"A hectic day from start to finish" - Jordi Meeus on his first win of the year
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Jordi Meeus is on fire at the start of the 2025 season and this has already earned the Belgian sprinter his first victory. After the work of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (and even Primoz Roglic) in the final sprint, Meeus has taken a convincing win on stage 3 of the Volta ao Algarve.
“I’m super happy with this win. It was a hectic day from start to finish, but the team nailed the sprint preparation despite the difficult last kilometers with many corners and roundabouts," Meeus said in a post-race interview. "Thanks to my teammates for doing an amazing job!”
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Meeus started his year at the Etoile de Bessèges where despite not being one of the main riders on the table, he blasted up the initial hilltop finish in Bellegarde to the surprise of many, coming close to victory on day 1. The next day he finished fourth, but the German team abandoned as a whole after the stage 3 incident in which several other teams decided to abandon the race. In his return to competition, Meeus was one of the many riders who went the wrong way on the opening day of the Volta ao Algarve and sprinted for a result that wouldn't exist - he actually sprinted at the head of the peloton, but on an open road.
Hence it's safe to say that luck hadn't been on the 26-year old, but that streak ended this Friday afternoon in Tavira. Meeus was well positioned into the final sprint, where a lot of riders chaotically moved around, and launched a winning sprint ahead of Alberto Dainese and Biniam Girmay. A confidence-inducing victory, and he will be the only sprinter that will not have this weight on his shoulders anymore when the peloton arrives in Faro this Saturday.
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— Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe (@RBH_ProCycling) February 21, 2025
There we go! 🏆 #redbullborahansgrohe rider @jordimeeus wins stage 3 and celebrates his first win in 2025 👏
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