Trieste (Italy), July 28th – Mission accomplished at the Adriatica Ionica Race. Mark Padun seals overall victory on the final stage. It was a flat one, from Cormons to Trieste (133.5km), but with some pitfalls on the course. For this reason, teamwork was fundamental today, to protect Team Bahrain Merida leader and secure the final win.
“I’m so thankful to my teammates. Everyone was so helpful” the Ukrainian rider comments “There was a very dangerous final descent to Trieste and a final fast lap around the town that could have been tricky. But they worked from the start to the finish to help and protect me and happily I’m here to celebrate with them this big success. The first stage race victory of my career”.
In addition to the overall jersey, the 23-year-old rider takes also the white jersey as the best young.
“We’re very proud of Mark and of all our boys” Team Bahrain Merida Sports Director Paolo Artuso explains “Today we controlled the stage all day, with the only aim to protect Padun. We could also try to win the final stage, but unfortunately our sprinter Phil Bauhaus crashed with one km to go. Anyway, we can be super happy because we hit all our targets on this race: we aimed to take at least a stage with Phil, a stage with Mark and make the podium. We did even better taking the overall win”.
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Trieste, 28 luglio 2019 - La 2/a edizione della Adriatica Ionica Race 2019 porta la firma dell'ucraino Mark Padun.
Sul traguardo finale di Trieste il portacolori della Bahrain-Merida conquista dunque la maglia azzurra che consacra il vincitore di questa edizione (17'06”45) precedendo di soli 15 secondi il belga Ben Hermans della Israel Cycling Academy.
Su terzo gradino del podio troviamo il britannico James Knoxdella Deceuninck-Quik Step a 24 secondi e quinto classificato il migliore degli italiani Nicola Conci della Trek-Segafredo a 1'26”.
In volata accanto a piazza Unità d'Italia ha vinto il colombiano Jose Alvaro Hodeg della Deceuninck-Quick Step, già vincitore a Mestre, battendo Sasha Modolo della EF Education First ed il belga Edward Theuns della Trek-Segafredo.
Classifica del miglior scalatore vinta da Ben Hermans su Padun e Knox, 5/o l'italiano Matteo Badilatti.
La maglia bianca di miglior giovane va a Mark Padun su Nicola Conci e Remco Evenepoel.
dall'AIRace Vittorio Savio - Redazione BIKENEWS.ITin allegato la Starting List dell'AIRace 2019
in fondo a questa pagina trovate la video intervista di Vittorio Savio al vincitore della Adriatica Ionica Race 2019 Mark Padun e la video cronaca con gli highlights della 5a tappa della AIRace
video dell'arrivo
intervista al leader vincitore dell'AIRace Mark Padun di Vittorio Savio
CORMONS - TRIESTE 133,5 Km
Ordine d'arrivo 5a tappa AIRace
| 1 | 22 | HODEG CHAGUI Alvaro Jose (COL) | 1996 | DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 2 | 67 | THEUNS Edward (BEL) | 1991 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 3 | 34 | MODOLO Sacha (ITA) | 1987 | EF EDUCATION FIRST | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 4 | 27 | SENECHAL Florian (FRA) | 1993 | DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 5 | 164 | WARLOP Jordi (BEL) | 1996 | SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 6 | 4 | GIDICH Yevgeniy (KAZ) | 1996 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 7 | 81 | DAINESE Alberto (ITA) | 1998 | ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 8 | 132 | VELASCO Simone (ITA) | 1995 | NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 9 | 114 | MALUCELLI Matteo (ITA) | 1993 | CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 10 | 57 | GIBBONS Ryan (RSA) | 1994 | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 11 | 82 | GAZZOLI Michele (ITA) | 1999 | ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 12 | 76 | ALVES OLIVEIRA Rui Filipe (POR) | 1996 | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 13 | 111 | ABERASTURI Izaga Jon (ESP) | 1989 | CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 14 | 152 | VAN POPPEL Boy (NED) | 1988 | ROOMPOT - CHARLES | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 15 | 33 | HOFLAND Moreno (NED) | 1991 | EF EDUCATION FIRST | 2:10:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 16 | 92 | BUSATO Matteo (ITA) | 1987 | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC | 2:10:07 | 00:00:05 |
| 17 | 107 | SIMION Paolo (ITA) | 1992 | BARDIANI CSF | 2:10:09 | 00:00:07 |
| 18 | 16 | PADUN Mark (UKR) | 1996 | BAHRAIN - MERIDA | 2:10:09 | 00:00:07 |
| 19 | 86 | STACCHIOTTI Riccardo (ITA) | 1991 | ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM | 2:10:09 | 00:00:07 |
| 20 | 137 | QUINTANA ROJAS Dayer (COL) | 1992 | NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM | 2:10:09 | 00:00:07 |
| 1 | 16 | PADUN Mark (UKR) | 1996 | BAHRAIN - MERIDA | 14:56:36 | |
| 2 | 124 | HERMANS Ben (BEL) | 1986 | ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | 14:56:42 | 00:00:06 |
| 3 | 24 | KNOX James (GBR) | 1995 | DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP | 14:56:51 | 00:00:15 |
| 4 | 31 | CAICEDO CEPEDA Jonathan Klever (ECU) | 1993 | EF EDUCATION FIRST | 14:56:56 | 00:00:20 |
| 5 | 21 | EVENEPOEL Remco (BEL) | 2000 | DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP | 14:57:22 | 00:00:46 |
| 6 | 62 | CONCI Nicola (ITA) | 1997 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 14:57:53 | 00:01:17 |
| 7 | 137 | QUINTANA ROJAS Dayer (COL) | 1992 | NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM | 14:58:18 | 00:01:42 |
| 8 | 73 | POLANC Jan (SLO) | 1992 | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 14:59:31 | 00:02:55 |
| 9 | 96 | MUÑOZ GIRALDO Daniel (COL) | 1996 | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC | 15:01:01 | 00:04:25 |
| 10 | 23 | HONORE Frølich Mikkel (DEN) | 1997 | DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP | 15:02:26 | 00:05:50 |
| 11 | 7 | WILSLY GREGAARD Jonas (DEN) | 1996 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 15:03:41 | 00:07:05 |
| 12 | 41 | ANACONA WINNER Andrew (COL) | 1988 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 15:05:25 | 00:08:49 |
| 13 | 95 | MASNADA Fausto (ITA) | 1993 | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC | 15:08:06 | 00:11:30 |
| 14 | 52 | WYSS Danilo (SUI) | 1985 | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | 15:08:49 | 00:12:13 |
| 15 | 92 | BUSATO Matteo (ITA) | 1987 | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC | 15:09:49 | 00:13:13 |
| 16 | 85 | FIORELLI Filippo (ITA) | 1994 | ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM | 15:09:53 | 00:13:17 |
| 17 | 131 | BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel (ITA) | 1990 | NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM | 15:11:49 | 00:15:13 |
| 18 | 63 | EG Niklas (DEN) | 1995 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 15:14:38 | 00:18:02 |
| 19 | 134 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian (AUT) | 1994 | NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM | 15:15:51 | 00:19:15 |
| 20 | 101 | BARBIN Enrico (ITA) | 1990 | BARDIANI CSF | 15:19:12 | 00:22:36 |
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