2023 Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior
(1.1), Spain
2nd edition: Monday, February 13, 2023
Complete results
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Ubeda - Baeza, 178 km
He's back. Already in February Tadej Pogacar is showing stunning form. His nearest chaser is almost a minute back.
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Weather at the finish city of Baeza at 1:15 PM, local time: 12C (52F), sunny, with the wind from the southeast at 18 km/hr (11 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from second-place Ben Turner's Team INEOS Grenadiers.
Ben Turner continued his momentum with another one-day podium and second place at Jaén Paraiso Interior.
The Brit again showed great legs on a tough day out in southern Spain, with seven gravel sectors punctuating the hilly parcours.
Turner was joined by teammate Ben Tulett in a select group of eight which went clear heading into the closing phase of the race. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) was also present in the group and launched a big acceleration on a gravel sector with around 44km to go.
Racing on Spain's hilly dirt roads. INEOS photo
Tulett was on the wheel of the Slovenian initially but there would be no stopping the two-time Tour winner on the day, as he took an impressive solo victory.
Behind Turner launched a strong move on a steep section of the final gravel sector. Tim Wellens (UAE-Team Emirates) followed the acceleration and the pair rode together to the finish in Baeza. At the line Turner comfortably out-sprinted his rival to notch up another early season podium.
Tulett capped off a strong day with sixth place from the chasing group behind.
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Complete results:
178 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.600 km/hr
| 1 | Tadej Pogacar | UAE Team Emirates | 4hr 36min 41sec |
| 2 | Ben Turner | INEOS Grenadiers | @ 49sec |
| 3 | Tim Wellens | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 4 | Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates | 1:17 |
| 5 | Andreas Kron | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 6 | Ben Tulett | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 7 | Lorenzo Rota | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
| 8 | Georg Zimmermann | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
| 9 | Warren Barguil | Arkéa-Samsic | 1:31 |
| 10 | Gorka Izagirre | Movistar | s.t. |
| 11 | Walter Calzoni | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 1:33 |
| 12 | Manuel Diaz Jose | Burgos-BH | 1:34 |
| 13 | Matteo Trentin | UAE Team Emirates | 1:56 |
| 14 | Mads Würtz Schmidt | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 15 | Pascal Eenkhoorn | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 16 | Gonzalo Serrano | Movistar | 1:59 |
| 17 | Cristian Scaroni | Astana Qazaqstan | 2:19 |
| 18 | Simon Geschke | Cofidis | 2:44 |
| 19 | Connor Swift | INEOS Grenadiers | 2:46 |
| 20 | Oier Lazkano | Movistar | 3:38 |
| 21 | Sergio Samitier | Movistar | s.t. |
| 22 | Guillaume Martin | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 23 | Matis Louvel | Arkéa-Samsic | 4:05 |
| 24 | Vadim Pronskiy | Astana Qazaqstan | 4:20 |
| 25 | Antonio Soto | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 4:50 |
| 26 | Brandon Rivera | INEOS Grenadiers | 6:19 |
| 27 | Dion Smith | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 6:39 |
| 28 | Lennert Van Eetvelt | Lotto Dstny | 6:40 |
| 29 | Krists Neilands | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 30 | Ion Izagirre | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 31 | Gotzon Martin | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 32 | Laurent Pichon | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 33 | Jonathan Lastra | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 34 | Simon Guglielmi | Arkéa-Samsic | 6:44 |
| 35 | Laurens Huys | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 7:23 |
| 36 | Igor Arrieta | Equipo Kern Pharma | 7:40 |
| 37 | Ibon Ruiz | Equipo Kern Pharma | 8:18 |
| 38 | Alex Colman | Team Flanders-Baloise | 10:47 |
| 39 | Jokin Murguialday | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 11:31 |
| 40 | Kim Heiduk | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 41 | Jose Luis Faura | Electro Hiper Europa | s.t. |
| 42 | Elias Maris | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 43 | Fabio Felline | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 44 | Camilo Ardila | Burgos-BH | 11:34 |
| 45 | Xabier Azparren | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 11:39 |
| 46 | Peio Goikoetxea | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 47 | Luis Angel Mate | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 48 | Unai Cuadrado | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 49 | Enekoitz Azparren | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 11:40 |
| 50 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 12:45 |
| 51 | Jose Maria Garcia | Electro Hiper Europa | s.t. |
| 52 | Cyril Barthe | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 53 | José Joaquin Rojas | Movistar | s.t. |
| 54 | Max Walscheid | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 55 | Sander De Pestel | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 56 | Joey Rosskopf | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 57 | Fabio Christen | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 58 | Gleb Brussenskiy | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 59 | Juri Hollmann | Movistar | s.t. |
| 60 | Niccolo Bonifazio | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
| 61 | Jelle Wallays | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 62 | Mikel Retegi | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 63 | Antonio Angulo | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 64 | Louis Barré | Arkéa-Samsic | 12:51 |
| 65 | Andrew Vollmer | Electro Hiper Europa | s.t. |
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