Filippo Baroncini (UAE) décroche son 1er succès professionnel sur la #Super8Classic ! Sorti à 14km, l'Italien de 24 ans s'impose en solitare devant Rick Pluimers et son coéquipier Rui Oliveira. Emilien Jeannière est 4e A suivre sur cyclismactu.net
Filippo Baroncini succeeds Van der Poel with a brilliant solo in Super 8 Classic
CyclingSaturday, 21 September 2024 at 13:13
Filippo Baroncini (UAE Team Emirates) claimed victory in the 14th edition of the Super 8 Classic. The Italian all-rounder survived the tough hill section and then managed to achieve his first professional victory with a brilliant solo effort. Dutchman Rick Pluimers impressively finished in second place. Rui Oliveira, Baroncini's teammate, completed the podium on behalf of UAE Team Emirates by taking third place.
The Super 8 Classic took the peloton from the Belgian (Flemish) municipality of Brakel to Haacht, covering almost 200 kilometers on mainly undulating roads. The riders faced a particularly challenging hill section in the final part, including the Moskesstraat, a key climb featured in the 2021 World Championship road race in Leuven, and still part of the Flèche Brabançonne route. After the last climb, there were about fifteen flat kilometers left to the finish.
Van den Berg in early breakaway
Dutchman Julius van den Berg (dsm-firmenich PostNL) was active early on and eventually broke away with five other riders after some resistance from the peloton. The group consisted of Anders Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), Jens Reynders, Loïc Vliegen (both Bingoal WB), Lars Craps (Team Flanders Baloise) and Kay De Bruyckere (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal). The breakaway was given a small lead of barely three minutes by the peloton, which maintained a solid pace.
With about 80 kilometers to go, the gap was reduced to just one and a half minutes. Adding to their woes, the breakaway lost Jens Reynders, leaving a long way to go. Swiss rider Johan Jacobs (Movistar) tried to bridge the gap solo due to the small difference between the leaders and the peloton, but his effort was too ambitious, and he was caught by a charging peloton that could smell the hill section approaching.
The hill zone proved too tough for De Bruyckere, leaving four riders in the front. However, on the first passage of the tough Moskesstraat, Vliegen struggled and had to let his companions go. On the next climb, the Holstheide, Caleb Ewan (Jayco-AlUla) found it too difficult as well. The pocket sprinter, one of the outsiders, dropped from the peloton.
Philipsen drops off during grueling hill section
Meanwhile, the peloton saw a flurry of attacks: Alex Aranburu, Mathis Le Berre and Mads Würtz Schmidt were among those who tried unsuccessfully. Natnael Tesfatsion (Lidl-Trek) did manage to pull away from the peloton and closed in on the three breakaway riders, getting as close as 15 seconds, even 10, but just as he neared them, his legs gave out, and he fell back to the peloton in disappointment.
Then Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) made a move on the final passage of the Moskesstraat. Biniam Girmay reacted quickly and stayed on his wheel, but the rest of the peloton was also right behind them. By this time, Van den Berg and Craps had been swallowed up by the peloton. Only the Norwegian Johannessen remained at the front. However, his brave resistance also ended on the Holstheide climb.
The race remained very restless. Even the steep Smeysberg was climbed at full speed, causing new names to drop back, including one of the top names: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). He would not be sprinting for the win.
Baroncini picks the right moment
After the grueling hill section, the lead group was down to just sixteen riders. Among them were Dutch riders Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Mike Teunissen (Intermarché-Wanty) and Rick Pluimers (Tudor Pro Cycling). Pluimers was joined by his savvy teammate Matteo Trentin. Also present was Roger Adrià (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), the in-form rider who had already won the GP of Wallonia earlier this week on the Citadel of Namur.
UAE was represented by Rui Oliveira and Baroncini. The latter immediately launched an attack, putting the rest under pressure. The 2021 U23 World Champion opened a significant gap and extended his lead to 30 seconds. Catching him was proving to be a difficult task for the chasers. Baroncini had recently shown his solo riding prowess in the Vuelta a España, where he finished fourth in the final time trial.
Baroncini did not falter, and the chasers could not catch him. The UAE rider secured his first pro victory with a brilliant solo effort. His win was extra special because the race covered a large part of the World Championship route in Leuven, where Baroncini became the U23 World Champion in 2021. Pluimers also broke away from the chasing group in the final phase and finished a strong second, about twenty seconds behind. Oliveira also made it to the podium, representing UAE.
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- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024
- This is not a gravel race. UCI fail, from the surface they are on to team tactics. In what country was the first "gravel race" in what country is the most popular gravel race? Go with the race model that created the discipline.
Barnes127411-10-2024 - And don't forget he has now won 4 of the big 10 races (Grand tours, Monuments and WC/OG) in one year with a chance to make that 5. (5 has only been done once before)Joostmehrtens05-10-2024