Wout Poels
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Ruta del Sol: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst Each year in February, the Ruta del Sol is held in the deep south of Spain. After a first edition in 1925 it lasted until 1955 for the race - also called the Vuelta a Andalucía - to really take off. Cyclingstage.com brings you recent winners and records.
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Tour of Valencia: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, or Tour of Valencia, is in existence since 1929. It’s the first multiple-stage race in Europe. Cyclingstage.com brings you the recent winners and the records.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst With the inaugural edition dating back to 1892, Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the oldest of all the cycling Classics. 'La Doyenne' is situated in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes and the riders tackle numerous steep climbs on the way back from…
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Vuelta 2023: Poels wins five-up sprint, Kuss seals GC win
Door Harmen Lustig Remco Evenepoel, Wout Poels, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Pelayo Sánchez and Marc Soler are the remaining attackers from a huge breakaway on the last of ten climbs. The five hold off the chasers before Poels sprints to victory on the uphill home…
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Tour de France 2023: Poels wins in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, Vingegaard still leader
Door Harmen Lustig Wout Poels leaves his fellow attackers Wout van Aert and Marc Soler behind on the Côte des Amerands. The Dutchman powers on to take - with Liège-Bastogne-Liège - the best win in his career. Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar cross the line…
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Ruta del Sol 2022: Kämna climbs to victory, Poels seals GC
Door Harmen Lustig Lennard Kämna climbs to the stage honours on the last day of the Ruta del Sol, while Wout Poels seals the GC victory.
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Ruta del Sol 2022: Poels outsprints Lutsenko to take race lead
Door Harmen Lustig Wout Poels and Alexey Lutsenko attack from the breakway in the finale. The Dutchman outsprints the Kazach on the line and moves into the overall race lead, 10 seconds ahead of Miguel Ángel López.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2019: Poels wins rainy Alps race, Fuglsang new leader
Door Harmen Lustig In heavy rains Wout Poels powers to victory atop the Montée de Pipay in the 7th stage of the Dauphiné. Jakob Fuglsang finishes in second to move into the overall lead. Emanuel Buchmann crosses the line in third.
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Tour of Britain 2018 Stage 6: Stage win Poels, Alaphilippe new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst At 168.3 kilometres, the Tour of Britain's 6th stage is an energy-sapping hilly race. Wout Poels climbs to victory on the Whinlatter Pass, the 3 kilometres final climb at 7%. Julian Alaphilippe finishes in second to move into the GC lead.
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Paris-Nice 2018 Stage 4: Wout Poels takes ITT, LL Sánchez holds on to yellow jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst At 18.5 kilometres, Paris-Nice's 4th stage is a demanding individual time trial. Wout Poels powers to victory ahead of Marc Soler and Ion Izagirre. Luis León Sánchez retains in yellow.
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Ruta del Sol 2018: Wout Poels wins at steep hill to take overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 2 leads to a summit finish at Alto de Allanadas, a double digits climb with its steepest ramps before the summit. That's where the race ignites. Wout Poels attacks from a select group with 50 metres left to power to the stage win and…
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016: Wout Poels wins his first Monument, Albasini in second
Door Martijn Ophorst At around 250 kilometres, Liège–Bastogne–Liège features ten Ardennes hills. Due to hectic weather conditions (rain, snow), the race organisation changed the planned course during the race, yet all hills were still in the course. Poels,…
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Volta a Catalunya 2016: Wout Poels solos to victory, Quintana retains lead
Door Martijn Ophorst At 187.2 kilometres, stage 5 in the Volta a catalunya leads to Valls. The finale features a small climb with 7.2 kilometres lef and it's here Wout Poels leaves his fellow-escapees behind to solo to victory. Nairo Quintana is still in the overall…
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Tirreno-Adriatico 2015: Wout Poels takes stage and overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 4 is a monster race of 218 kilometres to Castelraimondo. The stage serves a nerves shattering finale with Wout Poels taking the spoils.