Victory for Astana at the Classic Var - Christian Scaroni beats Decathlon duo, Vauquelin and Buitrago at Mur de Fayence

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Friday, 21 February 2025 at 16:25
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XDS Astana Team have been piling on UCI points and this afternoon they have done it again! The Kazakh team has taken it's first win of the 2025 season, as Christian Scaroni beat quality competition to win the hilly Classic Var.

Early in the day five riders took the helm and formed the breakaway: Jaakko Hänninen, Baptiste Veistroffer, Célestin Guillon, Maël Guégan and Damien Girard. A small group that didn't look to create much of a threat but the peloton potentially misunderestimated them, as the Arkéa and EF-led peloton wouldn't catch them until the very last kilometers.

The race was mostly flat but with a very steep 1-kilometer ascent to the line at the Mur de Fayence. The last survivors of the front group lasted all the way into the base of the final climb. Victor Lafay was the first rider to accelerate in the very steep final 500 meters, followed by Christian Scaroni and French champion Paul Lapeira who then took the front as well.

But against two strong rivals, Scaroni was fearless and took to the front, into the final corner the Italian still had the explosivity in his legs and sprinted to an impressive win - Astana's first of the season. Lapeira was second and Lafay third, whilst Kévin Vauquelin and Santiago Buitrago completed the Top5.

1Scaroni CristianXDS Astana Team03:53:32
2Lapeira PaulDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
3Lafay VictorDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
4Vauquelin KévinARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 00
5Buitrago SantiagoBahrain Victorious+ 00
6Barré LouisIntermarché-Wanty+ 07
7Martinez LennyBahrain Victorious+ 08
8Pacher QuentinGroupama-FDJ+ 08
9Burgaudeau MathieuTeam TotalEnergies+ 10
10Martin-Guyonnet GuillaumeGroupama-FDJ+ 10
11Izquierdo ClementCofidis+ 13
12Geniets KevinGroupama-FDJ+ 13
13Bonneu KamielIntermarché-Wanty+ 13
14Blackmore JoeIsrael-Premier Tech+ 13
15Haig JackBahrain Victorious+ 13
16Godon DorianDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 18
17Bénéteau LucasSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 18
18Maisonobe SamCofidis+ 18
19Verschuren KillianUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 18
20Fortunato LorenzoXDS Astana Team+ 18
21Conci NicolaXDS Astana Team+ 18
22Capron RémiVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 18
23Jegat JordanTeam TotalEnergies+ 18
24Carapaz RichardEF Education-EasyPost+ 18
25Maire AdrienUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 23
26Segaert AlecLotto+ 23
27Chaussinand JorisCIC U Nantes+ 25
28Costiou EwenARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 25
29Gualdi SimoneIntermarché-Wanty+ 28
30Joalland YaëlCIC U Nantes+ 30
31Eiking Odd ChristianUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 31
32Cepeda AlexanderEF Education-EasyPost+ 33
33van Bekkum DarrenXDS Astana Team+ 33
34Widar JarnoLotto+ 40
35Simon YohannSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 40
36Molard RudyGroupama-FDJ+ 40
37Vandenabeele HenriLotto+ 41
38Vercher MattéoTeam TotalEnergies+ 43
39Mifsud AndreaNice Métropole Côte d'Azur+ 48
40Girard DamienNice Métropole Côte d'Azur+ 53
41Baudin AlexEF Education-EasyPost+ 05:41
42Mahoudo NolannCofidis+ 53
43Jarnet MaximeVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 56
44Place MaxenceIntermarché-Wanty+ 01:01
45Driesen NielsLotto+ 01:02
46Neilands KristsIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:08
47Perez AnthonyCofidis+ 01:08
48Delaplace AnthonyARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 01:10
49Zambanini EdoardoBahrain Victorious+ 01:14
50Barthe CyrilGroupama-FDJ+ 01:21
51Guillon CélestinVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 01:23
52Morin EmmanuelVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 01:23
53Van Asbroeck TomIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:23
54Hofstetter HugoIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:23
55Augé RonanCIC U Nantes+ 01:29
56Sheehan RileyIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:32
57Basset Pierre-HenryXDS Astana Team+ 01:43
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