Round Cologne 2024: Van Uden wins the German traditional within the dash

After two wins in a row for the German group Bora-Hansgrohe, the Dutch group dsm-unternehmenich PostNL can now have fun at Rund um Köln 2024. Casper van Uden had the quickest legs within the huge dash. He gained clearly forward of Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty) and Louis Blouwe (Bingoal WB). One of the best German within the Köln traditional was Pascal Ackermann (German nationwide group), he got here fifth.

Casper van Uden launched his assault very early on the house straight on the Rheinauhafen in Cologne. Not solely did he shock Pascal Ackermann, but additionally the Intermarche-Wanty group, who led the sphere so far. Van Uden was capable of open a small hole to the remainder of the sphere. Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty) couldn’t launch his counterattack in time both. The Dutch clearly wins forward of Girmay and Louis Blouwe from Belgium.

“The ultimate was very busy as a result of it was windy. My teammates cheered me on and lifted me up. Then I simply needed to end it. Because of my teammates! – Casper van Uden in an interview with the winner

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1. Casper van Uden (Workforce dsm-firmenich PostNL) 4:21:55
2. Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty) +0:00
3. Louis Blouwe (Bongoal WB) +0:00
4. Lionel Taminiaux (Lotto-Dstny) +0:00
5. Pascal Ackermann (German nationwide group) +0:00
6. Matthew Brennan (Visma | Hire a motorcycle) +0:00
7. Amaury Capiot (Lodge Arkea-B&B) +0:00
8. Tord Gudmestad (Uno-X Movement) +0:00
9. Loe van Belle (Visma | Hire a motorcycle) +0:00
10. Fabio Christen (Q36.5 Professional Biking Workforce) +0:00

On the 195 kilometer observe with a begin and end in Cologne, six drivers had been barely forward in the beginning of the race. The group round Mauro Brenner (Lotto Kern-Haus PSD Financial institution Workforce) superior for a couple of kilometers, however had been left behind. The peloton appeared unhappy with the constellation of damaged tracks.

Quickly after, a brand new most important group of eight riders was shaped. She then let the peloton go. The group’s lead shortly grew to over six minutes. The primary group on the day at Rund um Köln 2024 was Michal Schlegel (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Anton Lennemann (BIKE AID), Patrick Reißig (Maloja Pushbikers), Tobias Buck-Gramcko (Rad-Web Oßwald), Julian Borresch (REMBE Professional Biking Workforce Sauerland), Sebastian Niehues (REMBE Professional Biking Workforce Sauerland), Mil Morang (Lotto Kern-Haus PSD Financial institution Workforce) and Ole Theiler (Storck-Metropol Biking Workforce). Within the meantime, Lukas Baldinger (MYVELO Professional Biking Workforce) was between the 2 teams, however was unable to get to the entrance.

With 160 kilometers to go, Bora-Hansgrohe took over the pace work, in order that the route of the break would have been steady since then, after which melted a while later. On the Agathaberg, Julian Borresch left shortly on the head of the sphere and never solely gained the mountain classification there. Borresch took dwelling the next two mountain classifications, and in the end gained the general mountain classification. Within the peloton, Intermarche-Wanty picked up the tempo within the peloton, tearing it into a number of items. Quickly after it went up once more.

On the primary climb to Bensberg Fortress, Lotto-Dstny picked up the tempo, in order that the peloton was scaling down increasingly. With 70 kilometers to go, the blood path lead was simply over a minute, and 10 kilometers later the escape was over. Solely Ole Theiler fought again for a couple of extra kilometres, however was then overtaken.

At Ferrenberg the peloton thinned much more because the tempo was excessive. Three riders had been then capable of take the lead: Roger Adria (Bora-Hansgrohe), Anders Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) and Matthew Drennan (Visma | Lease a Bike). Behind them, a number of teams regrouped, forming a medium-sized peloton behind the trio.

The primary group harmonized nicely, with 30 kilometers to go the lead was nonetheless round a minute. After 28 kilometers, Johannessen was now not capable of sustain with the entrance and stated goodbye to the lead. The remaining two fought bravely, however the peloton bought as much as Adria and Drennan twelve kilometers. Intermarche-Wanty and Lotto-Dstny labored notably exhausting, they led the peloton to the entrance and collectively they ensured the tempo.

On the final flat kilometers, the dash trains had been shaped and the sphere was organized into groups. Because of an early assault on the house straight, Casper van Uden was in the long run within the huge dash forward of Biniam Girmay at Rund um Köln 2024. Pascal Ackermann completed fifth.