Afternoon Post Giro Criterium in France 2025

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Slow start into the afternoon PGCF 2025. Team-Mojabahs with the attack for the Polka Dot Jersey and a cosy chase in the back, lead by Alpacas for GC and the sprint teams. Not much going on until the last steeper section, when CircleCycle and Schappy decided to keep a group of distanced riders away from the peloton, mainly with Damien Toulet from Big Donkey and Krzysztof Kaczmarczyk in it. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it back as the sprint teams took over again in front around 20 km before the finish line. In the end, the best sprinter with the best sprint train won. No mahagoni sticks involved. So Alex is the first rider in the maillot jaune, which will change today most likely already, as we're facing a hilly finish. To get to a point, here are the statistics.


Stage 1:

01. 00:00:00 Alex Alailefaleula (Team FL)
02. 00:00:00 Zan Jenko (CircleCycle)
03. 00:00:00 Nikola Kozomara (Falcor CC)
04. 00:00:00 Arend Jongh (CreditPommes)
05. 00:00:00 Calcedonio Cantagalli (Team FL)
06. 00:00:00 Isaak Angler (Liberty Sarténe)
07. 00:00:00 Ondrej Karafiat (SouthWest Packers)
08. 00:00:00 Ewa Swoboda (Schappy)
09. 00:00:00 Jordan Henkey (Falcor CC)
10. 00:00:00 Barnaba Cecchini (CircleCycle)

General classement:

01. 00:00:00 Alex Alailefaleula (Team FL)
02. 00:00:04 Zan Jenko (CircleCycle)
03. 00:00:06 Nikola Kozomara (Falcor CC)
04. 00:00:10 Franz Grothe (Team-Mojabahs)
05. 00:00:10 Barnaba Cecchini (CircleCycle)
06. 00:00:10 Arend Jongh (CreditPommes)
07. 00:00:10 Arne Martens (Team-Mojabahs)
08. 00:00:10 Calcedonio Cantagalli (Team FL)
09. 00:00:10 Paul Ruhnke (Team-Mojabahs)
10. 00:00:10 Isaak Angler (Liberty Sarténe)

Points classement:

01. 060 Alex Alailefaleula (Team FL)
02. 030 Zan Jenko (CircleCycle)
03. 020 Nikola Kozomara (Falcor CC)

Moutain classement:

003 Arne Martens (Team-Mojabahs)
000 ...
000 ...

Youth classement:

01. 00:00:10 Franz Grothe (Team-Mojabahs)
02. 00:00:10 Paul Ruhnke (Team-Mojabahs)
03. 00:00:10 Ewa Swoboda (Schappy)

Team classement:

01. 00:00:00 ...
02. 00:00:00 ...
03. 00:00:00 ...

Red Lantern

- Rik Ribbens (Team FL)

Stage wins by riders:

1 - Alex Alailefaleula (Team FL

Stage wins by teams:

1 - Team FL

[team fl]

Stage two, second flat stage, technically, but with a hilly finish. And the longest stage of the PGCF this year. Hence, an early escape tried their luck with two riders from Circle Cycle and Gipfelstuermer and one from Liberty Sarténe. In the peloton, Alpacas started to control, followed by Team FL. The chase was a bit reluctant until SouthWest Packers joined. Still, looking at the many possible outcomes on a +4 finish, too many teams just watch the stage unfold. In the end, two riders of the group arrived around 30 secs before the group of the main favourites, led by Fürchtegott Fürst this time. So it's Kyriakos Manesiotis from CircleCycle in yellow, also leading the mountain classement. Second behind him, Marcel Hessling wears the Polka Dot jersey for the moment, while Dominik Luptar from Liberty Sarténe finished third, 7 seconds behind them. Tomorrow will be another flat stage, third in a row, with only. a little 5% climb in the way. Will it be the second bunch sprint, or a second escaper winning the stage? Will Kyriakos Manesiotis defend yellow until the first hilly stage the day after? We will find out tomorrow.

Stage 2:

01. 00:00:00 Kyriakos Manesiotis (CircleCycle)
02. 00:00:00 Marcel Hesseling (Gipfelstuermer)
03. 00:00:07 Dominik Luptar (Liberty Sarténe)
04. 00:00:33 Fürchtegott Fürst (Team FL)
05. 00:00:33 Kamila Zuk (Schappy)
06. 00:00:33 Oskar Stoel (CreditPommes)
07. 00:00:36 Alessandra Luna (Alpacas)
08. 00:00:36 Michael Redrocks (Falcor CC)
09. 00:00:36 Santiago Villaverde (Enneagon)
10. 00:00:36 Taehyung Bak (SouthWest Packers)

General classement:

01. 00:00:00 Kyriakos Manesiotis (CircleCycle)
02. 00:00:04 Marcel Hesseling (Gipfelstuermer)
03. 00:00:13 Dominik Luptar (Liberty Sarténe)
04. 00:00:43 Fürchtegott Fürst
05. 00:00:43 Kamila Zuk (Schappy)
06. 00:00:43 Oskar Stoel (CreditPommes)
07. 00:00:46 Alessandra Luna (Alpacas)
08. 00:00:46 MIchael Redrocks (Falcor CC)
09. 00:00:46 Volodymyr Minenko (SouthWest Packers)
10. 00:00:46 Santiago Villaverde (Enneago)

Points classement:

01. 070 Alex Alailefaleula (Team FL)
02. 067 Kyriakos Manesiotis (CircleCycle)
03. 054 Marcel Hesseling (Gipfelstuermer)

Moutain classement:

003 Kyriakos Manesiotis (CircleCycle)
003 Arne Martens (Team-Mojabahs)
002 Marcel Hesseling (Gipfelstuermer)

Youth classement:

01. 00:00:04 Marcel Hesseling (Gipfelstuermer)
02. 00:00:46 Thorben Gerdes (Team-Mojabahs)
03. 00:00:46 Khosrow Panahi (CircleCycle

Team classement:

01. 00:00:00 Gipfelstuermer
02. 00:00:09 CircleCycle
03. 00:00:24 Liberty Sarténe

Red Lantern

- Maximiliano Hernandez (Alpacas)

Stage wins by riders:

1 - Alex Alailefaleula (Team FL)
1 - Kyriakos Manesiotis (CircleCycle)

Stage wins by teams:

1 - Circle Cycle
1 - Team FL

Days in Yellow

1 - Alex Alailefaleula (Team FL)
1 - Kyriakos Manesiotis (CircleCycle)