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Guillermo Thomas Silva won the queen stage of the 2026 Arctic Race of Norway with a perfectly timed counter-attack on Storheia, responding to a late acceleration from pre-stage favourite Lennert Van Eetvelt before riding clear in the final few hundred metres. Van Eetvelt had launched with around 400...

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Photo by A.S.O. / Thomas MaheuxGuillermo Thomas Silva (XDS Astana Team) won the queen stage of the Arctic Race of Norway atop Storheia on Saturday and took the race lead, countering Lennert van Eetvelts attack with 300 metres to go and holding him off to the line.The Storheia climb 3.5km at 11.8%, known locally as the Norwegian Mont Ventoux split the race on its opening slopes, with the best climbers going clear from Stokmarknes. Van Eetvelt took control in the final part of the climb before Silva countered inside the last 300 metres. The Belgian fought all the way to the line but the Uruguayan held on, finishing the stage in 3:29:11.Silva is the first South American to win a stage of the Arctic Race of Norway and takes the Midnight Sun jersey, leading Van Eetvelt by 10 seconds and Alessandro Pinarello by 21. Robbe Dhondt was fourth on the stage and sits fourth overall at 25 seconds.Giovanni Lonardi holds the points classification on 45, two ahead of Erlend Blikra. Morthen Wang Baksaas keeps the Northern Lights jersey on 13 points and Silva also leads the young rider classification. Unibet Rose Rockets take over the teams standings.Dillon Corkery finished 84th at 7:26 and drops 56 places to 83rd overall a hard day on the climb after two top-30 sprint stages.Stage 4 on Sunday runs 190.5km to Narvik, finishing on a climb of 3.9km at 6.2% the last chance to take the race off Silva.Our RidersIRLIrish Riders Stage 3Sat 15 August 2026 Stokmarknes Storheia Summit84Dillon CORKERYTeam Picnic PostNL 83rd overall, +7:42+7:26Stage 3 ResultStage 3 Result show all 107STGStage 3 ResultArctic Race Of Norway 2026 107 riders1Guillermo Thomas SILVAXDS Astana Team3:29:112Lennert VAN EETVELTLotto Intermarchs.t.3Alessandro PINARELLONSN Cycling Team0:094Robbe DHONDTTeam Picnic PostNL0:095Felix ENGELHARDTTeam Jayco AlUla0:156Thomas BONNETCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:167Sebastian BERWICKTotalEnergies0:198Wout POELSUnibet Rose Rockets0:209Joris DELBOVETotalEnergies0:2410Fabio CHRISTENPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:2611Johannes KULSETUno-X Mobility0:3512Cedrik Bakke CHRISTOPHERSENUnibet Rose Rockets0:3513Marco SCHRETTLXDS Astana Team0:4514Bert BOLLETeam Picnic PostNL0:5015Kevin Andre Sandli MESSELTeam Ringerike0:5316Mark DONOVANPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:5317Ludovico CRESCIOLITeam Polti VisitMalta1:0018Byron MUNTONModern Adventure Pro Cycling1:0019Jon AGIRREEuskaltel Euskadi1:0520Martin TJTTAUno-X Mobility1:1121Gotzon MARTNEuskaltel Euskadi1:1122Alexy FAURE PROSTTeam Picnic PostNL1:2223Odd Christian EIKINGUnibet Rose Rockets1:2224Joseba LPEZCaja Rural Seguros RGA1:2225Vincent VAN HEMELENTeam Flanders Baloise1:2226Damien HOWSONPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:2227Xabier BERASATEGIEuskaltel Euskadi1:2228Anders FOLDAGERTeam Jayco AlUla1:3129Louis SUTTONEuskaltel Euskadi1:3130Sven Erik BYSTRMUno-X Mobility1:3631Georg Rydningen MARTINSENTeam Drali Repsol1:3832Magnus KULSETTeam Ringerike1:4233Vilmer EKMANLucky Sport Cycling Team1:4734Joel NICOLAUCaja Rural Seguros RGA1:5035Alessandro COVITeam Jayco AlUla1:5036Dario GIULIANOTeam Polti VisitMalta1:5337Thomas GACHIGNARDTotalEnergies1:5538Nicols ALUSTIZAEuskaltel Euskadi1:5539Elias MARISTeam Flanders Baloise1:5840Teodor DE LUCALucky Sport Cycling Team2:0841Alex DAZCaja Rural Seguros RGA2:0842Toralf Rydningen MARTINSENTeam Drali Repsol2:0843Felix RN-KRISTOFFLotto Intermarch2:1344Michiel LAMBRECHTTeam Flanders Baloise2:1645Darren VAN BEKKUMXDS Astana Team2:1846Simen EVERTSEN-HEGREBERGLucky Sport Cycling Team2:1847Owen GELEIJNUnibet Rose Rockets2:2948Mathieu KOCKELMANNLotto Intermarch2:3449Henrik Teslo FJELLHEIMLillehammer CK Continental Team2:3450Andrea MIFSUDTeam Polti VisitMalta2:3951Artm FOFONOVXDS Astana Team2:4452Christopher JUUL-JENSENTeam Jayco AlUla2:4653Samuel LEROUXTotalEnergies2:4654Cole KESSLERModern Adventure Pro Cycling2:4655Sander GRANBERGTeam Drali Repsol2:5256Oliver BLEDDYNTeam Jayco AlUla3:1057Halvor DOLVENLotto Intermarch3:1358Karl Emil KJELDSANDTeam Drali Repsol3:1859Hugo LENNARTSSONLucky Sport Cycling Team3:2660Mirco MAESTRITeam Polti VisitMalta3:4761Ward VANHOOFTeam Flanders Baloise3:4762Karsten Larsen FELDMANNUnibet Rose Rockets3:5163Ludvik HOLSTADTeam Ringerike3:5164Herman Emil ERIKSENLillehammer CK Continental Team3:5965Even THORVALDSENLillehammer CK Continental Team4:0166Victor VERCOUILLIETeam Flanders Baloise4:1467Sbastien GRIGNARDLotto Intermarch4:4268Ronan AUGUnibet Rose Rockets5:0269Hamish MCKENZIETeam Jayco AlUla5:1170Henrik PEDERSENUno-X Mobility5:2671Lionel TAMINIAUXLotto Intermarch5:3072dne HOLTERUno-X Mobility5:3073Andreas FLAATTENLillehammer CK Continental Team6:0474Christian Alexander KLUNDTeam Ringerike6:1675Axel KLLBERGLucky Sport Cycling Team6:2376Iker VILLARCaja Rural Seguros RGA6:2777Lorrenzo MANZINTotalEnergies6:3678Jason TESSONTotalEnergies6:3679Thomas ERIKSENLillehammer CK Continental Team6:4180Ethan VERNONNSN Cycling Team6:4181Dion SMITHNSN Cycling Team6:4182Rotem TENENSN Cycling Team6:4183Eirik VANG AASTeam Drali Repsol7:2684Dillon CORKERYTeam Picnic PostNL7:2685Kiaan WATTSNSN Cycling Team7:5886Casper VAN UDENTeam Picnic PostNL7:5887Emls LIEPIPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team7:5988Artuur TORNEYTeam Flanders Baloise8:0189Tobias Risan NAKKENTeam Drali Repsol8:4090Oscar AMEYNSN Cycling Team9:0391Ezra CAUDELLModern Adventure Pro Cycling9:0392Mark STEWARTModern Adventure Pro Cycling9:0393Peder Wettre ANDREASSENTeam Ringerike9:0694Matteo BADILATTIPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team9:0995Anton KUZMINXDS Astana Team9:1396Andrea PIETROBONTeam Polti VisitMalta10:0297Giovanni LONARDITeam Polti VisitMalta10:0298Marc RUBIROLACaja Rural Seguros RGA10:0299Brody MCDONALDModern Adventure Pro Cycling10:19100Paul HENNEQUINEuskaltel Euskadi10:35101Riley PICKRELLModern Adventure Pro Cycling10:47102Erlend BLIKRAUno-X Mobility11:02103Henrik Eckmann FARSTADVOLLLillehammer CK Continental Team11:06104Nikiforos ARVANITOUXDS Astana Team11:56105Joseph PIDCOCKPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team11:56106Aksel LAFORCETeam Ringerike12:53107Morthen Wang BAKSAASLucky Sport Cycling Team12:53Classifications After Stage 3General Classification show all 107GCGeneral ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 107 riders1 (5)Guillermo Thomas SilvaXDS Astana Team11:31:072 (52)Eetvelt Lennert VanLotto Intermarch0:103 (35)Alessandro PinarelloNSN Cycling Team0:214 (44)Robbe DhondtTeam Picnic PostNL0:255 (31)Felix EngelhardtTeam Jayco AlUla0:316 (68)ThomasTotalEnergies BonnetCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:327 (64)SebastianCaja Rural Seguros RGA BerwickTotalEnergies0:358 (31)Wout PoelsUnibet Rose Rockets0:369 (51)Joris DelboveTotalEnergies0:4010 (25)Fabio ChristenPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:4211 (39)Johannes KulsetUno-X Mobility0:5112 (46)Cedrik Bakke ChristophersenUnibet Rose Rockets0:5113 (28)Marco SchrettlXDS Astana Team1:0114 (72)Bert BolleTeam Picnic PostNL1:0615 (36)Kevin Andre SandliTeam Ringerike MesselPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:0916 (46)MarkPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team DonovanTeam Ringerike1:0917 (25)Ludovico CrescioliTeam Polti VisitMalta1:1618 (62)Byron MuntonModern Adventure Pro Cycling1:1619 (28)Jon AgirreEuskaltel Euskadi1:2120Gotzon MartnEuskaltel Euskadi1:2721 (44)Martin TjttaUno-X Mobility1:2722 (14)Hemelen Vincent VanTeam Flanders Baloise1:3423 (2)Joseba LpezCaja Rural Seguros RGA1:3824 (2)Xabier BerasategiEuskaltel Euskadi1:3825 (42)Odd Christian EikingUnibet Rose Rockets1:3826 (56)Damien HowsonPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:3827 (14)Anders FoldagerTeam Jayco AlUla1:4728 (17)Louis SuttonEuskaltel Euskadi1:4729 (41)Georg RydningenTeam Drali Repsol MartinsenUno-X Mobility1:5230 (46)Sven ErikUno-X Mobility BystrmTeam Drali Repsol1:5431 (13)Vilmer EkmanLucky Sport Cycling Team2:0332 (25)Joel NicolauCaja Rural Seguros RGA2:0633 (28)Alessandro CoviTeam Jayco AlUla2:0634 (19)Dario GiulianoTeam Polti VisitMalta2:0935 (38)Nicols AlustizaEuskaltel Euskadi2:1136 (32)Elias MarisTeam Flanders Baloise2:1437 (34)Luca Teodor DeLucky Sport Cycling Team2:1638 (14)Alex DazCaja Rural Seguros RGA2:2439 (27)Toralf Rydningen MartinsenTeam Drali Repsol2:2440 (29)Felix rn-KristoffLotto Intermarch2:2941 (1)Michiel LambrechtTeam Flanders Baloise2:3242 (19)Simen Evertsen-HegrebergLucky Sport Cycling Team2:3443 (10)Bekkum Darren vanXDS Astana Team2:3444 (33)Owen GeleijnUnibet Rose Rockets2:4545 (33)Mathieu KockelmannLotto Intermarch2:5046 (48)Magnus KulsetTeam Ringerike2:5547 (31)Andrea MifsudTeam Polti VisitMalta2:5548 (50)Prost Alexy FaureTeam Picnic PostNL2:5949 (15)Artm FofonovXDS Astana Team3:0050 (9)Samuel LerouxTotalEnergies3:0251 (21)Cole KesslerModern Adventure Pro Cycling3:0252 (33)Christopher Juul-JensenTeam Jayco AlUla3:0253 (24)Sander GranbergTeam Drali Repsol3:0854 (41)Thomas GachignardTotalEnergies3:0855 (24)Halvor DolvenLotto Intermarch3:2956 (10)Karl Emil KjeldsandTeam Drali Repsol3:3457 (8)Hugo LennartssonLucky Sport Cycling Team3:4258 (38)Henrik Teslo FjellheimLillehammer CK Continental Team3:4759 (22)Mirco MaestriTeam Polti VisitMalta4:0360 (5)Ward VanhoofTeam Flanders Baloise4:0361 (51)Ludvik HolstadTeam Ringerike4:0562 (25)Karsten Larsen FeldmannUnibet Rose Rockets4:0763 (54)Victor VercouillieTeam Flanders Baloise4:2664 (17)Sbastien GrignardLotto Intermarch4:5865 (28)Even ThorvaldsenLillehammer CK Continental Team5:1466 (49)Ronan AugUnibet Rose Rockets5:1867 (11)Hamish McKenzieTeam Jayco AlUla5:2768 (40)Henrik PedersenUno-X Mobility5:4269 (38)Lionel TaminiauxLotto Intermarch5:4670 (45)Andreas FlaattenLillehammer CK Continental Team6:2071 (8)Axel KllbergLucky Sport Cycling Team6:3372 (53)Iker VillarCaja Rural Seguros RGA6:4373 (68)Jason TessonTotalEnergies6:4674 (70)Ethan VernonNSN Cycling Team6:5175 (57)Lorrenzo ManzinTotalEnergies6:5276 (1)Thomas EriksenLillehammer CK Continental Team6:5377 (45)Rotem TeneNSN Cycling Team6:5778 (6)Dion SmithNSN Cycling Team6:5779 (20)dne HolterUno-X Mobility7:1580 (25)Oliver BleddynTeam Jayco AlUla7:2281 (21)Herman Emil EriksenLillehammer CK Continental Team7:4082 (15)Christian Alexander KlundTeam Ringerike7:4083 (56)Dillon CorkeryTeam Picnic PostNL7:4284 (41)Kiaan WattsNSN Cycling Team8:1485 (69)Emls LiepiPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team8:1586 (60)Artuur TorneyTeam Flanders Baloise8:1787 (2)Uden Casper vanTeam Picnic PostNL8:4988 (58)Tobias Risan NakkenTeam Drali Repsol8:5689 (1)Oscar AmeyNSN Cycling Team9:5490 (89)Giovanni LonardiTeam Polti VisitMalta10:0491Ezra CaudellModern Adventure Pro Cycling10:0692 (68)Marc RubirolaCaja Rural Seguros RGA10:1893 (1)Peder Wettre AndreassenTeam Ringerike10:1994 (7)Aas Eirik VangTeam Drali Repsol10:2095 (81)Brody McDonaldModern Adventure Pro Cycling10:3596 (32)Paul HennequinEuskaltel Euskadi10:5197 (90)Riley PickrellModern Adventure Pro Cycling10:5998 (96)Erlend BlikraUno-X Mobility11:0899 (84)Henrik Eckmann FarstadvollLillehammer CK Continental Team11:22100 (89)Nikiforos ArvanitouXDS Astana Team12:12101 (1)Andrea PietrobonTeam Polti VisitMalta12:56102 (2)Mark StewartModern Adventure Pro Cycling12:58103Matteo BadilattiPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team13:02104 (21)Morthen Wang BaksaasLucky Sport Cycling Team13:09105 (17)Aksel LaforceTeam Ringerike13:26106 (1)Anton KuzminXDS Astana Team13:39107 (1)Joseph PidcockPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team16:13Points Classification show all 31PTSPoints ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 31 riders1Giovanni LonardiTeam Polti VisitMalta45 pts2Erlend BlikraUno-X Mobility43 pts3Ethan VernonNSN Cycling Team38 pts4Riley PickrellModern Adventure Pro Cycling38 pts5Jason TessonTotalEnergies36 pts6Nikiforos ArvanitouXDS Astana Team24 pts7 (7)Guillermo Thomas SilvaXDS Astana Team21 pts8 (1)Anders FoldagerTeam Jayco AlUla16 pts9Eetvelt Lennert VanLotto Intermarch12 pts10 (1)Lionel TaminiauxLotto Intermarch12 pts11 (3)Lorrenzo ManzinTotalEnergies12 pts12Alessandro PinarelloNSN Cycling Team10 pts13 (3)Mathieu KockelmannLotto Intermarch10 pts14 (3)Luca Teodor DeLucky Sport Cycling Team8 pts15Robbe DhondtTeam Picnic PostNL8 pts16 (3)Vilmer EkmanLucky Sport Cycling Team8 pts17 (5)Ronan AugUnibet Rose Rockets8 pts18Axel KllbergLucky Sport Cycling Team6 pts19Felix EngelhardtTeam Jayco AlUla6 pts20 (4)Emls LiepiPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team6 pts21 (6)Brody McDonaldModern Adventure Pro Cycling6 pts22Sebastian BerwickCaja Rural Seguros RGA5 pts23Thomas BonnetTotalEnergies4 pts24 (7)Hemelen Vincent VanTeam Flanders Baloise4 pts25 (7)Victor VercouillieTeam Flanders Baloise4 pts26Thomas EriksenLillehammer CK Continental Team4 pts27Wout PoelsUnibet Rose Rockets3 pts28Joris DelboveTotalEnergies2 pts29 (10)Ludvik HolstadTeam Ringerike2 pts30Aksel LaforceTeam Ringerike2 pts31Fabio ChristenPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1 ptKOMMountains ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 14 riders1Morthen Wang BaksaasLucky Sport Cycling Team13 pts2Aas Eirik VangTeam Drali Repsol12 pts3Guillermo Thomas SilvaXDS Astana Team10 pts4Eetvelt Lennert VanLotto Intermarch7 pts5Alessandro PinarelloNSN Cycling Team5 pts6Axel KllbergLucky Sport Cycling Team4 pts7 (4)Ludvik HolstadTeam Ringerike4 pts8 (4)Simen Evertsen-HegrebergLucky Sport Cycling Team3 pts9 (4)Bekkum Darren vanXDS Astana Team3 pts10Robbe DhondtTeam Picnic PostNL3 pts11Felix EngelhardtTeam Jayco AlUla1 pt12 (5)Anders FoldagerTeam Jayco AlUla1 pt13 (5)Henrik Teslo FjellheimLillehammer CK Continental Team1 pt14 (8)Victor VercouillieTeam Flanders Baloise1 ptYoung Rider Classification show all 66YTHYoung Rider ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 66 riders1 (1)Guillermo Thomas SilvaXDS Astana Team11:31:072 (34)Eetvelt Lennert VanLotto Intermarch0:103 (20)Alessandro PinarelloNSN Cycling Team0:214 (27)Robbe DhondtTeam Picnic PostNL0:255 (17)Fabio ChristenPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:426 (27)Johannes KulsetUno-X Mobility0:517 (31)Cedrik Bakke ChristophersenUnibet Rose Rockets0:518 (17)Marco SchrettlXDS Astana Team1:019 (43)Bert BolleTeam Picnic PostNL1:0610 (29)Kevin Andre Sandli MesselTeam Ringerike1:0911 (15)Ludovico CrescioliTeam Polti VisitMalta1:1612 (30)Martin TjttaUno-X Mobility1:2713 (6)Anders FoldagerTeam Jayco AlUla1:4714 (15)Louis SuttonEuskaltel Euskadi1:4715 (33)Georg Rydningen MartinsenTeam Drali Repsol1:5416 (12)Vilmer EkmanLucky Sport Cycling Team2:0317 (18)Dario GiulianoTeam Polti VisitMalta2:0918 (28)Nicols AlustizaEuskaltel Euskadi2:1119 (18)Luca Teodor DeLucky Sport Cycling Team2:1620 (14)Alex DazCaja Rural Seguros RGA2:2421 (22)Toralf Rydningen MartinsenTeam Drali Repsol2:2422 (22)Felix rn-KristoffLotto Intermarch2:2923 (1)Michiel LambrechtTeam Flanders Baloise2:3224 (12)Simen Evertsen-HegrebergLucky Sport Cycling Team2:3425 (5)Bekkum Darren vanXDS Astana Team2:3426 (23)Owen GeleijnUnibet Rose Rockets2:4527 (21)Mathieu KockelmannLotto Intermarch2:5028 (34)Prost Alexy FaureTeam Picnic PostNL2:5929 (8)Artm FofonovXDS Astana Team3:0030 (15)Cole KesslerModern Adventure Pro Cycling3:0231 (14)Sander GranbergTeam Drali Repsol3:0832 (18)Halvor DolvenLotto Intermarch3:2933 (3)Karl Emil KjeldsandTeam Drali Repsol3:3434 (2)Hugo LennartssonLucky Sport Cycling Team3:4235 (25)Henrik Teslo FjellheimLillehammer CK Continental Team3:4736 (17)Karsten Larsen FeldmannUnibet Rose Rockets4:0737 (33)Victor VercouillieTeam Flanders Baloise4:2638 (21)Even ThorvaldsenLillehammer CK Continental Team5:1439 (29)Ronan AugUnibet Rose Rockets5:1840 (3)Hamish McKenzieTeam Jayco AlUla5:2741 (25)Henrik PedersenUno-X Mobility5:4242 (28)Andreas FlaattenLillehammer CK Continental Team6:2043 (3)Axel KllbergLucky Sport Cycling Team6:3344 (33)Iker VillarCaja Rural Seguros RGA6:4345 (2)Thomas EriksenLillehammer CK Continental Team6:5346 (27)Rotem TeneNSN Cycling Team6:5747 (18)Oliver BleddynTeam Jayco AlUla7:2248 (16)Herman Emil EriksenLillehammer CK Continental Team7:4049 (12)Christian Alexander KlundTeam Ringerike7:4050 (23)Kiaan WattsNSN Cycling Team8:1451 (36)Artuur TorneyTeam Flanders Baloise8:1752 (3)Uden Casper vanTeam Picnic PostNL8:4953 (35)Tobias Risan NakkenTeam Drali Repsol8:5654 (2)Oscar AmeyNSN Cycling Team9:5455 (2)Ezra CaudellModern Adventure Pro Cycling10:0656 (43)Marc RubirolaCaja Rural Seguros RGA10:1857 (1)Peder Wettre AndreassenTeam Ringerike10:1958 (5)Aas Eirik VangTeam Drali Repsol10:2059 (51)Brody McDonaldModern Adventure Pro Cycling10:3560 (19)Paul HennequinEuskaltel Euskadi10:5161 (58)Riley PickrellModern Adventure Pro Cycling10:5962 (53)Henrik Eckmann FarstadvollLillehammer CK Continental Team11:2263 (58)Nikiforos ArvanitouXDS Astana Team12:1264 (13)Morthen Wang BaksaasLucky Sport Cycling Team13:0965 (11)Aksel LaforceTeam Ringerike13:2666Joseph PidcockPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team16:13TEAMTeams ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 18 riders1 (10)Unibet Rose Rockets34:36:262 (6)Team Picnic PostNL0:043 (1)TotalEnergies0:214 (11)Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:245 (2)XDS Astana Team0:466 (1)Uno-X Mobility1:057 (2)Caja Rural Seguros RGA1:118 (6)Team Jayco AlUla1:199 (8)Euskaltel Euskadi1:2110 (4)Lotto Intermarch2:3011 (1)Team Polti VisitMalta3:1512 (5)Team Flanders Baloise3:1913 (1)Lucky Sport Cycling Team3:5614 (2)Team Drali Repsol4:2115 (3)Team Ringerike4:2816 (3)Lillehammer CK Continental Team8:1717 (8)Modern Adventure Pro Cycling10:3218 (16)NSN Cycling Team11:14Stage 3 PhotosPhotography by A.S.O. / Thomas Maheux [See image gallery at www.irishcyclingnews.com]

Andrew August marked his second consecutive Czech Tour stage victory with a tribute to Finlay Tarling as the Netcompany INEOS rider crossed the line first on Dlouhe Strane. The 20-year-old pointed towards the sky while wearing a black armband as he crossed the line to win Stage 3, a day on which the...

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Quinn Simmons decided to race the Leadville Trail 100 last Friday. The Lidl-Trek racer was one of the most aggressive riders of the Tour de France, and the announcement he would be lining up against the top Life Time Grand Prix racers in Colorado was one of the most talked about narratives ahead of the race. I decided on Friday last week, Simmons said. It was kind of just like I've always talked about coming, and I was home. Trek has a team here, and they can support me. So yeah, I asked if I could do it, and they said sure. Simmons made it to the largest climb of the day with the lead group of race favorites including reigning Leadville and world champion Keegan Swenson (Specialized Off-Road), podium contender and ski-mo racer John Gaston (STRAFE-Specialized), and previous world champion Andreas Seewald (Singer KTM Racing). The only problem, Simmons said, is his training was non-existent between the Tour and now. We had a pretty big group into the main climb there, Simmons said after crossing the finish line in 9th place. Then they went really fast, and I didn't. That was the end of the race for me. Swenson won the race in a two-up sprint against Matthew Wilson (Scott Sports). Simmons rolled in over 8 minutes behind. The lead group started to split when Swenson pushed the pace on Columbine, which climbs to above 12,000 feet above sea level. I knew what I had to push to get over it, and I just didn't have the legs to push that, Simmons said of the long climb. Simmons raced seven years ago, when he finished second to 2016 Olympian mountain biker Howard Grotts. Leadville has gotten faster and more competitive since then, with the Life Time Grand Prix attracting top talent. Swensons win this year was his 6th in a row, tying the all-time win record of Dave Wiens. Simmons wasnt the only Tour de France rider to race Leadville. Rosa Kloser lined up at Leadville fresh off the Tour de France Femmes, but the Life Time Grand Prix contender did not factor at the front of Leadville.The rest of Simmons season will see him racing the Philly Cycling Classic, the Canadian one-day classics, and the world championships in Montreal. He said hed like to come back to Leadville with a bit more preparation. It's a little bit tricky because next year it interferes with the worlds, and the year after is Olympics time. But yeah, I'd like to come back maybe a little more prepared. The Trek rider has been open about his ambition of racing ski-mo at the 2030 Winter Olympic Games, but any winter pursuits depend on his off-season training, he said. I like to train on the skis, he said. We leave for our winter training camps beginning in December. I need an early November storm if I'm going to ski too much. If we get it, I'll take it.

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