Soren Kragh Andersen remporte Eschborn-Francfort ! Le Danois s'impose au sprint devant Konrad et Fedeli dans un groupe de dix coureurs, sorti sous l'impulsion de Marc Hirschi dans la dernière ascension du Mammolshain. #RadKlassiker
Søren Kragh Andersen takes victory in a chaotic edition of Eschborn-Frankfurt
CyclingMonday, 01 May 2023 at 17:06
Alpecin-Deceuninck's Soren Kragh Andersen has taken the victory in a chaotic edition of Eschborn-Frankfurt ahead of Patrick Konrad and Alessandro Fedeli.
Although frequently thought of as a race for the sprinters, Eschborn-Frankfurt is often a race in which the profile provides opportunities for attacks. Trying their luck from an early breakaway was a six-rider group including Max Walscheid (Cofidis) who began the day as one of the dark horses for the win.
With just under 100kms still to go the breakaway began to splinter with attacks coming from within. Before the race had reached the top of the Feldberg climb for the second time of the day the breakaway had been swallowed up and the race was all back together.
As Team Jayco AlUla upped the pace at the front of the peloton the group began to thin out drastically. Almost all of the major pre-race favourites losing touch at the back much to Jayco AlUla's delight as their own fast man, Michael Matthews was well in the mix.
Although no help was really being given to Jayco AlUla, the gap between the leading two groups was at 59 seconds with 67km to go.
Behind, Uno-X and Lotto Dstny were doing their utmost to reduce the gap and with 52km to go we were all back together once again.
The next counter-attack came in the form of a lone move by Martin Marcellusi. As he reached the final ascent of the Mammolshain still clear on his own the Italian had pain etched all over his face as he weaved from side to side up the climb.
Having lost some time up the climb, he was soon joined by a group of fellow attackers that included some big-name riders such as Marc Hirschi and Søren Kragh Andersen.
With Jayco AlUla now suddenly on the back foot it was their turn to do the chasing and get Michael Matthews back in contact with the 10 rider group out ahead.
The leading group seemingly had all the advantage but as they began to look at each other, the momentum stalled an with 8.5km to go the main bunch was suddenly breathing down their neck.
With 2km to go the gap was still at 18 seconds though meaning victory was surely to be decided between the leading 10 riders.
Georg Zimmermann was the first to make his move but was soon caught. As the it came down to a bunch sprint, Kragh Andersen was the first to launch and no one could come around with the Dane taking the victory ahead of Patrick Konrad in second and Alessandro Fedeli in third.
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