Ubuntu inspires Victor Campenaerts to sensational Giro d'Italia stage 15 victory
This victory followed his teammates, Mauro Schmid and Giacomo Nizzolo, triumphs on stages 11 and 13 respectively
GORIZIA, Italy, May 24, 2021/ -- Victor Campenaerts raced to an incredible 3rd stage win at this year's Giro d'Italia for Team Qhubeka ASSOS (www.TeamQhubeka.com), at today's stage 15 ending in Gorizia. This victory followed his teammates, Mauro Schmid and Giacomo Nizzolo, triumphs on stages 11 and 13 respectively.
Team Qhubeka ASSOS, already having it's best ever Giro d'Italia, started the 147km stage 15 with clear intentions to continue building on that
success. From the gun, Campenaerts and teammate Max Walscheid were the
first two riders to attack. After getting an initial gap, the race was
then neutralized due to a mass crash in the peloton, which included
Mauro Schmid. The young Swiss star was able to continue and finish but
he suffered from multiple abrasions to his right side.
Fortunately, most of the riders that went down, were without serious
injury, and able to continue. When racing got underway for a second
time, it was again Campenaerts and Walscheid who were first to attack.
This time a third Qhubeka ASSOS rider also got involved though, as
Lukasz Wisniowski infiltrated the front group too.
15 riders forced themselves clear from the peloton and quickly built a
race winning lead. With three riders up the road, Qhubeka ASSOS were in a favourable position despite being closely marked.
Coming toward the race finale, Walscheid, Wisniowski and Campenaerts
began attacking and counter-attacking the break as the group did contain a strong mix of climbers and sprinters, who were possiblyon paper at
leasr favoured for victory ahead of the Qhubeka ASSOS trio. However, it
was the team work that proved the greatest asset on the day as the
Belgian UCI world hour record holder managed to escape with two others
in tow, Albert Torres (Movistar) and Oscar Riesebeek (Alpecin-Fenix),
with 23km to go.
Campenaerts and Riesebeek were able to dislodge Torres on the final
climb, as the rain came pouring down, adding further drama over the
closing kilometers. From the top of the climb, the duo held onto a 15
second gap over their nearest chasers, and despite attacking each other a couple of times each, they went on to decide the stage in a two-up
sprint.
Campenaerts had that extra kick in the legs to take a brilliant win, his first ever Grand Tour stage victory of his career.
Victor Campenaerts
I've been chasing a WorldTour, and specifically a Grand Tour, stage
win for so long; having been four times second, twice third, once fifth, and I've always targeted victories in time trials. I've come so close
but I decided to change how I race and focus more aggressively on racing on the road bike, and focusing a little less focus on the TT.
I am at my first Grand Tour with another objective and we've already had two victories with the team here. I can't say that I helped Mauro
that much in the break for his win but I helped Nizzolo for his victory
and now I helped myself to a big victory - what a day! I had big, big
help from the whole team especially Max and Wizzy, who were also in the
break with me.
For two years we've speaking about Ubuntu in the team - I am because we are - which is about riding as a team. We cannot go alone, we're
stronger as a team together, and the spirit we have in the Giro is
building up to an even greater spirit. Our mission as a team is to
change lives with bicycles and the Qhubeka Charity, these successes mean that we play our part in changing the world.
I also hope that these victories is great exposure for the team, to
keep the team alive for the future. It hasn't been easy to keep it alive and we needed this, so I am just so happy.
About Team Qhubeka ASSOS:
Team Qhubeka ASSOS is a purpose-led, high-performance team, fighting to
win on the world's biggest stage, to inspire hope and create
opportunity. Founded in 2007, Team Qhubeka ASSOS (formerly NTT Pro
Cycling) became the first-ever African cycling team to gain a UCI
WorldTour license, in 2016.
We achieved our first major win in 2013 when Gerald Ciolek won Milan-San Remo, one of the five Monuments of cycling. We have competed in six
Tour de France’s and notched up 7 stage wins, with Mark Cavendish
wearing the coveted Yellow Jersey at the 2016 Tour de France.
We are a multicultural, diverse team with bases in South Africa, the
Netherlands and Italy. There are 19 nationalities represented across our World Tour and continental feeder team rosters. Our focus on developing African cycling has resulted in more than 55 riders from the African
continent be given the opportunity to race on the world stage, since the team's inception.
We race to help people to move forward with bicycles through our
relationship with Qhubeka Charity. Through our work with Qhubeka, we
have contributed to the distribution of over 30 000 bicycles in
communities in South Africa.
About Qhubeka:
Qhubeka is a charity that moves people forward with bicycles. People
earn bicycles through our programmes, improving their access to schools, clinics and jobs.
A bicycle is a tool that helps people to travel faster and further, and
to carry more. In the face of extreme and persistent poverty, bicycles
can change lives by helping to address socioeconomic challenges at the
most basic level – helping people to get where they need to go.
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Ubuntu inspires Victor Campenaerts to sensational Giro d'Italia stage 15 victory
Ubuntu inspires Victor Campenaerts to sensational Giro d'Italia stage 15 victory
Ubuntu inspires Victor Campenaerts to sensational Giro d'Italia stage 15 victory
Ubuntu inspires Victor Campenaerts to sensational Giro d'Italia stage 15 victory
Ubuntu inspires Victor Campenaerts to sensational Giro d'Italia stage 15 victory
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