{"id":172329,"date":"2019-02-11T11:55:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T11:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=172329"},"modified":"2019-02-11T11:55:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T11:55:58","slug":"izagirre-wins-volta-a-la-comunitat-valenciana-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/02\/11\/izagirre-wins-volta-a-la-comunitat-valenciana-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Izagirre Wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Groenewegen takes the final stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A crash in the last kilometre of the stage reduced the front group, but Izagirre as well as all sprinters were able to come out unscathed. The Astana pro then cruised to the finish line and easily defended his lead. In the last stretch, it seemed that Trentin would claim the stage win. In the end, however, he was unable to keep Kristoff and Groenewegen behind him. The Dutchman proved his great form and with a late push, he managed to claim the victory by a wheel\u2019s length.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Yessssss!\ud83d\ude0e\ud83c\udf7e eerste overwinning in 2019, geweldige ploeg gezien afgelopen dagen mijn dank is groot boys!\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udfff\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udfff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/43QYpPvIzA\">pic.twitter.com\/43QYpPvIzA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dylan Groenewegen (@GroenewegenD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GroenewegenD\/status\/1094638520973578240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2019 &#8211; Stage 5<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1. Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma) \u2013 1:50:17<br \/>\n2. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates)<br \/>\n3. Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott)<br \/>\n4. Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott)<br \/>\n5. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Overall Classification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1. Ion Izagirre (Astana) \u2013 16:08:44<br \/>\n2. Alejandro Valverde (Es Movistar p) +7 s<br \/>\n3. Pello Bilbao (Astana) +7 s<br \/>\n4. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) +16 s<br \/>\n5. Dylan Teuns (Bahrain-Merida) +18 s<br \/>\n6. Jes\u00fas Herrada (Cofidis) +29 s<br \/>\n7. Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott) +33 s<br \/>\n8. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) +34 s<br \/>\n9. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) +46 s<br \/>\n10. Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) +48 s<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The proper men<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That bad huh? Well real men don\u2019t use fake tan. Or go on hot weather training camps<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Martin (@DanMartin86) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanMartin86\/status\/1093563664664276992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The proper snack<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bti05nSHnrh\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>You know it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Step 1: have good legs<br \/>Step 2: decide to do a race on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoZwift?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GoZwift<\/a> <br \/>Step 3: feel so good that you decide to do 2 races in a row <br \/>End race 1<br \/>Step 4: regret that you have a second race<br \/>Step 5: end the second race with cramps<br \/>Step 6: no more good legs<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeGendtThomas\/status\/1093102908730732544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Not too happy about that lead<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pretty standard post race crack \ud83d\ude02..<\/p>\n<p>That feeling when you get to the bus, to be told you have to back to the top of the finish climb again.. \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\ude2b<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katushacycling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@katushacycling<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y8ppRo023R\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y8ppRo023R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h0C4uwhpBb\">pic.twitter.com\/h0C4uwhpBb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harry Tanfield (@Harrytanfield94) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harrytanfield94\/status\/1093205039735361538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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