Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana) won the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge after holding off Richie Porte (Trek Segafredo) and Guillaume Martin (Cofidis).
Nairo Quintana crossed the finish line on 8th place, nearly 2 minutes behind the young Russian winner.
“It’s a very famous mountain, the mountain of champions so I’m very, very happy to win here,” Vlasov said.
“I’m happy with my performance and with the teamwork. We did a good job. I felt very good and I tried to attack. I’m very happy. Now I will go in Italy for the Classics. With my shape, I hope to get some good results in the Giro dell’Emilia or Il Lombardia, it’s a very nice race. And I want to do my best.”
"@ale_vlasov has conquered this spectacular mountain!" ⛰
The @AstanaTeam rider is victorious on Mont Ventoux ?#MVDC2020 pic.twitter.com/ITliZ2qwNq
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) August 6, 2020
Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 2020 results (Vaison-la-Romaine – Mont Ventoux):
| 1 | Alexandr Vlasov (Astana) | 4:56:39 |
| 2 | Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) | +18” |
| 3 | Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) | +59” |
| 4 | Pierre Latour (AG2R la Mondiale) | +01’29” |
| 5 | Fabio Aru (UAE Team Emirates) | +01’38” |
| 6 | Harold Tejada (Astana) | +01’43” |
| 7 | Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo) | +01’51” |
| 8 | Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic) | +01’57” |
| 9 | Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) | +02’15” |
| 10 | Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) | +02’32” |
