2025 Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior
(1.1), Spain
4th edition: Monday, February 17, 2025
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Ubeda - Ubeda, 169.2 km
The race's podium, from left: Isaac del Toro (2nd), Michael Kwiatkowski (1st), & Ibon Ruiz (3rd).
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The race: Here's the report from winner Michael Kwiatkowski's Team INEOS Grenadiers.
Michal Kwiatkowski pulled off a classy solo victory at Clasica Jaen following over 60 kilometres on the attack.
The Grenadier capped off an aggressive performance from the team in Spain, pushing clear with the winning acceleration at 12km to go.
The foundations had been laid by a number of attacks and accelerations from Kwiatkowski’s teammates across a punishing course littered with gravel sectors.
Egan Bernal, Connor Swift, Ben Turner and Axel Laurance all rode their way into a select chasing group, with Laurance finishing fifth in Ubeda, with Turner ninth.
Bernal, Swift and Oscar Rodriguez were all caught up in crashes during the day. Following checks Bernal was diagnosed with a fractured clavicle.
Kwiatkowski moved into an established three-man move alongside Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) and Clement Alleno (Burgos Burpellet BH), which pulled clear of the pack heading into the final 60km.
Behind the move, Bernal was very active and helped monitor and shut down accelerations behind. Eventually Kwiatkowski and McNulty were joined by original breakaway rider Ibon Ruiz (Kern Pharma), with the trio pulling out a strong advantage.
Following a puncture from McNulty, Kwiato eventually forged clear solo, winning by a margin of 26 seconds over lead chaser Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates – XRG).
Michal Kwiatkowski: "I always have to believe that anything is possible.
"The pace was super hard from the second sector and I didn’t expect it so early on. Later on it was just a small group and we had a lot of numbers, everybody was racing perfectly. We knew we could do it well. I was just going with the McNulty move and get to the finish.
"I’m proud of how we rode today. I want to dedicate this victory to my family after a tough couple of months, so it’s all for them."
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Complete results:
169.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.227 km/hr
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski | INEOS Grenadiers | 4hr 0min 25sec |
| 2 | Isaac del Toro | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | @ 31sec |
| 3 | Ibon Ruiz | Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:46 |
| 4 | Jordan Labrosse | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 1:53 |
| 5 | Axel Laurance | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 6 | Eric Antonio Fagúndez | Burgos Burpellet BH | 1:57 |
| 7 | Clément Berthet | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Carlos Canal | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Ben Tulett | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1:59 |
| 10 | Tim Wellens | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 2:00 |
| 11 | Ben Turner | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 12 | Brandon McNulty | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 2:01 |
| 13 | Nicolas Prodhomme | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 2:03 |
| 14 | Igor Arrieta | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 2:32 |
| 15 | Matthias Schwarzbacher | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 16 | Lorenzo Milesi | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 17 | Alex Molenaar | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 2:54 |
| 18 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 3:11 |
| 19 | José Manuel Díaz | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
| 20 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 21 | Jon Barrenetxea | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 22 | Eduard Prades | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 23 | Tiesj Benoot | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 24 | Clément Alleno | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
| 25 | Pau Martí | Spain | s.t. |
| 26 | David González | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 27 | Sergio Trueba | Illes Balears Arabay | s.t. |
| 28 | Iñigo Elosegui | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 29 | Connor Swift | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 30 | José María García | Illes Balears Arabay | 3:15 |
| 31 | Joseba López | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 32 | Adrià Pericas | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 33 | Alex Colman | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 34 | Omar Fraile | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 35 | Pablo Carrascosa | Equipo Kern Pharma | 3:21 |
| 36 | Josh Burnett | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
| 37 | Brem Deman | Team Flanders-Baloise | 5:30 |
| 38 | Julen Arriolabengoa | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 6:00 |
| 39 | Wout van Aert | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 40 | Sepp Kuss | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 41 | Mats Wenzel | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 42 | Gotzon Martín | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 43 | Ricard Fitó | Illes Balears Arabay | s.t. |
| 44 | Gregor Mühlberger | Movistar Team | 9:00 |
| 45 | Héctor Álvarez | Spain | s.t. |
| 46 | Gonzalo Serrano | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 47 | Mark Donovan | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 48 | Marc Soler | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 49 | Callum Scotson | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 9:44 |
| 50 | Mikel Retegi | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 51 | Loe van Belle | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 52 | Stan Dewulf | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | s.t. |
| 53 | Daniel Cavia | Burgos Burpellet BH | 11:02 |
| 54 | Hodei Muñoz | Spain | s.t. |
| 55 | Siebe Deweirdt | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 56 | Marc Torres | Spain | s.t. |
| 57 | Louis Sutton | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 11:05 |
| 58 | Unai Esparza | Illes Balears Arabay | s.t. |
| 59 | Tijmen Graat | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 60 | Joan Gamundi | Illes Balears Arabay | 11:07 |
| 61 | Yentl Vandevelde | Team Flanders-Baloise | 11:09 |
| 62 | Ward Vanhoof | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 63 | Menno Huising | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 64 | Victor Vercouillie | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 65 | Vince Gerits | Team Flanders-Baloise | 13:41 |
| 66 | Iker Mintegi | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 14:43 |
| 67 | Unai Zubeldia | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 15:06 |
| 68 | George Jackson | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
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