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August 24, 2023
Renewi Tour 2023 🇧🇪 – Stage 2 ITT – Sluis – Sluis : 13,6 km
Where the Vuelta a España lacks in opportunities for the sprinters and Classics specialists,
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August 24, 2023
Renewi Tour 2023 🇧🇪 – Stage 2 ITT – Sluis – Sluis : 13,6 km
Where the Vuelta a España lacks in opportunities for the sprinters and Classics specialists, the Renewi Tour offers them in abundance, returning after a two-year absence with five stages that look set to offer unpredictable racing throughout. Renamed the Renewi Tour but still taking place in Belgium and the Netherlands, the stage race formerly known as the Benelux Tour and BinckBank Tour will put the riders to their limits over varied and intriguing terrain.
British champion Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers) has taken his first WorldTour win, finishing with the fastest time in the stage 2 individual time trial at the Renewi Tour in Sluis.
Tarling, 19, covered the 13.6km course with a winning time of 15:05 and an average speed of 54 kph. Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) finished second at 14 seconds back, and Yves Lampaert (Soudal-QuickStep) in third at 18 seconds back.
“It’s crazy. I’m so happy. I think we did super good in the the team. I am super supported, and I’m super happy,” said Tarling, who has finished no less than third place in every time trial he has started this year, including a victory at the British Championships and a bronze medal at the World Championships.
“I thought I started fast, and then I heard the splits and started panicking, so I tried to get everything out that I could. I think it worked well with the wind and stuff, so it ended up working really good,” Tarling said of his pacing strategy during the race.
“I don’t know if I was calm; it was panic from about halfway, but it was only a short-ish time trial, and it was about getting everything out. I had to stay above [the pacing plan] to win.”
Tarling now leads the overall classification at the Renewi Tour as the race heads into stage 3 from Aalter to Geraardsbergen on Friday.
“We’ll see how good we can get, but we have other super talents in the team, so we have a lot of options now.”
The second stage at the Renewi Tour was a 13.6km race against the clock in Sluis. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) started the time trial last after winning stage 1 and taking the first leader’s jersey.
Lennard Hofstede (Jumbo-Visma) was the first rider off the starting ramp, and a few of the earlier fast finishers included Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek), Luke Plapp (Ineos Grenadiers), Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) and Jos van Emden (Jumbo-Visma), all covering the course with average speeds upwards of 52 kph.
The times continued getting faster, with Wellens setting a best time of 15:19.
However, his time in the hot seat was brief as 19-year-old Tarling stormed through the finish line with a best time of 15:05 and an average speed of 54 kph.
The times behind Tarling re-shuffled throughout the event with podium performances from Belgian riders; Wellens holding onto the second fastest time, then Lampaert with the third fastest time of 15:23,
Other top-10 finishes came from Jasper Stuyven (Lidl-Trek) at 15:24, Florian Vermeersch (Lotto-Dstny) at 15:26, and Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) in sixth place at 15:26.
Results :
 has taken his first WorldTour win, finishing with the fastest time in the stage 2 individual time trial at the Renewi Tour in Sluis.
Tarling, 19, covered the 13.6km course with a winning time of 15:05 and an average speed of 54 kph. Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) finished second at 14 seconds back, and Yves Lampaert (Soudal-QuickStep) in third at 18 seconds back.
"It's crazy. I'm so happy. I think we did super good in the the team. I am super supported, and I'm super happy," said Tarling, who has finished no less than third place in every time trial he has started this year, including a victory at the British Championships and a bronze medal at the World Championships.
"I thought I started fast, and then I heard the splits and started panicking, so I tried to get everything out that I could. I think it worked well with the wind and stuff, so it ended up working really good," Tarling said of his pacing strategy during the race.
"I don't know if I was calm; it was panic from about halfway, but it was only a short-ish time trial, and it was about getting everything out. I had to stay above [the pacing plan] to win."
Tarling now leads the overall classification at the Renewi Tour as the race heads into stage 3 from Aalter to Geraardsbergen on Friday.
"We'll see how good we can get, but we have other super talents in the team, so we have a lot of options now."
The second stage at the Renewi Tour was a 13.6km race against the clock in Sluis. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) started the time trial last after winning stage 1 and taking the first leader's jersey.
Lennard Hofstede (Jumbo-Visma) was the first rider off the starting ramp, and a few of the earlier fast finishers included Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek), Luke Plapp (Ineos Grenadiers), Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) and Jos van Emden (Jumbo-Visma), all covering the course with average speeds upwards of 52 kph.
The times continued getting faster, with Wellens setting a best time of 15:19.
However, his time in the hot seat was brief as 19-year-old Tarling stormed through the finish line with a best time of 15:05 and an average speed of 54 kph.
The times behind Tarling re-shuffled throughout the event with podium performances from Belgian riders; Wellens holding onto the second fastest time, then Lampaert with the third fastest time of 15:23,
Other top-10 finishes came from Jasper Stuyven (Lidl-Trek) at 15:24, Florian Vermeersch (Lotto-Dstny) at 15:26, and Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) in sixth place at 15:26.
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