Tour of the Alps (2021) Photos; Stage 2: Innsbruck → Feichten im Kaunertal, 122 km |
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| Thibaut Pinot (France / Team Groupama - FDJ) and Romain Bardet (France / Team DSM) at the Stage 2 start in Innsbruck | share this photo |
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| The Stage 2 rollout from Innsbruck | share this photo |
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| The early break | share this photo |
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| Romain Bardet (FRA - Team DSM) | share this photo |
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| Mechanical for race leader Gianni Moscon (ITA - Ineos Grenadiers) but he was going to lose the race lead anyway | share this photo |
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| 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 | share this photo |
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| Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) drops everyone but last year's overall winner, Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/INEOS GRENADIERS) | share this photo |
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| Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) and Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/INEOS GRENADIERS) with a beautiful Alps backdrop | share this photo |
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| Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) now riding solo | share this photo |
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| Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/INEOS GRENADIERS) would go on to finished 2nd + 41s | share this photo |
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| Tunnel vision of the eventual stage winner, Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) | share this photo |
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| 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) | share this photo |
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| Impressive solo win by Simon YATES (GBR/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) by 45s in Feichten im Kaunertal after a short but sweet 121 km | share this photo |
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| 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.” | share this photo |
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| 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.” | share this photo |
Tour of the Alps (2021) Photos; Stage 2: Innsbruck → Feichten im Kaunertal, 122 km |
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