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Carpi - San Luca (Bologna), Italy. 204.1 km
Primoz Roglic wins in San Luca.
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The race: Here's the report from winner Primoz Roglic's Team Jumbo-Visma.
Primoz Roglic has won the Giro dell'Emilia for the third time. The 33-year-old Slovenian attacked furiously in the final stages, leaving the other favourites in his wake on the steep roads to the Basilica of San Luca in Bologna.
"It's a fantastic feeling to win here again”, Roglic said. "I love this race so much. The climbs of San Luca and the rich history make this race iconic. I enjoyed it. The support from the fans was great."
Carpi hosted the start of the 106th edition of the Giro dell'Emilia. Led by UAE Team Emirates, a select group of favourites, including Roglic, headed for the final climb to San Luca. In the last kilometre, Roglic accelerated at breakneck speed. The Jumbo-Visma leader took his third victory in the Italian semi-classic. In the same place, Roglic had also won the prologue of the 2019 Giro d'Italia. Tadej Pogacar and Simon Yates completed the podium.
"The final was very tough”, Roglic said. "Every climb in San Luca is painful. So you have to be able to suffer to win here. When I felt I had good legs, I decided to go flat out in the last kilometre. I am happy that I was able to finish it off.”
Before the start, Roglic announced that he will leave Team Jumbo-Visma at the end of the season. "I can confirm that I will leave the team after an incredible time together. My focus is on the final goals of this season. Some significant races are coming up in the next few weeks, including Il Lombardia. I am looking forward to them.”
"Primoz will always be in my heart as our king”, Managing Director Richard Plugge said. “We are very grateful to him for finding the way to the top together. I will always admire him on a personal level. But there comes a time when it is best to part ways. Recently, he asked for a transfer. We understood his request, and we have too much respect for each other to stand in each other's way. We gave him the green light, just like we did with Dylan Groenewegen.”
It was Roglic's 15th win of the season and his 80th professional victory. As of today, the Jumbo-Visma team has won 63 races this year.
Complete results:
204.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.266 km/hr
1 | Primoz Roglic | Jumbo-Visma | 4hr 49min 44sec |
2 | Tadej Pogacar | UAE Team Emirates | @ 1sec |
3 | Simon Yates | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
4 | Enric Mas | Movistar | 0:04 |
5 | Michael Woods | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
6 | Aleksandr Vlasov | BORA-hansgrohe | 0:06 |
7 | Richard Carapaz | EF Education-EasyPost | 0:10 |
8 | Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | 0:15 |
9 | Adam Yates | UAE Team Emirates | 0:43 |
10 | Warren Barguil | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:58 |
11 | Ben O'Connor | Ag2r-Citroën | 1:07 |
12 | Clément Champoussin | Arkéa-Samsic | 1:08 |
13 | Tiesj Benoot | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
14 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
15 | Lorenzo Fortunato | EOLO-Kometa | 1:11 |
16 | Davide Piganzoli | EOLO-Kometa | 1:16 |
17 | Romain Bardet | Team dsm-firmenich | 1:18 |
18 | Carlos Rodriguez | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
19 | Matteo Jorgenson | Movistar | s.t. |
20 | Simone Velasco | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
21 | Andrea Bagioli | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:22 |
22 | Stephen Williams | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
23 | Lenny Martinez | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
24 | Alexis Guérin | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
25 | Chris Harper | Jayco-AlUla | 1:33 |
26 | Harold Tejada | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
27 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 2:14 |
28 | Felix Gall | Ag2r-Citroën | 2:23 |
29 | Rigoberto Uran | EF Education-EasyPost | 2:32 |
30 | Filippo Zana | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
31 | Fausto Masnada | Soudal Quick-Step | 2:37 |
32 | Esteban Chaves | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
33 | Ewen Costiou | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
34 | Julian Alaphilippe | Soudal Quick-Step | 3:02 |
35 | Gianluca Brambilla | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 3:03 |
36 | Thibaut Pinot | Groupama-FDJ | 3:33 |
37 | Alessandro Verre | Arkéa-Samsic | 3:40 |
38 | Sergio Higuita | BORA-hansgrohe | 3:52 |
39 | Valerio Conti | Corratec-Selle Italia | 3:56 |
40 | Louis Barré | Arkéa-Samsic | 3:57 |
41 | Attila Valter | Jumbo-Visma | 4:10 |
42 | Chris Hamilton | Team dsm-firmenich | 4:20 |
43 | Guillaume Martin | Cofidis | 4:23 |
44 | Kristian Sbaragli | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 4:24 |
45 | Michael Gogl | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 4:27 |
46 | Stefano Oldani | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 4:45 |
47 | Alex Tolio | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | 4:47 |
48 | Luca Cavallo | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
49 | Florian Stork | Team dsm-firmenich | 5:05 |
50 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre | Ag2r-Citroën | 6:05 |
51 | Clément Berthet | Ag2r-Citroën | 6:10 |
52 | Etienne Van Empel | Corratec-Selle Italia | s.t. |
53 | Walter Calzoni | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 6:22 |
54 | Samuele Battistella | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
55 | Diego Sevilla | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
56 | Lennert Teugels | Bingoal-WB | 6:28 |
57 | Santiago Umba | GW-Shimano-Sidermec | 6:31 |
58 | Louka Matthys | Bingoal-WB | 6:43 |
59 | Ruben Fernandez | Cofidis | s.t. |
60 | Jakob Fuglsang | Israel-Premier Tech | 6:52 |
61 | Filippo Baroncini | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
62 | Dylan Teuns | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
63 | Alessandro Santaromita | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
64 | David De La Cruz | Astana Qazaqstan | 6:56 |
65 | Óscar Rodríguez | Movistar | s.t. |
66 | Jesus David Peña | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
67 | Andrea Garosio | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
68 | Quentin Pacher | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
69 | Mark Donovan | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 7:00 |
70 | Gregor Mühlberger | Movistar | 7:06 |
71 | Alejandro Osorio | GW-Shimano-Sidermec | 7:16 |
72 | Andrea Piccolo | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
73 | Nicolas Prodhomme | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
74 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
75 | William Barta | Movistar | 7:33 |
76 | Welay Berhe | Jayco-AlUla | 7:38 |
77 | Ben Turner | INEOS Grenadiers | 7:59 |
78 | Pavel Sivakov | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
79 | Jay Vine | UAE Team Emirates | 8:00 |
80 | Rafal Majka | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
81 | Diego Camargo | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
82 | Valentin Paret-Peintre | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
83 | Sam Oomen | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
84 | Jan Tratnik | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
85 | Koen Bouwman | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
86 | Edgar Cadena | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
87 | Ilan Van Wilder | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
88 | Alex Martin | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
89 | Axel Mariault | Cofidis | 9:21 |
90 | Gianmarco Garofoli | Astana Qazaqstan | 10:24 |
91 | Mauri Vansevenant | Soudal Quick-Step | 10:33 |
92 | Davide De Cassan | EOLO-Kometa | 11:13 |
93 | Lorenzo Germani | Groupama-FDJ | 13:03 |
94 | Romain Grégoire | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
95 | Killian Verschuren | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
96 | Andrea Innocenti | Team Technipes-EmiliaRomagna | s.t. |
97 | Riccardo Lucca | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
2023 Giro dell'Emilia photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Julian Alaphilippe before the race start.
Andreas Leknessund gets his bike.
Starting ceremonies: Team Groupama-FDJ is presented.
It's about time to go racing in beautiful Italy.
The starting peloton from behind.
Primox Roglic has time to sit up and enjoy his win.
Tadej Pogacar finishes second.
Simon Yates, looking a bit worse for the wear, finishes third.
The podium, from left: Tadej Pogacar (2nd), Primoz Roglic (1st) & Simon Yates (3rd).
Race winner Primoz Roglic