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Stage 5: Nowy Sącz Zakopane 223 Km
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km /
Bart De Clercq
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km / Bart De Clercq
Tour de Pologne: De Clercq holds off chasers to win in Zakopane
Lotto Soudal rider takes race lead
Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Soudal) soloed to the
win on stage 5 of the Tour de Pologne from
Nowy Sacz to Zakopane. The Belgian finished
ahead of Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) and
Sebastian Reichenbach (IAM Cycling), who
both finished a handful of seconds in arrears
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km / Bart De Clercq
De Clercq attacked from a group of ten with just under five kilometres remaining and maintained a small advantage all the way to
the line. It capped an excellent performance for Lotto-Soudal, a team that were aggressive at key points in the race.
Sergio Henao (Team Sky) led the rest of the chase group home in fourth. De Clercq now leads the race with Ulissi in second place.
Overnight race leader Kamil Zieliński (Poland) and Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx-QuickStep) were both dropped on the climbs before
the finish.
The stage was destined to alter the overall complexion of the race with eight categorised climbs on the road to Zakopane. After
four relatively flat stages for the sprinters it was time for the GC riders to establish a foothold in the race.
Edward Beltran (Tinkoff-Saxo), Vegard Breen, Kris Boeckmans, Boris Vallée (Lotto-Soudal), Sebastian Turgot (Ag2r-La Mondiale)
and Grega Bole (CCC Sprandi) attempted to form an early breakaway and established a six-minute lead over the peloton after the
opening skirmishes.
Turgot and Boeckmans dropped back soon after, with Team Sky reducing the gap to a more manageable two minutes.
With just over 70 kilometres remaining, Bole and Beltran remained at the head of the race as the remaining Lotto riders slipped
back to ensure that De Clercq was sufficiently supported.
Bole and then Beltran’s resistance were eventually broken with 60 kilometres remaining as a quickly shrinking peloton headed
towards the final set of climbs.
Sander Armée was the next Lotto rider to assert pressure with a strong attacked on the crest of the Glodowka climb and the rider
was briefly allowed some leeway before Team Astana took control.
Fabio Aru’s team reduced the peloton in quick time with Alexey Lutsenko neatly tucked in behind a train that included Diego
Rosa, Andrey Zeits, and Paolo Tiralongo.
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km / Bart De Clercq
On the penultimate climb, Sergio Henao accelerated, his turn of
speed enough to shed Astana of much of their fighting force, but
the Colombian was unable to build any form of a significant lead
on a climb not steep enough to exploit his opportunity.
Aru took over on the front for the final climb with Lutsenko on his
wheel and when Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin) jumped
clear near the summit it was the Astana rider who marked his
fellow countryman.
This forced Sky into a frantic chase and on the descent towards the
finishing town only around 10 riders were left in contention,
including Davide Rebellin, Ulissi, De Clercq, Ben Hermans,
Christophe Riblon, Mikel Nieve, Henao, Reichenbach and Ion
Izagirre.
Nieve made a move first and he was joined by four more riders, as
Cannondale and Lotto combined to neutralize the move.
With so little collaboration in the leading pack when they
reformed, it was only a matter of time before another attack
would come. De Clercq duly obliged and although the gradient
rose inside the final two kilometres, the Belgian had enough to
take the win, with the bonus seconds helping to ensure that he
would also pull on the leader’s yellow jersey.
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223
Km / Bart De Clercq / Sporza
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km /
Bart De Clercq / Sporza
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz Zakopane 223 Km /
Bart De Clercq / Twitter
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223
Km / Bart De Clercq / TdP
The only time he has ever crossed the
finish line in first place was as a neo-pro
at the Giro d'Italia in 2011 and, more
than four years on, the 28-year-old
feels this second victory is well overdue.
"The jersey, it's a nice thing, but the
victory is more important than this
jersey," he told a group of reporters
underneath the towering Wielka Krokiew
ski jumping venue in Zakopane.
"It has been quite a long time. I did it as
a neo-pro so I had to wait a pretty long
time, so it's really a big relief that finally
the next win is here. I'm really happy
with this win. I really needed it actually.
"For the moment I'm really happy that
I've had this win. Now there's the
opportunity of a nice GC [position] but
first I'm going to enjoy this victory."
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz Zakopane 223 Km
/ Bart De Clercq
/ HLN
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km
/ Bart De Clercq / De Standaard
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km /
Bart De Clercq / De Standaard
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km / Bart De Clercq
CYCLISME / Le coureur belge (Lotto-Soudal) s'est imposé en
solitaire lors de la 5ème étape.
Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Soudal) s'est imposé en solitaire jeudi dans la
5e étape du Tour de Pologne, la plus longue de cette 72e édition.
Elle reliait Nowy Sacz à Zakopane après 223 km et surtout 8 cols de
1e catégorie. Il s'est échappé à un peu plus de 4 km de l'arrivée et a
résisté jusqu'au bout. L'Italien Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) a pris la
2e place et le Suisse Sébastien Reichenbach la 3e, tous deux à 3
secondes. Ben Hermans (BMC) s'est classé 5e à 7 secondes derrière
le Colombien Sergio Henao (Sky), 4e également à 7 secondes. Le
Polonais Kamil Zielinski (équipe nationale de Pologne) a cédé son
maillot jaune de leader du classement général. Il revient, grâce aux
bonifications, à De Clercq qui a signé son premier succès de la saison
et le 2e succès de sa carrière après la 6e étape du Giro en 2011.
De Clercq devance désormais Ulissi de 4 secondes et l'Italien Davide
Formolo de 6 secondes. Ben Hermans est 4e à 9 secondes.
La 6e étape reliera samedi Bukowina à Tatrzanska (174 km) avant la
7e et ultime étape, un contre-la-montre individuel de 25 km,
dimanche à Cracovie.
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km / Bart De Clercq
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz Zakopane 223 Km /
Bart De Clercq
Bart de Clercq (Lotto-Soudal) won stage 5 of Tour of
Poland. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
With a cunning, late-race attack out of a small lead group,
Bart de Clercq (Lotto-Soudal) rode his way into the Tour
of Poland leader’s jersey with a stage 5 victory. The 28year-old Belgian got the better of a break of 12 riders that
formed in the final, hilly circuit of the 223km race from
Nowy Sacz to Zakopane. Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida)
came home second, three seconds behind, just ahead of
Sebastien Reichenbach (IAM Cycling).
De Clercq is now the race’s GC leader, four seconds
ahead of Ulissi in the overall. Cannondale-Garmin’s
Davide Formolo, who also made the breakaway on
Thursday, sits third on GC.
On Friday, the race will offer more hills, with eight
categorized climbs over 174 kilometers on a day that
starts at Bukovina Terma Hotel Spa and finishes in
Bukowina Tatrzanska.
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223
Km / Bart De Clercq / L’Equipe
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km
/ Bart De Clercq / Twitter
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223 Km
/ Bart De Clercq / TV-Pologne
Rit 5: Nowy Sącz - Zakopane 223
Km / Bart De Clercq - Leiderstrui