10 mei 2024 –
Team Vorarlberg Express is rolling! Lukas Rüegg second on the queen stage of the 73rd Fleche du Sud – Jannis Peter fifth, Lukas Meiler sixth! Jon Knolle second at the GP Buchholz!
It was the expected tough battle today with start and finish in Bourscheid over 127 kilometers and 2600 vertical meters. The peloton was increasingly fragmented. 30 kilometers before the finish Alexander Konychev suffers, comes back again, but then Rüegg, Stüssi, Meiler and Peter take over.
In the super-difficult finale, last year’s Dutch winner Pim Ronhaar from Team Baloise-Trek manages to break away and wins solo.
Second place went to Lukas Rüegg from Switzerland, who rode incredibly well today. With Jannis Peter, seventh at last week’s GP Vorarlberg, and Lukas Meiler, 50% of the riders are in the top six! Colin Stüssi “jobbed” for his team colleagues today and crossed the line in tenth place.
Tomorrow, Saturday, the first time trial of the season awaits the Team Vorarlberg pros over 18.6 kilometers in Sanem. This will also decide the overall standings.
Result: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/fleche-du-sud/2024/stage-3
Stage overview (total 532 KM / 7400 vertical meters):
08.05. Stage 1 Canach – Canach 85.5 KM / 1398 vertical meters
09.05. Stage 2 Rumelange – Rumelange 151.2 KM / 2003 vertical meters
10.05. Stage 3 Bourscheid – Bourscheid 127.2 KM / 2658 vertical meters
11.05. Stage 4 (Timetrial) Sanem – Sanem 18.6 KM / 192 vertical meters
12.05. Stage 5 Esch-sur-
Line-up Team Vorarlberg: Colin Stüssi, Jannis Peter, Lukas Meiler, Lukas Rüegg, Alexander Konychev, Lukas Rüegg;
Jon Knolle also ensures another podium in German Buchholz. He finished second in the sprint of a small group and is looking forward to his big home appearance at Rund um Köln UCI 1.1 on May 26!
(Copyright Photos Team Vorarlberg @Source)