🇨🇳 #TOG2024 Unfortunately, Milan was involved in the early crash and abandoned the race with an injured knee. More info will come later. We wish you a speedy recovery, Milan! 🍀
What's the difference? Ethan Vernon defeats Molano at the finish in Tour of Guangxi and achieves double victory
CyclingThursday, 17 October 2024 at 10:18
Ethan Vernon won the third stage of the Tour of Guangxi. The Brit from Israel Premier-Tech was the fastest in a millimeter sprint. He eventually narrowly defeated Juan Sebastian Molano. With that, Vernon hit a double: he took over the leader's jersey from Max Kanter.
The leader's jersey had changed shoulders in the second stage. After Lionel Taminiaux (Lotto Dstny) won the first stage, he lost it to Max Kanter in stage two. The German from Astana Qazaqstan finished second in the stage won by Warre Vangheluwe (Soudal Quick-Step) and thus took the lead in the GC. He could prepare for a battle: the third stage to Bama was characterized by a pretty hilly finale. Riders with good qualities on short climbs would seize their chance on Thursday.
A big crash disrupted the opening stage of the race. This involved some 20 names: Among them were leader Kanter, Esteban Chaves (EF Education - EasyPost), Rune Herregodts (Intermarché-Wanty), and Timo Roosen (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), but they were able to resume their way. Others were not so lucky: Jhonatan Narváez (INEOS Grenadiers), Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla), Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates), and Mikkel Honoré (EF Education - EasyPost) could not continue. That said, Milan Vader also had to drop out. The Dutchman, finishing his last race for Visma | Lease a Bike in China, was the defending champion, but he will not have the opportunity to prolong his title.
De Bondt looking for leader's jersey
The race continued, and of course, that included a breakaway. The day's breakaway was held by someone other than Dries De Bondt. The Belgian of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale was also in the lead on Wednesday, where he secured the mountain jersey. Moreover, within bonification seconds, he was approaching the leader in the GC by one second. He set off together with Dutchman Pepijn Reinderink of Soudal Quick-Step. The leaders got a maximum of about four minutes from the peloton. Once in the final 50 kilometers, that gap had been reduced to two minutes. When it started to get uphill, several riders attempted to ride away. Among others, Oscar Onley (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) and Victor Lafay (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) tried but did not get any space for now.
As a result, an entire peloton continued to organize the chase. The hilly finale had not brought what might have been hoped for. Reinderink had more left than his Belgian breakaway companion and set off on the final slope. He bravely held on on his own, but at six kilometers from the line, he was still caught. As a result, the pack was preparing for a bunch sprint. Leading up to the sprint, Israel Premier-Tech was the best-organized team. This allowed Vernon to win finally, beating Molano by a small margin.
A textbook sprint from 🇬🇧 Ethan Vernon to claim his second stage win of the season! #TOG2024 🇨🇳
Results stage 3 Tour of Guangxi 2024
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Latest Comments
- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
- 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