Giro: The mini Strade Bianche. Dunkerque: Stewart, Girmay close in Koln

 

The calm...






The emphatic victory in the Piazza del Campo in Siena.


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After placing second in Friday's pave stage, Jake Stewart took his first win in IPT colors to take the final stage of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque. 

"It feels like a long time coming - I've been close, but I 've never managed to get the job done. In this new role I've got in the lead-out, it's not often I get the opportunity to sprint for a win, so when you get one you want to take it with both hands.
I knew from the sprint on Friday that I had the speed. I kicked and saw that I had a gap when I looked under my legs, so it was all about taking it to the line. It's always a nice feeling when you win with clean air, and you don't have to worry about nailing a bike throw!"
-Jake Steward.






"Today we did a great job as a team, taking our responsibility to control the race. It wasn't easy, as the other teams challenged us from the beginning. I saw them talking to each other, so we anticipated the acceleration on the first climb and were well represented in the front. We were always in control and my teammates also did a great job to prepare my sprint. It is of course frustrating to finish again so close to the victory, but at least I can reward my teammates with this nice podium."
-Biniam Girmay. Five days after his second place in the Classic Dunkerque, the Eritrean came close to victory with a second place in Rund um Koln.

"The team had given me a free card to play in this race from the beginning. Approaching the finish, I was positioning myself, and I got on Brennan's wheel. From there, my sprint was quite good - he is super fast, I tried to pass him, but maybe I left it too late."
-Itamar Einhorn. His fifth podium finish of the 2025 season in Germany's oldest race.



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