Tulett completes double at Coppi e Bartali with solo victory
“It’s a really great feeling to cross the finish line cheering again. It’s been a while”, Tulett says. “I have to thank the team for today. They believed in me and I knew I had to finish it off. It’s great that I can take my first victory here on behalf of Team Visma | Lease a Bike here.”Not for the first time this week, Tulett showed that he’s in a good shape right now. With his short position in the general classification in mind, the 23-year-old Brit waited a long time before launching his attack. On the last passage of the Valico Rio Chiè, Tulett made his move. The rider of the Dutch cycling formation crossed the finish line solo, marking his first victory in yellow and black.
“A really great feeling to win my first race for the team”
Ben Tulett
Sports director Robert Wagner also was overjoyed. “This is a phenomenal victory. We discussed this scenario this morning. On the last climb it had to happen and that it worked out this way is really great. Ben had fantastic legs once again. It all came together here.”
“It all came together here, a phenomenal victory”
DS Robert Wagner
Wagner had another chat with his rider this morning. “Ben got his first pro win here in 2022 and finished second overall that year. ‘This time we’re not going for second place. We’re going all or nothing. If you tried and get beaten, so be it’, I said to Ben. That it then turns out like this. Unbelievable, I’m immensely proud.”
In Brisighella, Italy, Tulett makes a big move in the general classification with Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s tenth win of the season. With tomorrow’s final stage coming up, the Brit is now eighteen seconds ahead of number two Mark Donovan. ‘It’s nice that my good form of the last few weeks is paying off here. Now we get to enjoy this win for a while, but the focus will soon shift towards the final stage. The Coppi e Bartali is not over yet. It’s going to be a very big day tomorrow.’
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
Stage 4
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Ben Tulett
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
03:41:21
2
Igor Arrieta
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
+00:00:06
3
Mark Donovan
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
+00:00:07
43
Tijmen Graat
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:03:39
73
William Smith
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:11:10
90
Pietro Mattio
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:08
93
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:08
94
Tim Rex
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:08
115
Jørgen Nordhagen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:12
Rankings
1
Ben Tulett
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
15:28:27
2
Mark Donovan
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
+00:00:18
3
Igor Arrieta
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
+00:00:23
3
Magnus Sheffield
INEOS Grenadiers
+00:00:22
31
Tijmen Graat
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:14:10
38
Jørgen Nordhagen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:16:04
63
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:25:11
69
Tim Rex
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:27:10
85
William Smith
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:31:32
86
Pietro Mattio
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:31:50
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