The Belgian Some Van Wilder (Soudal Quick Step) surprised the favorites with a long attack that allowed him to win alone in the 102nd edition of Tres Valles Varesinos, a one-day Italian classic held this Tuesday between Busto Arsizio and Varese with a route of 196.54 km.
Van Wilder (Jette, 23 years old), recent winner of the Tour of Germany, flipped his coin and it appeared. An attack 8.8 km from the finish line in Varese was enough to open a gap of a few seconds enough to present himself at the finish line as the winner.
The young Belgian runner set a time of 4h.36.09 at the finish line, at an average of 42.5 km/h, beating the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (EF Education) by 13 seconds and the main group with Primoz Roglic, Tadej Pogacar and 15 seconds . the Spaniards Ion Izagirre, Carlos Rodríguez and Enric Mas, were three of the 11 best in the test.
A surprising victory for Van Wilder against registered great names, with Pogacar, the last winner, and Roglic outstanding candidates, but in the middle of the battle between the celebrities, the figure emerged of the Soudal runner, who took advantage of the confusion and lack of cooperation of the chasing group to add to his record his third professional victory.
The race of the Lombard triptych was marked by an eight-runner breakaway involving Gonzalo Serrano, but the Spaniard from Movistar could not cope with the hunting speed brought by the peloton, and ended up breaking the adventure 13 minutes from the end. line.
Battistella, Rochas, Busatto, Fetter and Calzoni tried to surprise the peloton, but the main teams moved from afar, especially Pogacar’s UAE and Roglic’s Jumbo. Finally, Kelderman (Jumbo) and Warguil (Arkea) managed to capture the adventurers on the way up to Morosolo.
From that moment on, the outcome accelerated. With less than a lap to go the big names entered the scene. Pogacar attacked 12 km from the finish line, making the final choice. Also ahead were Roglic, Vlasov, Carapaz, Van Wilder and three Spanish representatives, Enric Mas, Carlos Rodríguez and Ion Izagirre.
The constant climbs of Casbeno, Montello, Morosolo and Casciago make the Three Valleys of Varese a test of endurance. Exhausted 8.8 km from the finish line, Van Wilder started with faith and determination.
Nothing came out of their wheel. Perhaps none of them gave the maneuver its final importance. As the pursuers marked themselves, Van Wilder disappeared, never to return. He knows how to manage a small difference so that his success is inevitable. Award for ambition, relegating the biggest names in the world of cycling.
Van Wilder succeeded Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, winner in 2022, in the event record.
Source: La Verdad
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