Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Women: Make it 80 for Van Vleuten!

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Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Women: Make it 80 for Van Vleuten!

Olympic silver medalist in the road race (and winner of the ITT), Annemiek Van Vlenten (Movistar) proved that she has recovered perfectly well from the time difference with Japan. The Dutch rider who is current European Champion clinched her 80th UCI victory by winning on the boulevards of San Sebastian: “This is more than an individual victory, this is a victory for the entire Movistar team. After Tokyo, I was so tired and jet lagged that I couldn’t get much sleep in the past two days. But with such work from my team, I had to finish it off well.”

The American Ruth Winder and the Italian Tatiana Guderzo completed the podium.

The results: 1. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Movistar); 2. Ruth Winder (Trek Segafredo); 3. Tatiana Guderzo (ALE BTC Ljubljana) 

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Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Men: Powless surprises the favorites

A professional since 2016, Neilson Powless will remember July 31st for a long time. The 24-year-old rider surprised all the favorites to win the Classica San Sebastien, a classic on the UCI WorldTour calendar! Powless, who completed his second Tour de France two weeks earlier, dominated a group of five riders to achieve his goal. The double Tour stage winner Matej Mohoric took second, ahead of the Danish rider Honoré. “I’m so happy to get this victory today. My sports director (Juanma Garate) is Basque and every time I race here the atmosphere is just amazing.”

The results: 1. Neilson Powless (EF Education Nippo) ; 2.Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious); 3.Mikel Frolich Honoré (Deceuninck Quick Step)

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Vuelta a Castilla y Leon: Louvel takes his first pro win

At 22, Frenchman Mathis Louvel posted his first professional victory by winning solo in the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon. With a lead of 44 seconds ahead of Odani, Louvel, who has been a professional rider for a year, even had the time to savor his success: “It was a great day. I had the legs and the luck! My sporting director said to me: Come on, it’s your day, you’re going to go get your first professional victory.”

The results: 1. Mathis Louvel (Arkea Samsic); 2. Stefano Odani (Lotto Soudal); 3. Mauricio Moreira (Efapel) 

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Circuito de Getxo – Memorial Hermanos Otxoa: Nizzolo is the fastest 

Winner of the Clasica de Almeria this season and a stage at the Giro d´Italia, Giaccomo Nizzolo added a third victory this season by winning at the Circuito de Getxo. The European Champion racing for the Qhubeka NextHash team was very fast in the sprint, and beat two fellow breakaway riders Aleotti and Buitrago. “I finished second here last year. This time my winning it is a great satisfaction. The race was very hard to control, so thank you to those who contributed to this victory,” Nizzolo said.

The results: 1. Giacomo Nizzoli (Team Qhubeka NextHash) ; 2. Giovanni Aleotti (Bora Hansgrohe) ; 3. Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain – Victorious)

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The races to come