Back with a bang! Caleb Ewan wins stage 1 of Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
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Caleb Ewan has made the perfect start to life at INEOS Grenadiers, sprinting to victory on Stage 1 of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. The Australian capped off a dominant team performance to claim his first win in INEOS colours, offering a much needed boost after a difficult couple of years.
The opening stage of the Italian race, a flat 174-kilometre route from Ferrara to Bondeno, was tailor-made for the sprinters. With no significant climbs, the day was always expected to come down to a bunch sprint, and INEOS made sure it did.
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The British squad kept the early breakaway on a tight leash, controlling the group of five riders from the outset and reeling them in with 12 kilometres to go. From there, it was all about setting up their man. INEOS took command in the final kilometres, with their lead-out train delivering Ewan to the perfect position. Once he opened up his sprint, there was no catching him.
It’s a significant result for Ewan, who joined INEOS this winter looking to revive his career after several difficult seasons. Once considered one of the fastest finishers in the world, Ewan has struggled with consistency and missed out on key selections at Grand Tours in recent years.
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The guy has changed teams so often they are not sure what one is currently his.
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- We'll see what happens this year, hopefully he finds himself a little stronger.awp26-03-2025
- awp, the way and races he races, he probably doesn’t feel like he needs that many or specific race days before the Tour. His program isn’t very different from other years.Mistermaumau26-03-2025
- No, he just realises he’s not a one-day racer so why should he force himself?Mistermaumau26-03-2025
- Sacrificing E3 and G-W that were planned seems like he was hedging his options and only decided to do it after not winning MSR. Would he have planned to do all 5 and if so why hold back on announcing P-R if it wasn’t conditional? Guess people will get active with predictions now :-).Mistermaumau26-03-2025
- The MTB World title - there is no such thing. However, there are World titles in XCC, XCO, XCM, XCE, Enduro, Downhill......... He's after the World title in XCO, but could probably win the XCC title too, as his record is still better than anybody else, and he hasn't ridden an XCC World Cup since May 2021. Ten wins from twelve races says it all..... However, the XCO course is Crans-Montana is technical - he will surely need plenty of time back on the MTB, both training, and racing, otherwise it's going to be another doomed ambition.wipperman9526-03-2025
- Sweet. I wonder who's up on the next episode of Disgraced Ex-Doper Offers an Unsolicited Opinion?critguy26-03-2025
- well, paris-roubaix isn’t hilly AT ALL. it’s flat. the obstacle isn’t the hills it’s the cobbles, and what i’ve gathered over the years is that it’s almost impossible to imagine the beating that the body takes riding that course at race pace.OCexile26-03-2025
- Is Paris Roubaix hilly enough for Pogi to crack the other classics guys? Bring it on, it's going to be an exciting show!Ride197426-03-2025
- I don't care if you comment on LA articles. But it's counterproductive to do so, the more comments, the more clicks, the more such articles there will bevappaxbipmv26-03-2025
- I love listening to Geraint Thomas, he is such a great sportsman.awp26-03-2025