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September 11, 2022
GP de Fourmies 2022 – Fourmies – Fourmies : 197,6 km
Falling late in the year and often after the culmination of the Grand Tour season,
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September 11, 2022
GP de Fourmies 2022 – Fourmies – Fourmies : 197,6 km
Falling late in the year and often after the culmination of the Grand Tour season, the GP de Fourmies offers both fans and riders a welcome return to the action-packed, one-day style of racing that we all know and love. Since its first edition in 1928, the race has seen all manner of different riders emerge victorious – from out-and-out classics specialists, to pure sprinters. There are some tricky climbs to navigate in the earlier part of the race, but the action doesn’t really start to unfold until the race transitions onto the short lap circuit around the town centre. The circuit around the town is quite technical and is characterised by a series of short, uphill drags. This makes it tough for one team to control, often creating one incredibly messy sprint finish as a result. The final few kilometres also head slightly downhill too, which has the effect of both ramping up the speeds and nerves within the bunch.
Caleb Ewan took a decisive print victory in Fourmies today, in a mass sprint ahead of Dylan Groenewegen and Amaury Capiot following a crash within the final kilometres which eliminated some of the sprint contenders.
Lotto controlled the lead-out, and Groenewegen was the first to initiate the sprint within the final few hundred metres. Ewan was tight on the Dutch sprinter’s wheel, though, and overtook him ahead of the line.
The crash in the final kilometres meant that Fabio Jakobsen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) was amongst the sprinters who could not contend the final sprint, though teammate Yves Lampaert did contend the sprint – finishing in 6th place.
“It’s no secret that we’re in the hunt for points at the moment,’ Ewan said following the stage. “I’m happy that I could get some points for the team and it goes some way toward us staying in the WorldTour.”
The race carried 200 UCI points, which will be critical amid the relegation battle that approaches at the end of this season.
Speaking about the final run-in to the finish, Ewan credited his team for the strong leadout. “Jasper had to go on the front super early, and he did a great job using the other guys, and in the end he delivered me perfectly with 200m,” he said.
“So thanks to him and the whole team.”
Results :
 was amongst the sprinters who could not contend the final sprint, though teammate Yves Lampaert did contend the sprint - finishing in 6th place.
“It’s no secret that we’re in the hunt for points at the moment,’ Ewan said following the stage. “I’m happy that I could get some points for the team and it goes some way toward us staying in the WorldTour.”
The race carried 200 UCI points, which will be critical amid the relegation battle that approaches at the end of this season.
Speaking about the final run-in to the finish, Ewan credited his team for the strong leadout. “Jasper had to go on the front super early, and he did a great job using the other guys, and in the end he delivered me perfectly with 200m,” he said.
“So thanks to him and the whole team.”
<strong>Results : </strong>
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