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Clásica San Sebastián (2021) Photos July 31

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Stage 1:    Full Results and Report

Teams presentation for Donostiako klasikoa / Clásica San Sebastián with Jumbo Visma

Mohoric & Landa

EF Education

Deceuninck Quick-Step

Ineos

Egan Bernal (INEOS)








Unsuccessful attack by Mikel Landa (ESP - Bahrain Victorious)

Unsuccessful attack by Mikel Landa (ESP - Bahrain Victorious)

Simon Carr (EF Education) attacks on the hardest penultimate climb

Previoius winner, Julian Alaphilippe (FRA - Deceuninck - Quick-Step)

Neilson POWLESS (USA/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO)





The late three-men break on the flat run to the line

Neilson POWLESS (USA/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO) wins in 5:34:31 aheads of 2nd Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) and 3rd Mikkel HONORE (DEN/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP)

Neilson POWLESS (USA/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO) wins in 5:34:31 aheads of 2nd Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) and 3rd Mikkel HONORE (DEN/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP)

Neilson POWLESS (USA/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO) wins in 5:34:31 aheads of 2nd Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) and 3rd Mikkel HONORE (DEN/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP)

A jubilant Neilson POWLESS (USA/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO) said of his first professional victory, “I’m just so happy to have taken it in San Sebastian with a director in the car who’s a local and every time I’ve raced in the Basque Country it’s just been incredible with the fans so I’m super happy to win in front of such enthusiastic crowds.”

5 Alessandro COVI (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) + 1:04, 6 Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP), 7 Odd Christian EIKING (NOR/INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT MATÉRIAUX), 8 Jonas VINGEGAARD (DEN/JUMBO-VISMA), 9 Gianni MOSCON (ITA/INEOS GRENADIERS), 10 Bauke MOLLEMA (NED/TREK-SEGAFREDO), 11 Gonzalo SERRANO (ESP/MOVISTAR TEAM), 12 Maxim VAN GILS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL), 13 Mark PADUN (UKR/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS), 14 Giulio CICCONE (ITA/TREK-SEGAFREDO)


15th Simon CARR (GBR/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO) + 1:08

17 Diego ULISSI (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) + 1:36, 18 Juan AYUSO (ESP/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 19 Ruben GUERREIRO (POR/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO), 20 Gorka IZAGIRRE (ESP/ASTANA-PREMIER TECH), 21 Ruben FERNANDEZ (ESP/COFIDIS), 22 Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE)

Team CEO Jonathan Vaughters succinctly summed up Powless just after. “Love this guy. A humble, honest, genuine, thoughtful, and truly kind human being. First and foremost. And a rock-solid bike rider too boot. Congrats.”

Your 2021 Clásica San Sebastián winner, Neilson POWLESS (USA/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO)... first USA classics winner in 10 years

Your 2021 Clásica San Sebastián podium: 2nd Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS), 1st Neilson POWLESS (USA/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO) and 3rd Mikkel HONORE (DEN/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP)