2024 Classica Comunitat Valenciana 1969-GP Valencia (1.1), Spain
4th edition: Saturday, January 20, 2024
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La Nucia - Valencia, 200 km
Dylan Groenewegen gets his 2024 season started with a win. Photo: Sprint Cycling
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Weather at the finish city of Valencia at 1:50 PM, local time: 13C (55F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 5 km/hr (3 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from winner Dylan Groenewegen's Team Jayco-AlUla.
Dylan Groenewegen kicked-off Team Jayco AlUla’s European racing in style with an empathic sprint victory at the Gran Premi València.
The Australian outfit lined up in Spain with a strong team full of intent and they made no mistake as they delivered a dream start to the 2024 European season.
Felix Engelhardt infiltrated a dangerous breakaway of 16 riders that went clear over the early climbs, with the squad working hard behind to look after Groenewegen. The last of the escapees were eventually mopped up with 12km remaining and from then on it was a ‘game on’ for a sprint finish.
Luka Mezgec and Elmar Reinders were tasked with guiding Groenewegen through the final kilometres before the Dutch powerhouse finished things off with an imperious sprint display to take his first win of the year
Dylan Groenewegen:
“It was a bit hectic [in the final] but we made a really good plan. Maybe the final was not the hardest part it was already in the start, but the team did a really good job bringing me back into position and making the peloton.
"Then, we caught the breakaway of 16 guys. We also had Felix in the break so that was good for us. In the final, we did everything well. I was a bit in the bubble, a little bit behind the boys, but actually that was good and I could use the slipstream of the other sprinters.
"In the end, I could finish top. It is nice to pay off the hard work of the team.”
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Complete results:
200 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.536 km/hr
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Jayco-AlUla | 4hr 35min 42sec |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 3 | Tim Torn Teutenberg | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 4 | Davide Cimolai | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Gleb Syritsa | Astana Qazaqstan Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Carlos Canal | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Marc Sarreau | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 8 | Luca Mozzato | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 9 | Rui Oliveira | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 10 | Amaury Capiot | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 11 | Eduard Prades | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 12 | Pierre Gautherat | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 13 | Giovanni Lonardi | Team Polti Kometa | s.t. |
| 14 | David Martin | Team Polti Kometa | s.t. |
| 15 | Antonio Soto | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 16 | Emilien Jeannière | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 17 | Orluis Aular | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 18 | Andrea Vendrame | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 19 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 20 | Noah Hobbs | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 21 | Kenneth Van Rooy | Bingoal WB | s.t. |
| 22 | Óscar Pelegrí | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 23 | Xabier Berasategi | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 24 | Jordan Labrosse | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 25 | Iker Bonillo | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 26 | Georgios Boúglas | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 27 | Mikkel Bjerg | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 28 | David González | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 29 | Rodrigo Álvarez | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 30 | Xavier Cañellas | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 31 | Paul Hennequin | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 32 | Eddy Le Huitouze | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 33 | Francisco Galván | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 34 | Alex Molenaar | Illes Balears-Arabay Cycling | s.t. |
| 35 | Joan Bou | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 36 | Arnau Gilabert | Illes Balears-Arabay Cycling | s.t. |
| 37 | Sergi Darder | Illes Balears-Arabay Cycling | s.t. |
| 38 | Joseba Lopez | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 39 | Lorenzo Milesi | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 40 | Cyril Barthe | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 41 | Gotzon Martín | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 42 | Filippo Baroncini | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 43 | Matthew Walls | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 44 | Louis Leidert | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 45 | Mirco Maestri | Team Polti Kometa | s.t. |
| 46 | Rait Ärm | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 47 | Sander De Pestel | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 48 | Kristian Egholm | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 49 | Quentin Pacher | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 50 | Stefano Oldani | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 51 | André Carvalho | Sabgal-Anicolor Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 52 | Cole Kessler | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 53 | Angel Fuentes | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 54 | Oliver Rees | Sabgal-Anicolor Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 55 | Jonathan Couanon | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 56 | Mikel Retegi | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 57 | Mathias Bregnhøj | Sabgal-Anicolor Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 58 | Francisco Muñoz | Team Polti Kometa | s.t. |
| 59 | Jarrad Drizners | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 60 | Cériel Desal | Bingoal WB | s.t. |
| 61 | Antonio Angulo | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 62 | Anthon Charmig | Astana Qazaqstan Team | s.t. |
| 63 | Gleb Brussenskiy | Astana Qazaqstan Team | s.t. |
| 64 | Jelle Vermoote | Bingoal WB | s.t. |
| 65 | Thomas Gachignard | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 66 | Luka Mezgec | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 67 | Anthony Perez | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 68 | Pablo Torres | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 69 | Brent Van Moer | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 70 | Andrea Pietrobon | Team Polti Kometa | s.t. |
| 71 | Alexis Vuillermoz | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 72 | Julien Simon | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 73 | Jetse Bol | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 74 | Lukasz Owsian | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 75 | Thomas De Gendt | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 76 | Johan Meens | Bingoal WB | s.t. |
| 77 | Kévin Avoine | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 78 | Guillermo Garcia Janeiro | Sabgal-Anicolor Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 79 | Eugenio Sanchez | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 80 | Valentin Retailleau | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 81 | Gorka Sorarrain | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 82 | Arjen Livyns | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 83 | Nils Aebersold | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 84 | Loic Vliegen | Bingoal WB | s.t. |
| 85 | Jérémy Leveau | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 86 | Sébastien Grignard | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 87 | Rafael Reis | Sabgal-Anicolor Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 88 | Frederico Figueiredo | Sabgal-Anicolor Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 89 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 90 | Julen Amezqueta | Illes Balears-Arabay Cycling | s.t. |
| 91 | Nicolas Alustiza | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 92 | Mario Aparicio | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 93 | Kenny Molly | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 94 | Alan Riou | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 95 | Jonathan Lastra | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 96 | Damien Touzé | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 97 | Giosue Epis | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 98 | Rémy Rochas | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 99 | Unai Esparza | Illes Balears-Arabay Cycling | s.t. |
| 100 | Samuel Leroux | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 101 | Damien Girard | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 102 | Elmar Reinders | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 103 | Michael Matthews | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 104 | Ben Hermans | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 105 | Sergio Samitier | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 106 | Marco Tizza | Bingoal WB | s.t. |
| 107 | Javier Romo | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 108 | Ivan Romeo | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 109 | Emmanuel Morin | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 110 | Igor Arrieta | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 111 | Yevgeniy Gidich | Astana Qazaqstan Team | s.t. |
| 112 | Michal Schlegel | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 113 | Duarte Marivoet | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 114 | Gibbe Staes | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 115 | Baptiste Vadic | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 116 | Lennert Teugels | Bingoal WB | s.t. |
| 117 | Ludovic Robeet | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 118 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 119 | Mathis Le Berre | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 120 | Andoni Lopez De Abetxuko | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 121 | Anton Kuzmin | Astana Qazaqstan Team | s.t. |
| 122 | Alex Baudin | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 123 | Liam Slock | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 124 | Dario Gómez Germán | Team Polti Kometa | s.t. |
| 125 | Oier Lazkano | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 126 | Jean-Louis Le Ny | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 127 | Felix Engelhardt | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 128 | Jan Maas | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 129 | Christopher Juul-Jensen | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 130 | Martin Pedersen | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 131 | Alessandro Romele | Astana Qazaqstan Team | s.t. |