ PEREZ Juan Pedro ESP KOMETA CYCLING TEAM 22 03:43:01
20 VERMAERKE Kevin USA HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 19 03:43:07
21 VOLLMER Andrew USA AEVOLO 19 03:43:15
22 MORTON Lachlan AUS EF EDUCATION FIRST 27 03:43:25
23 BOIVIN Guillaume CAN ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 30 03:43:36
24 FRAYRE MOCTEZUMA Eder MEX 28 03:43:44
25 ANDERSON Edward USA HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 21 03:44:56
26 TVETCOV Serghei ROU FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 31 03:45:08
27 FIORELLI Filippo ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 25 03:45:14
28 NIV Guy ISR ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 25 03:45:23
29 DE LUNA DAVILA Flavio Alejandro MEX 303 PROJECT 29 03:45:23
30 FONT MAS Bernat ESP 303 PROJECT 25 03:45:37
31 MCCORMICK Hayden NZL TEAM BRIDGELANE 25 03:45:37
32 SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian AUT NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 25 03:46:17
33 FORTUNATO Lorenzo ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 23 03:46:17
34 MOSCA Jacopo ITA TREK – SEGAFREDO 26 03:46:17
35 SANCHEZ GUARIN Oscar Eduardo COL CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 34 03:46:24
36 ALARCON CARES Pablo Andrés CHI CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 31 03:46:25
37 BAUER Dominik GER TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 22 03:47:10
38 SUNDERLAND Dylan AUS TEAM BRIDGELANE 23 03:48:04
39 VELASCO Simone ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 24 03:48:04
40 ZACCANTI Filippo ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 24 03:48:15
41 DANIEL Gregory USA DC BANK PRO CYCLING TEAM 25 03:48:32
42 SCHUNK Conor USA 20 03:48:41
43 CHEYNE Jordan CAN ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 28 03:49:04
44 COWAN Alexander CAN FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 23 03:49:55
45 EARLE Nathan AUS ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 31 03:50:10
46 EASTER Cullen USA 303 PROJECT 32 03:50:34
47 NEWKIRK Isaiah USA 303 PROJECT 29 03:51:28
48 ZARDINI Edoardo ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 30 03:51:32
49 THIBAULT Jean-Denis CAN DC BANK PRO CYCLING TEAM 21 03:51:44
50 VODICKA Camden USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 20 03:52:54
51 SANTAROMITA Ivan ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 35 03:53:52
52 ORONTE Emerson USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 29 03:53:56
53 CASTILLO SOTO Ulises Alfredo MEX ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 27 03:54:37
54 WOLFE Benjamin USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 26 03:54:40
55 BASSETT Stephen USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 24 03:54:40
56 BICKMORE Cade USA AEVOLO 21 03:54:40
57 ROJAS CAMPOS Gabriel Francisco CRC AEVOLO 19 03:55:24
58 REVARD Thomas USA HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 22 03:55:43
59 HOWES Alex USA EF EDUCATION FIRST 31 03:55:43
60 MCCABE Travis USA FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 30 03:56:04
61 DEBEAUMARCHE Nicolas FRA TREK – SEGAFREDO 21 03:56:11
62 OIEN Justin Alexander USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 24 03:56:23
63 LINDORFF Tyler AUS TEAM BRIDGELANE 19 03:56:23
64 EISENHART Taylor (T.J.) USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 25 03:56:23
65 PUTT Tanner USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 27 03:56:23
66 MAGNER Tyler USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 28 03:56:26
67 SIMPSON George USA ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 26 03:56:26
68 ZIMMER Matthew USA 26 03:56:26
69 BACA Tony MEX 303 PROJECT 28 03:56:54
70 FLAKSIS Andzs LAT ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 28 03:57:11
71 AVILA VANEGAS Edwin Alcibiades COL ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 30 03:57:32
72 HATSUYAMA Sho JPN NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 31 03:57:47
73 CANOLA Marco ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 31 03:57:47
74 SCHREURS Hamish NZL ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 25 03:58:13
75 MARENGO Umberto ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 27 03:58:42
76 LONARDI Giovanni ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 23 03:58:42
77 LEPLINGARD Antoine FRA DC BANK PRO CYCLING TEAM 24 03:58:50
78 ELLSAY Nigel CAN RALLY UHC CYCLING 25 03:59:23
79 RICE Michael AUS HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 23 03:59:23
80 HUFFMAN Evan USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 29 03:59:23
81 FLAUTT Oliver USA TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 26 03:59:23
82 MCGILL Scott USA 21 03:59:29
83 LARA CARBAJAL Francisco MEX CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 23 03:59:41
84 RHIM Brendan USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 24 03:59:49
85 GRANIGAN Noah USA FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 23 03:59:49
86 DAVIS Cole USA HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 20 03:59:49
87 CLARKE Jonathan AUS FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 35 03:59:52
88 TOOVEY Ayden AUS TEAM BRIDGELANE 24 04:00:03
89 WHELAN James AUS EF EDUCATION FIRST 23 04:00:03
90 BRUNNER Eric USA AEVOLO 21 04:00:09
91 BRYON Miguel USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 24 04:00:32
92 RODRIGUEZ VICTORIA Jose Alfredo MEX ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 22 04:00:41
93 PALMA DAJUI Leonel MEX CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 21 04:00:41
94 YOUNG Eric USA ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 30 04:00:41
95 CHANCE Maxx USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 23 04:00:41
96 ROSS Kent USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 23 04:00:41
97 JEAN Emile CAN FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 26 04:00:41
98 BOARDMAN Samuel USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 24 04:00:41
99 MAMOS Philipp GER TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 37 04:00:57
100 THURAU Sven GER TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 23 04:01:28
101 STEPHENS Austin USA 303 PROJECT 26 04:02:47
102 GULLICKSON Finn USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 19 04:03:14
103 HEMING Miká GER TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 19 OTL
104 PRADO JUAREZ Ignacio MEX CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 26 OTL
105 CORTE CORDERO Eduardo MEX CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 27 OTL
106 SAMUEL Travis CAN DC BANK PRO CYCLING TEAM 25 OTL
107 BASSETTI Samuel USA ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 28 OTL
108 PAVLIČ Marko SLO DC BANK PRO CYCLING TEAM 26 OTL
109 HEIDER Christopher GER TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 23 OTL
110 KIRBY Quinten USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 23 OTL
REIJNEN Kiel USA TREK – SEGAFREDO 33 DNS
HARPER Chris AUS TEAM BRIDGELANE 25 DNS
COOPER Joseph NZL TEAM BRIDGELANE 34 DNS

Classifica Generale Tour of Utah 2019

1 HERMANS Ben BEL ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 33 07:10:07
2 PICCOLI James CAN ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 28 07:10:33
3 EG Niklas DEN TREK – SEGAFREDO 24 07:10:59
4 STETINA Peter USA TREK – SEGAFREDO 32 07:11:17
5 DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd USA EF EDUCATION FIRST 28 07:11:40
6 MURPHY Kyle USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 28 07:11:42
7 ALMEIDA João POR HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 21 07:11:53
8 BRITTON Robert CAN RALLY UHC CYCLING 35 07:11:54
9 CRADDOCK G Lawson USA EF EDUCATION FIRST 27 07:13:03
10 BADILATTI Matteo SUI ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 27 07:13:05
11 BOWDEN Scott AUS TEAM BRIDGELANE 24 07:13:15
12 EASTER Griffin USA 303 PROJECT 28 07:13:30
13 BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 29 07:13:44
14 MANNION Gavin USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 28 07:13:47
15 QUINTANA Dayer COL NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 27 07:14:23
16 SWIRBUL Keegan USA FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 24 07:14:55
17 HOEHN Alex USA AEVOLO 22 07:15:07
18 VERMAERKE Kevin USA HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 19 07:15:44
19 MORTON Lachlan AUS EF EDUCATION FIRST 27 07:16:01
20 BOIVIN Guillaume CAN ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 30 07:16:07
21 LOPEZ PEREZ Juan Pedro ESP KOMETA CYCLING TEAM 22 07:16:08
22 FRAYRE MOCTEZUMA Eder MEX 28 07:16:40
23 TVETCOV Serghei ROU FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 31 07:17:29
24 VOLLMER Andrew USA AEVOLO 19 07:17:39
25 ANDERSON Edward USA HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 21 07:17:47
26 SANTOS MORENO Efren MEX CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 27 07:17:57
27 MCCORMICK Hayden NZL TEAM BRIDGELANE 25 07:18:22
28 FIORELLI Filippo ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 25 07:18:26
29 SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian AUT NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 25 07:19:05
30 ALARCON CARES Pablo Andrés CHI CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 31 07:19:25
31 BAUER Dominik GER TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 22 07:20:13
32 NIV Guy ISR ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 25 07:20:44
33 SUNDERLAND Dylan AUS TEAM BRIDGELANE 23 07:20:50
34 FORTUNATO Lorenzo ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 23 07:20:59
35 VELASCO Simone ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 24 07:21:06
36 DANIEL Gregory USA DC BANK PRO CYCLING TEAM 25 07:21:24
37 MOSCA Jacopo ITA TREK – SEGAFREDO 26 07:21:34
38 SANCHEZ GUARIN Oscar Eduardo COL CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 34 07:22:08
39 DE LUNA DAVILA Flavio Alejandro MEX 303 PROJECT 29 07:23:00
40 EARLE Nathan AUS ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 31 07:23:22
41 FONT MAS Bernat ESP 303 PROJECT 25 07:23:24
42 SCHUNK Conor USA 20 07:24:08
43 COWAN Alexander CAN FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 23 07:24:50
44 ZACCANTI Filippo ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 24 07:25:40
45 ZARDINI Edoardo ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 30 07:26:01
46 CHEYNE Jordan CAN ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 28 07:26:21
47 SANTAROMITA Ivan ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 35 07:27:00
48 BICKMORE Cade USA AEVOLO 21 07:28:00
49 HOWES Alex USA EF EDUCATION FIRST 31 07:28:21
50 MCCABE Travis USA FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 30 07:28:34
51 MAGNER Tyler USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 28 07:29:25
52 CASTILLO SOTO Ulises Alfredo MEX ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 27 07:29:45
53 AVILA VANEGAS Edwin Alcibiades COL ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 30 07:30:11
54 REVARD Thomas USA HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 22 07:30:18
55 ROJAS CAMPOS Gabriel Francisco CRC AEVOLO 19 07:30:22
56 CANOLA Marco ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 31 07:30:49
57 LINDORFF Tyler AUS TEAM BRIDGELANE 19 07:31:25
58 MARENGO Umberto ITA NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM 27 07:31:26
59 BASSETT Stephen USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 24 07:31:29
60 ZIMMER Matthew USA 26 07:31:39
61 NEWKIRK Isaiah USA 303 PROJECT 29 07:32:12
62 WOLFE Benjamin USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 26 07:32:14
63 RICE Michael AUS HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 23 07:32:31
64 RHIM Brendan USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 24 07:32:31
65 DAVIS Cole USA HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 20 07:32:54
66 HATSUYAMA Sho JPN NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 31 07:33:25
67 TOOVEY Ayden AUS TEAM BRIDGELANE 24 07:33:28
68 EASTER Cullen USA 303 PROJECT 32 07:33:44
69 DEBEAUMARCHE Nicolas FRA TREK – SEGAFREDO 21 07:33:45
70 EISENHART Taylor (T.J.) USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 25 07:33:51
71 PUTT Tanner USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 27 07:33:54
72 SCHREURS Hamish NZL ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 25 07:33:56
73 LONARDI Giovanni ITA NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – FAIZANE’ 23 07:34:02
74 BACA Tony MEX 303 PROJECT 28 07:34:15
75 FLAKSIS Andzs LAT ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 28 07:34:31
76 LARA CARBAJAL Francisco MEX CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 23 07:35:22
77 OIEN Justin Alexander USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 24 07:35:48
78 ORONTE Emerson USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 29 07:35:58
79 FLAUTT Oliver USA TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 26 07:36:35
80 MAMOS Philipp GER TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 37 07:36:37
81 PALMA DAJUI Leonel MEX CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED 21 07:36:38
82 SIMPSON George USA ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 26 07:36:44
83 VODICKA Camden USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 20 07:36:44
84 HUFFMAN Evan USA RALLY UHC CYCLING 29 07:36:45
85 MCGILL Scott USA 21 07:37:03
86 GRANIGAN Noah USA FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 23 07:37:09
87 WHELAN James AUS EF EDUCATION FIRST 23 07:37:24
88 CLARKE Jonathan AUS FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 35 07:37:33
89 THIBAULT Jean-Denis CAN DC BANK PRO CYCLING TEAM 21 07:37:35
90 THURAU Sven GER TEAM DAUNER | AKKON 23 07:38:51
91 LEPLINGARD Antoine FRA DC BANK PRO CYCLING TEAM 24 07:39:58
92 BRUNNER Eric USA AEVOLO 21 07:40:26
93 ELLSAY Nigel CAN RALLY UHC CYCLING 25 07:41:14
94 ROSS Kent USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 23 07:41:37
95 CHANCE Maxx USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 23 07:41:40
96 RODRIGUEZ VICTORIA Jose Alfredo MEX ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 22 07:41:56
97 YOUNG Eric USA ELEVATE – KHS PRO CYCLING 30 07:42:46
98 STEPHENS Austin USA 303 PROJECT 26 07:43:20
99 BOARDMAN Samuel USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 24 07:43:47
100 JEAN Emile CAN FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 26 07:43:59
101 BRYON Miguel USA ARAPAHOE | HINCAPIE POWERED BY BMC 24 07:44:24
102 GULLICKSON Finn USA WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS 19 07:51:13

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