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cycling: Mallorca Challenge #1: John Degenkolb celebrates in Ses Salines

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Cycling: John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) has won the first act of the Mallorca Challenge. The German all-rounder thus got off to a perfect start in the 2018 season. In a recent interview, he stated that he recovered very well and feels significantly better than in the past two years. Well: it seems to be true!

Mallorca Challenge Epee Club

Fire free for the popular Mallorca Challenge

The Mallorca Challenge only belongs to category 1.1 within the UCI calendar. Nevertheless, it enjoys great popularity among drivers year after year. At this time of the year many teams train in Mallorca as the weather conditions are perfect. The idea of ​​the organizers was to hold a four-day tour of Mallorca. You should be able to leave Deese at any time. Ultimately, the UCI did not fully accept the planned concept. Nevertheless, the Mallorca Challenge came about. Four one-day races have been held on the popular holiday island for years. Today the Trofeo Campos-Porreres-Felanitx-Ses Salines was allowed to start. Five escapees ruled the action on the 176-kilometer route before they were caught ten kilometers from the finish: Gonzalo serrano (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Preben Van Hecke (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise), Aitor Gonzalez (Euskadi Basque Country Murias), Alberto Amici (Biesse Carrera Gavardo) and Jon Ander Insausti (Euscadia).

Degenkolb with the perfect start to the season

After the diligent breakaways were caught, the field of drivers prepared for a mass sprint. Very few sprinters should have had any problems on the slightly bumpy course, so that everyone drove relatively fresh into the final sprint. Finally sit down John Degenkolb on the right side of the lane very clearly. finished second Sondre Holst Enger (Israel Cycling Academy). Jasper De Buyst (Lotto Soudal). This is also part of the Mallorca Challenge German Continental Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany. their sprinters Aaron Grosser achieved an excellent tenth place today.

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