Tim Wellens

Stage victory and intermediate classifications, Tim Wellens continues his momentum. "It was certainly not an easy stage but like yesterday I felt really good and with the way the team worked tirelessly it was just a joy to run like that. They brought me to the foot of the Col d'Eze in a perfect way", comments Tim Wellens. "I started the climb in the ideal position but when Quintana launched his attack, I didn't have an immediate response. I realized that he was going a little too fast and I had to measure my effort to I could possibly catch up a bit later. To be honest, I was struggling on the plateau right after the summit, but when I finally caught up with Quintana, I think I broke his spirits a bit. I don't I knew the finish all too well because I live a few kilometers away, in Monaco." C: Photo News

Tim Wellens won his 4th victory in this event. Opening of the counter for Lotto Soudal Cycling Team, and also for EKOI. "At the Puig Major the pace was very high, but I managed to hang on," said Tim Wellens just after the finish. "Then there were a few attacks, but nobody could escape. As I knew the finish, I knew I had to be first or second after the last corner. I came out first and I managed keep it to the finish line." C:MF paloumedi

Tim Wellens didn't let the final victory slip away in the Étoile de Bessèges time trial. Obviously very fit at the start of the season, the Trudonnaire even finished fourth in the stage. His very good performance allowed him to extend his lead by a few seconds in the general classification.As yesterday, the stage victory went to Italy’s Filippo Ganna. Michal Kwiatkowski and Nils Politt accompany Wellens on the final podium. The last stage was contested in the form of an individual 10 kilometer time-lapse with a finish perched at the top of a final difficulty. Early in the day, Briton Ethan Hayter set a very good first benchmark time with a time of 15’21 ’’. But the victory was promised to his teammate Ganna who covered ten kilometers in 15 minutes exactly. This is the second success in a row for the world time trial champion. Tim Wellens, the starting leader at Alès, started last to defend his 45 ’lead over his closest rivals. Wellens struggled to finish fourth on the day, 29 ’’ behind Ganna. A performance that also saw him relegate Kwiatkowski to 53 ’’ in the final standings. Tim wellens “This final victory was largely achieved at the end of the 3rd stage. To start the final stopwatch with more than 40 seconds in advance was quite comfortable. This morning already, I felt that I had good legs, but I was above all very motivated. You should know that Vic Swerts, founder and owner of Soudal, is celebrating his 81st birthday today and I wanted to give him this gift. This time suited me very well. I developed an average power greater than planned and I was finally able to clinch the final victory. The fact of having recognized the course before th...

First victory of the season for Tim Wellens and the Lotto Soudal team with the brand new Ekoï Gara helmet! Tim Wellens won and knocked out his opponents following a decisive attack a dozen kilometers from the finish of the stage which took place around the town of Bessèges. Second place goes to Edward Theuns of Team Trek-Segafredo who crosses the line ... 37 seconds later! With his success, Tim Wellens takes the leader's jersey from Christophe Laporte of Team Cofidis who won the 1st stage.