{"id":92764,"date":"2020-02-19T15:56:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T20:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/?p=92764"},"modified":"2020-02-19T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T20:56:49","slug":"road-roundup-february-19-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/2020\/02\/19\/road-roundup-february-19-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Roundup &#8211; February 19, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s road racing news, Jakobsen repeats in Algarve, Fuglsang starts 2020 with a win and increased interest in Boucles Dr\u00f4me-Ard\u00e8che<\/p>\n<h3>Fabio Jakobsen repeats in Algarve<\/h3>\n<p>Sporting the beautiful Dutch Champion jersey he conquered in the summer of 2019, Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step&#8217;s Fabio Jakobsen made it two victories this season after a dominant sprint at the Volta ao Algarve, which took the peloton from Portim\u00e3o to Lagos, over 195.6 kilometers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219201.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/2020\/02\/19\/road-roundup-february-19-2020\/road-roundup-0219201\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219201.jpg?fit=678%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"678,451\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"road-roundup-0219201\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219201.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219201.jpg?fit=678%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92767\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219201.jpg?resize=678%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219201.jpg?w=678&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219201.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step again controlled the final part of the stage, and Florian S\u00e9n\u00e9chal \u2013 who started his season here \u2013 made sure of bringing Fabio Jakobsen in a perfect position as they rounded the final corner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really like the finish here in Lagos, it\u2019s a straight line and you have enough space, so if you\u2019ve got the legs, you can nab the win. I had them today, but most importantly, I had an amazing team around me, who controlled all the attacks on that short and steep climb and helped me hang in there, before putting me in position with the line in sight. I\u2019m very happy, we couldn\u2019t have had a better start to the race\u201d, said Jakobsen.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deceuninck-quickstep.com\/en\/news\/4312\/fabio-jakobsen-strikes-again-in-lagos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Jakob Fuglsang wins opening stage of Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda<\/h3>\n<p>Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang of Astana Pro Team started his season with an incredible stage win on Grazalema with a lead of six seconds over his former breakaway companions. Fuglsang now leads the overall ranking as well as the sprint and mountain classification. Teammate Ion Izagirre crossed the line in a strong sixth place.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92766\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219202.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92766\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/2020\/02\/19\/road-roundup-february-19-2020\/road-roundup-0219202\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219202.jpg?fit=678%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"678,452\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;GRAZALEMA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 19: Arrival \\\/ Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark and Astana Pro Team \\\/ Celebration \\\/ Mikel Landa of Spain and Team Bahrain - McLaren \\\/ during the 66th Vuelta a Andaluc\\u00eda - Ruta del Sol 2020, Stage 1 a 173,8km stage from Alhaur\\u00edn de la Torre to Grazalema 911m \\\/ @VCANDALUCIA \\\/ #UCIProSeries \\\/ on February 19, 2020 in Grazalema, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2020 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"road-roundup-0219202\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;GRAZALEMA, SPAIN &#8211; FEBRUARY 19: Arrival \/ Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark and Astana Pro Team \/ Celebration \/ Mikel Landa of Spain and Team Bahrain &#8211; McLaren \/ during the 66th Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda &#8211; Ruta del Sol 2020, Stage 1 a 173,8km stage from Alhaur\u00edn de la Torre to Grazalema 911m \/ @VCANDALUCIA \/ #UCIProSeries \/ on February 19, 2020 in Grazalema, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219202.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219202.jpg?fit=678%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92766\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219202.jpg?resize=678%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219202.jpg?w=678&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219202.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by David Ramos\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I am really happy to take the win. It is always nice to start the season with a win and I like Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda. The team did an amazing job and as Landa attacked we knew we couldn\u2019t wait so I followed him and on the last meters I just went. The stage was not easy with all that climbing and luckily, it did not start to rain. It will be difficult to defend the jersey as we have just 6 riders here but of course we will do our best. I want to thank my whole team for their support, this victory means a lot to me, I was really motivated to achieve a good result today,&#8221; said Jakob Fuglsang after his first season win.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AstanaTeam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Top Cyclists Confirm for Boucles Dr\u00f4me-Ard\u00e8che<\/h3>\n<p>The 20th staging of the <a href=\"http:\/\/boucles-drome-ardeche.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boucles Dr\u00f4me-Ard\u00e8che<\/a>, now under a UCI Pro Series rating, is just ten days away and the level of competition promises to be extremely high.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the best cyclists in the world have confirmed their participation in the Faun Classic de l&#8217;Ard\u00e8che on Saturday February 29, 2020, and in the Royal Bernard Dr\u00f4me Classic on Sunday March 1, 2020.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vincenzo Nibali\u00a0(Trek Segafredo), winner of the Tour de France, the Giro d\u2019Italia and the Vuelta a Espana<\/li>\n<li>Bauke Mollema\u00a0(Trek Segafredo), winner of the Tour of Lombardy 2019<\/li>\n<li>Alberto Bettiol\u00a0(EF Pro Cycling), winner of the Tour of Flanders 2019<\/li>\n<li>Roman Kreuziger\u00a0(NTT Pro Cycling), winner of the Amstel Gold Race, the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de Romandie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The race will also feature some of the best French cyclists in the international peloton:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julian Alaphilippe\u00a0(Deceuninck &#8211; Quick Step), wearer of the yellow jersey at the 2019 Tour de France for 14 days, and the winner in 2019 of the Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, Milan San Remo, and Strade Bianche.<\/li>\n<li>Romain Bardet\u00a0(AG2R La Mondiale), silver medalist at the Road World Championships in 2018, 2nd in the Tour de France in 2016, 3rd in 2017, King of the Mountains in 2019, and winner at the Boucles Dr\u00f4me-Ard\u00e8che in 2014 and 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Lilian Calmejane\u00a0(Total Direct Energie), winner of a stage at the Tour de France and two-time winner at the Boucles Dr\u00f4me-Ard\u00e8che.<\/li>\n<li>Warren Barguil\u00a0(Ark\u00e9a Samsic), King of the Mountains at the Tour de France 2017 and the National Champion of France 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bernard Vallet, who comes from the Dr\u00f4me, was the King of the Mountains in the 1982 Tour de France, and now works as technical advisor for the Boucles Dr\u00f4me-Ard\u00e8che alongside Charly Mottet, explains: \u201cIt is a beautiful stage that promises a show of spectacle beauty. The puncheurs will really be able to ride in terrain that they love, especially over the new Ard\u00e8che course that we have carved out for them, with a last circuit in the hills around Cornas. That should really ensure a beautiful finish. When I was a racer, I would have really liked to be able to show myself on this kind of terrain. I cannot wait to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"http:\/\/boucles-drome-ardeche.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s road racing news, Jakobsen repeats in Algarve, Fuglsang starts 2020 with a win and increased interest in Boucles Dr\u00f4me-Ard\u00e8che<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":92765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[81],"tags":[19124,16170,5445,151,10504,12607,20153,20723,20305,16450,20751,20755,16323,20717,15545,1616,7012,20753,16027,11985,20759,20758,20754,9842,19753,16177,6594,20156,8645,6972,544,16755,957,8342,556,16168,16317],"class_list":["post-92764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-road","tag-2019-tour-de-france","tag-ag2r-la-mondiale","tag-amstel-gold-race","tag-astana","tag-astana-pro-team","tag-bauke-mollema","tag-cyclists","tag-david","tag-deceuninck","tag-direct-energie","tag-fabio-jakobsen","tag-florian-senechal","tag-france","tag-getty-images","tag-ion-izagirre","tag-italia","tag-jakob-fuglsang","tag-jakobsen","tag-julian-alaphilippe","tag-king-of-the-mountains","tag-lagos","tag-landa","tag-lilian-calmejane","tag-national-champion","tag-ntt-pro-cycling","tag-romain-bardet","tag-roman-kreuziger","tag-summer-olympic-games","tag-tour-de-romandie","tag-tour-de-suisse","tag-tour-of-flanders","tag-trek-segafredo","tag-vincenzo-nibali","tag-volta-ao-algarve","tag-vuelta-a-espana","tag-warren-barguil","tag-world-championships"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/road-roundup-0219203.jpg?fit=678%2C452&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}