La Vuelta 2021 – Stage 16 [LAST 10 KM]

August 31, 2021

La Vuelta 2021 – Stage 16 – Laredo – Santa Cruz de Bezana : 180 km

As the final Grand Tour of the year, the Vuelta a España is seen by many as a last chance saloon for those riders who have failed to hit their seasonal objectives. In reality the race is much more than that, often surpassing the other two three-week races in terms of action and edge-of-your-seat entertainment. This is a race with the steepest summit finishes in professional cycling, the anything-can-happen transitional stages, the unlikeliest breakaway victories and the most fiercely fought GC battles seen anywhere on the racing calendar. If you ever thought the Vuelta was inferior, think again. This year’s route is typical of La Vuelta, with mountainous stages in the Spanish Pyrenees and rugged Basque Country peppered throughout the race. Can the defending champion, take a third successive title and score a historic hattrick? Or will we see a new victor emerge?

Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-QuickStep) gave himself a special 25th birthday present at the Vuelta a España, winning the hectic sprint in Santa Cruz de Bezana to take his third victory in this year’s race.

The Deceuninck-Quickstep team took control in the final two kilometres. Jakobsen lost his teammate’s wheel but had the sprinting skills to protect his position near the front in the snaking finals kilometre and then had the speed to win.

Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) tried to challenge him but had to settle for third, with Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) coming through to take second. Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) was fourth.

“A birthday is always a good day, but I’m over the moon with this win,” Jakobsen said, praising the chase of his Deceuninck-Quickstep teammates.

“I think what we saw today is the ‘Wolf pack’. I was dropped on the climb, the guys waited for me, they brought me back and I won the race. The only thing I can do is win a short, fast sprint – they did everything else today.”

Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) finished safely in the peloton to retain the overall race lead for another day and so into the Asturian mountains and Wednesday’s mountain finish at Lago di Covadonga.

The Norwegian leads Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) by 54 seconds, with Primož Roglič third overall at 1:36 and Enric Mas (Movistar) his closest rival at 2:011.

How it unfolded

Stage 16 of the 2021 Vuelta a España was described as the last opportunity for sprinters before the final mountain stages but the 180km ride from Laredo to Santa Cruz de Bezana was never going to be an easy day for the fast men and their teammates, with the inland Cantabrian hills offering terrain for a breakaway and other attacks.

The riders were relaxed at the start overlooking the sea after enjoying the second rest day, but the tension soon emerged in the peloton due to an early crash that involved overall contenders Enric Mas (Movistar) and Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) and saw a number of others go down.

In the confusion, the early break formed with Stan Dewulf (AG2R-Citroën), Mikel Bizkarra (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Dimitri Claeys (Qhubeka NextHash), Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo) and Jetse Bol (Burgos-BH) going clear.

They were allowed to open a 2:00 lead but the pace was high with 47km covered in the first hour.

The stage stabilized in the opening 80km with Team DSM, Groupama-FDJ and Deceuninck-QuickStep leading the chase, giving race leader Odd Christian Eiking and his Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert teammates a day off the front and in the wheels.

The attackers worked together, determined to take their chance but their lead rarely extended beyond 2:00, with the sprint team’s playing cat and mouse.

Mid-stage the impact of the early crash emerged in full when Ciccone abandoned, in pain and in tears, after a chainring cut into right knee. Soon after that, Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) also retired due to his injuries, and Sep Vanmarcke (Israel Start-Up Nation) did too.

The control of the peloton ended after the day’s lone classified climb, the category 3 Alto de Hijas with 80km to go.

Harm Vanhoucke and his Lotto Soudal teammate Maxim Van Gils attacked on the climb to go across to the break. Vanhoucke made it across to create a six-rider move and there was a sense more attacks would come.

The break lead by 1:20 but their advantage melted under the Spanish sun as UAE Team Emirates upped the pace on a second uncategorised climb in an attempt to hurt their sprint rivals. It worked, with Jakobsen also distanced.

However, he and his Deceuninck-Quickstep team did not panic, even when they were 30 second behind, instead gathering together to chase on the rolling roads to the spectacular coastline.

The rise in speed and aggression also cut into the break’s lead and was down to just 30 seconds with 50km to go but the catch failed to happen when Jakobsen caught the peloton and the sprint teams eased to focus on the finish.

The rolling roads hurt the breakaway and the peloton, with late climbs splitting the six riders up front, with Simmons the first to suffer the pace. Dewulf was the last to survive, using his fresher legs to attack alone. Yet there was no escape as first Ineos Grenadiers rode on the front to position and protect Egan Bernal and Adam Yates, then Groupama-FDJ lead the line to set-up Arnaud Démare for the sprint.

Bora-Hansgrohe then took over, followed by EF Education-Nippo. But as so often occurs, Deceuninck-Quick timed it best, hitting the front with 1.8km to go. It was late and hectic, but they positioned Jakobsen where he wanted and where he indeed to be.

When Alexander Krieger (Alpecin-Fenix) dived into the line to lead for Sacha Modolo, Jakobsen stayed calm and collected. Trentin was on his wheel and perfectly placed but Jakobsen took the right lines through the late curves and then opened up his sprint at exactly the right time.

A year ago, he was in hospital after his terrible Tour de Pologne sprint crash. A year later, as he celebrated his 25th birthday, the Dutchman was back where he belonged, winning his third stage of the Vuelta a España.

Results :
1 Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Deceuninck-QuickStep 4:08:57
2 Jordi Meeus (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe
3 Matteo Trentin (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
4 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team BikeExchange
5 Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM
6 Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
7 Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates
8 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
9 Antonio Jesus Soto Guirao (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
10 Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
11 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Cofidis
12 Florian Vermeersch (Bel) Lotto Soudal
13 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Alpecin-Fenix
14 Itamar Einhorn (Isr) Israel Start-up Nation
15 Carlos Canal Blanco (Spa) Burgos-BH
16 Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
17 Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
18 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates
19 Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain Victorious
20 Gotzon Martin Sanz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
21 Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma
22 Lilian Calmejane (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
23 Magnus Cort (Den) EF Education-Nippo
24 Alexander Krieger (Ger) Alpecin-Fenix
25 Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers
26 Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious
27 Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers
28 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
29 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain Victorious
30 Robert Stannard (Aus) Team BikeExchange
31 Julen Amezqueta Moreno (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
32 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
33 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
34 Sergio Henao Montoya (Col) Qhubeka NextHash
35 Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
36 Steff Cras (Bel) Lotto Soudal
37 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech
38 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech
39 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma
40 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech
41 Sam Oomen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
42 Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team
43 José Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
44 Nico Denz (Ger) Team DSM
45 Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Lotto Soudal
46 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
47 Adam Yates (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers
48 David de la Cruz (Spa) UAE Team Emirates
49 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis
50 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Start-up Nation
51 Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
52 Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
53 Gino Mäder (Swi) Bahrain Victorious
54 Clément Champoussin (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
55 Yuriy Natarov (Kaz) Astana-Premier Tech
56 Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Movistar Team
57 Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Jumbo-Visma
58 Rémy Rochas (Fra) Cofidis
59 Oier Lazkano Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
60 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
61 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
62 Koen Bouwman (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
63 Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
64 Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos-BH
65 Simone Petilli (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
66 Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Burgos-BH
67 Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team DSM
68 Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos-BH
69 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious
70 Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
71 Pelayo Sanchez Mayo (Spa) Burgos-BH
72 Martin Laas (Est) Bora-Hansgrohe
73 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
74 Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Spa) Trek-Segafredo
75 Sander Armée (Bel) Qhubeka NextHash
76 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
77 Fernando Barceló Aragon (Spa) Cofidis
78 Damien Howson (Aus) Team BikeExchange
79 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
80 Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis
81 Eddy Fine (Fra) Cofidis
82 Patrick Gamper (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
83 Floris De Tier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
84 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain Victorious
85 Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
86 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech
87 Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
88 Geoffrey Bouchard (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
89 Jefferson Cepeda Ortiz (Ecu) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
90 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Team BikeExchange
91 Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:00:26
92 Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:37
93 Edward Planckaert (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 0:00:45
94 Damien Touze (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
95 Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:49
96 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team BikeExchange
97 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ 0:00:52
98 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Education-Nippo
99 Lawson Craddock (USA) EF Education-Nippo
100 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama-FDJ 0:00:54
101 Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 0:01:11
102 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:01:19
103 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:01:32
104 Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:35
105 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Team BikeExchange
106 Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Ineos Grenadiers
107 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis
108 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Burgos-BH
109 Joe Dombrowski (USA) UAE Team Emirates
110 Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep
111 Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
112 Ben Zwiehoff (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:02:05
113 Anton Palzer (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
114 Jan Hirt (Cze) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
115 Chad Haga (USA) Team DSM 0:02:26
116 Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain Victorious 0:02:38
117 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers
118 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
119 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers
120 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
121 Rafal Majka (Pol) UAE Team Emirates
122 Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Movistar Team
123 Matthew Holmes (GBr) Lotto Soudal
124 Quinn Simmons (USA) Trek-Segafredo
125 Stan Dewulf (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team
126 Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Soudal 0:02:49
127 Alvaro Cuadros Morata (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:02:56
128 Aritz Bagües Kalparsoro (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
129 Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain Victorious
130 Michael Storer (Aus) Team DSM
131 Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Qhubeka NextHash 0:03:13
132 Robert Gesink (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 0:04:03
133 James Piccoli (Can) Israel Start-up Nation
134 Ander Okamika Bengoetxea (Spa) Burgos-BH
135 Tom Scully (NZl) EF Education-Nippo
136 Christopher Hamilton (Aus) Team DSM
137 Jay Vine (Aus) Alpecin-Fenix
138 Sebastian Berwick (Aus) Israel Start-up Nation
139 Thymen Arensman (Ned) Team DSM
140 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 0:04:07
141 Romain Bardet (Fra) Team DSM
142 Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-Segafredo
143 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Qhubeka NextHash
144 Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
145 Josef Cerny (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:04:28
146 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Alpecin-Fenix 0:06:32
147 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Qhubeka NextHash
148 Diego Camargo Pineda (Col) EF Education-Nippo
149 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team
150 Antonio Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
151 Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos-BH
152 Joan Bou Company (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
153 Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
154 James Knox (GBr) Deceuninck-QuickStep
155 Fabio Aru (Ita) Qhubeka NextHash
156 Harm Vanhoucke (Bel) Lotto Soudal
157 Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama-FDJ
DNF Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
DNF Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation
DNF Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo

General Classification after Stage 16 :
1 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 64:06:47
2 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis 0:00:54
3 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 0:01:36
4 Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team 0:02:11
5 Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Movistar Team 0:03:04
6 Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious 0:03:35
7 Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers 0:04:21
8 Adam Yates (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:04:34
9 Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma 0:04:59
10 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:05:31
11 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech 0:06:04
12 Gino Mäder (Swi) Bahrain Victorious 0:06:47
13 Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:07:07
14 David de la Cruz (Spa) UAE Team Emirates 0:07:11
15 Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Spa) Trek-Segafredo 0:11:08
16 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 0:14:46
17 Rémy Rochas (Fra) Cofidis 0:26:35
18 Geoffrey Bouchard (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:28:21
19 Rafal Majka (Pol) UAE Team Emirates 0:28:58
20 Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Movistar Team 0:33:50
21 Clément Champoussin (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:37:04
22 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious 0:38:47
23 Sam Oomen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 0:39:52
24 Steff Cras (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:41:42
25 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech 0:44:38
26 Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos-BH 0:48:28
27 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain Victorious 0:48:43
28 Sergio Henao Montoya (Col) Qhubeka NextHash 0:48:44
29 Jefferson Cepeda Ortiz (Ecu) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:49:26
30 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:49:33
31 Romain Bardet (Fra) Team DSM 0:53:09
32 Simone Petilli (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:55:23
33 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 0:55:26
34 Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team DSM 0:56:30
35 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech 0:57:44
36 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Team BikeExchange 0:57:54
37 Gotzon Martin Sanz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:04:45
38 Lilian Calmejane (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 1:05:10
39 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Burgos-BH 1:05:13
40 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates 1:10:11
41 Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain Victorious 1:12:23
42 Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Ineos Grenadiers 1:12:39
43 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis 1:12:43
44 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers 1:13:48
45 Fabio Aru (Ita) Qhubeka NextHash 1:16:39
46 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Team BikeExchange 1:18:42
47 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 1:20:07
48 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Education-Nippo 1:20:46
49 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:22:31
50 Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 1:24:37
51 Jan Hirt (Cze) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 1:25:11
52 Julen Amezqueta Moreno (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 1:25:32
53 Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Team BikeExchange 1:25:35
54 Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 1:26:05
55 Michael Storer (Aus) Team DSM 1:28:28
56 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech 1:29:09
57 Joe Dombrowski (USA) UAE Team Emirates 1:35:27
58 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 1:36:57
59 Koen Bouwman (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 1:38:27
60 Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 1:43:06
61 Ben Zwiehoff (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:43:23
62 Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain Victorious 1:43:41
63 Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis 1:52:20
64 Floris De Tier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 1:52:31
65 Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 1:53:52
66 James Piccoli (Can) Israel Start-up Nation 1:54:42
67 José Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team 1:54:49
68 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Team BikeExchange 1:56:08
69 Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos-BH 1:56:30
70 Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Soudal 1:56:46
71 Robert Gesink (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 1:56:50
72 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team 1:56:53
73 Magnus Cort (Den) EF Education-Nippo 1:57:36
74 Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1:58:15
75 Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1:58:16
76 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Start-up Nation 1:58:22
77 Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:59:49
78 Lawson Craddock (USA) EF Education-Nippo 2:00:03
79 Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Lotto Soudal 2:00:25
80 Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep 2:00:47
81 Christopher Hamilton (Aus) Team DSM 2:02:02
82 Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 2:03:50
83 Yuriy Natarov (Kaz) Astana-Premier Tech 2:05:03
84 Diego Camargo Pineda (Col) EF Education-Nippo 2:05:50
85 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team BikeExchange 2:07:51
86 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:08:11
87 Jay Vine (Aus) Alpecin-Fenix 2:08:29
88 Stan Dewulf (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team 2:09:29
89 Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Burgos-BH 2:09:33
90 Thymen Arensman (Ned) Team DSM 2:12:02
91 Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates 2:12:12
92 Fernando Barceló Aragon (Spa) Cofidis 2:12:16
93 Joan Bou Company (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:12:31
94 Damien Howson (Aus) Team BikeExchange 2:12:38
95 Damien Touze (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 2:13:25
96 Aritz Bagües Kalparsoro (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 2:14:25
97 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team 2:14:30
98 Antonio Jesus Soto Guirao (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:15:48
99 Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:17:50
100 Matteo Trentin (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 2:18:33
101 James Knox (GBr) Deceuninck-QuickStep 2:20:37
102 Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama-FDJ 2:20:42
103 Oier Lazkano Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 2:23:18
104 Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 2:24:36
105 Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 2:25:38
106 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team BikeExchange 2:26:55
107 Matthew Holmes (GBr) Lotto Soudal 2:27:20
108 Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain Victorious 2:27:24
109 Patrick Gamper (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:27:49
110 Sander Armée (Bel) Qhubeka NextHash 2:29:38
111 Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 2:30:44
112 Pelayo Sanchez Mayo (Spa) Burgos-BH 2:31:41
113 Ander Okamika Bengoetxea (Spa) Burgos-BH 2:32:33
114 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Qhubeka NextHash 2:32:38
115 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 2:32:53
116 Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) Lotto Soudal
117 Eddy Fine (Fra) Cofidis 2:33:08
118 Antonio Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 2:34:39
119 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers 2:35:45
120 Alvaro Cuadros Morata (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 2:36:36
121 Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 2:37:28
122 Florian Vermeersch (Bel) Lotto Soudal 2:38:45
123 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama-FDJ 2:39:16
124 Carlos Canal Blanco (Spa) Burgos-BH 2:43:24
125 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain Victorious 2:43:31
126 Harm Vanhoucke (Bel) Lotto Soudal 2:44:09
127 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ 2:44:21
128 Robert Stannard (Aus) Team BikeExchange 2:46:00
129 Edward Planckaert (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
130 Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 2:47:07
131 Anton Palzer (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:48:56
132 Chad Haga (USA) Team DSM 2:50:09
133 Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:50:22
134 Alexander Krieger (Ger) Alpecin-Fenix 2:50:27
135 Nico Denz (Ger) Team DSM 2:52:24
136 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Cofidis 2:53:41
137 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Alpecin-Fenix 2:55:15
138 Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 2:56:09
139 Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-Segafredo 2:56:59
140 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep 2:57:23
141 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Qhubeka NextHash 2:58:12
142 Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos-BH 2:58:30
143 Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Qhubeka NextHash 2:58:39
144 Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3:07:53
145 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 3:09:16
146 Tom Scully (NZl) EF Education-Nippo
147 Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 3:10:04
148 Sebastian Berwick (Aus) Israel Start-up Nation 3:10:34
149 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Alpecin-Fenix 3:10:57
150 Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM 3:12:15
151 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 3:14:21
152 Quinn Simmons (USA) Trek-Segafredo 3:14:30
153 Jordi Meeus (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:17:14
154 Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Deceuninck-QuickStep 3:20:50
155 Martin Laas (Est) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:21:14