Tour of the Alps 2020 Photos

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Tour of the Alps (2021) Photos April 19 - 23

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Stage 1: Brixen → Innsbruck, 143 km Full Results and Report


Start scene in Brixen for Stage 1	Rollout from Brixen	Alessandro De Marchi getting the break started
	Timber and the peloton	Today's main break after Alessandro De Marchi got it started
Heading higher	Flurries on the cat 2 mid-race at 1350m	File photo of Innsbruck where Stage 1 finished
Two men off the front with 1 km to go	Gianni MOSCON (ITA/INEOS GRENADIERS) wins Stage 1 ahead of 2nd Idar ANDERSEN (NOR/UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM) and 3rd Alexandr RIABUSHENKO (BLR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES)	Gianni MOSCON (ITA/INEOS GRENADIERS) post-race: "There's no better way to get back racing after two months away due to an injury. I've lived in Innsbruck for three years and so I was really motivated to try to win at home. "It gave me that bit extra that made the difference. Knowing the roads was an advantage, especially psychologically. I knew what was coming and knew how to judge my effort. Of course you need the legs too and it worked out perfectly."
Stage 1 winner and race leader, Gianni MOSCON (ITA/INEOS GRENADIERS): "The battle for the GC will be hard because some of the best climbers in the world are here as they get ready for the Giro d'Italia. We'll try to defend the lead, but I know I might struggle. I just want to enjoy doing the second stage in the leader's jersey."

Stage 2: Innsbruck → Feichten im Kaunertal, 122 km Full Results and Report


Thibaut Pinot (France / Team Groupama - FDJ) and Romain Bardet (France / Team DSM) at the Stage 2 start in Innsbruck	The Stage 2 rollout from Innsbruck	The early break
	Romain Bardet (FRA - Team DSM)	Mechanical for race leader Gianni Moscon (ITA - Ineos Grenadiers) but he was going to lose the race lead anyway
2nd of two times up the cat 1 Piller Sattel: Simon Yates (GBR - Team Bikeexchange) leads 2nd Pavel Sivakov (Rusland / Team INEOS Grenadiers) + 45s, 15th Nairo Quintana Rojas (Colombia / Team Arkea Samsic) + 1:42, 7th Hugh Carthy (GBR / Team EF Education - Nippo) + 1:17	Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) drops everyone but last year's overall winner, Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/INEOS GRENADIERS)	Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) and Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/INEOS GRENADIERS) with a beautiful Alps backdrop
Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) now riding solo	Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/INEOS GRENADIERS) would go on to finished 2nd + 41s	Tunnel vision of the eventual stage winner, Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE)
Chase group: 6th Jai Hindley (AUS - Team DSM) - 4th Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS - Astana - Premier Tech) - 3rd Daniel Martin (IRL - Israel Start-Up Nation) - 2nd Pavel Sivakov (RUS - Ineos Grenadiers) - 5th Alexander CEPEDA (ECU - Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec)	Impressive solo win by Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) by 45s in Feichten im Kaunertal after a short but sweet 121 km	Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) post-race: “Today it was a perfect stage for my characteristics: short, fast and explosive. That’s why I am so happy to be here at the Tour of the Alps,” told Yates. “That’s the kind of race that I like, those in which I give my best, and the best testing ground in the build-up for the Giro d’Italia." “I knew I would be taking in plenty of strong rivals, so I can be very happy with my first seasonal win. Quintana, Sivakov and Carthy all looked strong on the Piller Sattel, but maybe spent a little too much energy too soon, and could not keep up when approaching the KOM.”
Stage winner and race leader by 45s, Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE): “Here at the Tour of the Alps it’s fast and aggressive every day,” Yates continued, “and that’s why I expect something to happen also tomorrow, though in a less insidious stage on cards. The fourth stage will present a different profile, with longer climbs: I don’t know yet what our tactics will be, but the race is certainly not closed yet.”

Stage 3: Imst → Naturns, 162 km Full Results and Report

Stage 4: Naturns → Pieve di Bono, 169 km Full Results and Report


The profile for the Queen Stage	Message from the race organziers: "April 22nd is an emotional day for the Tour of the Alps, as well as for the whole World of cycling. Four years ago today, a tragic road accident stripped away the life of Michele Scarponi. The Italian rider had just returned from the Tour of the Alps, where he had won the first historical stage of the race’s new Euro-Regional era, from Kufstein to Innsbruck. It would have been the last of his too short life."	Race leader Simon Yates looking relaxed before the Queen Stage in Naturns
Chris Froome gets the break started
The large break
		Action near the front with the race leader, Simon Yates, stretching out the GC group
Aleksandr VLASOV (RUS/ASTANA-PREMIER TECH) and Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) at the front of race before being joined by Pello BILBAO (ESP/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS)	Climbers' bunch sprint in Pieve di Bono	Pello BILBAO (ESP/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) wins the Queen Stage in 4:39:42 ahead of 2nd Aleksandr VLASOV (RUS/ASTANA-PREMIER TECH) and 3rd Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE)
Pello BILBAO (ESP/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS): “It was such a perfect day. I came here at the Tour of the Alps with a stage victory in mind, and I tried from the first day to take it. Maybe today was the stage that suits me the most. We knew that the decisive moment was the last climb but especially the following descent. We studied it with our Sports Director Pellizotti, outlining the points where I could take some risks and those where I have to be very careful. Today was a special day as it’s the death anniversary of my late teammate Michele Scarponi and I wanted to do my best to take this victory to dedicate to him. As I already did last time, I won at Tour of the Alps 3 years ago.”	Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) extended his overall lead to 58s

Stage 5: Idroland → Riva del Garda, 121 km Full Results and Report


Profile for the final mountainous stage	The stage 5 start at Idroland	The rollout from Idroland
Today's break	The eventual winner after a mechanical
Three passes through the finish at Riva del Garda	Passing through the finish in Riva del Garda	Felix GROßSCHARTNER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE) attacks out of the break
Felix GROßSCHARTNER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE) solo	Felix GROßSCHARTNER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE) solo	Felix GROßSCHARTNER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE) descending to the finish
	Solo win by Felix GROßSCHARTNER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE) in Riva del Garda	Felix GROßSCHARTNER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE) wins in 3:03:38
Felix Großschartner post-race: "To win is always great, to win close to Austria is even better. After stage two I said to myself just try your best day by day, and that’s what I did. It didn’t work out two times but I stayed positive and the reward came with the win today. We planned again to go into the break and that worked out well. On the last climb I had the best legs and just went for it. To win from such a strong field two weeks ahead of the Giro is special and a great boost in confidence."	2nd Nicolas ROCHE (IRL/TEAM DSM) + 34s, 3rd Alessandro DE MARCHI (ITA/ISRAEL START-UP NATION)	4th Gianni MOSCON (ITA/INEOS GRENADIERS) + 40s, 5th Alejandro OSORIO (COL/CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA), 6th Romain BARDET (FRA/TEAM DSM), 7th Luis León SÁNCHEZ (ESP/ASTANA-PREMIER TECH)
"We knew it could have been a stage for me, and already last night with the team we had decided to try to go for it," said Felix GROßSCHARTNER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE). "I had been showing off during the last days, but the legs weren’t feeling as good as today. It’s a valuable victory, achieved ahead of plenty of strong riders, and I want to dedicate it to my uncle, who passed away last year: he was my biggest fan, and today I know I would have made him happy. For the Austrians, the Tour of the Alps is a great opportunity to race at the highest levels on home roads, something that doesn’t happen every day. It's nice to race one of the most important - and tough – one-week races in front of your fans."	Your Stage 5 winner, Felix GROßSCHARTNER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE). First win of the year for him and the first time an Austrian has won a stage of Tour of the Alps	Felix GROßSCHARTNER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE)
Your 2021 Tour of the Alps overall podium: 2nd Pello BILBAO (ESP/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) + 58s, 1st Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) 18:36:06, 3rd Aleksandr VLASOV (RUS/ASTANA-PREMIER TECH) + 1:06	Overall winner, Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE): “I have had a fantastic week at the Tour of the Alps, filled with incredible landscapes and views. I hope to be back soon, and not just as a rider”