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Lennard Kämna just missed his second stage win on the 15th day of racing at the Vuelta. The German BORA - hansgrohe rider was part of a three-man leading group in the last kilometres. Despite a late crash, he fought his way back to the front of the race, but had to admit defeat in Lekunberri.&nbsp;After two difficult mountain stages, an undulating parcours was on the programme today. The first part was not demanding, but the finale featured several climbs and the parcours offered a good chance for the break.&nbsp;A leading group including Lennard Kämna and Nico Denz formed only around halfway through the stage. On the last climb of the Puerto de Zuarrarrate, only Costa and Buitrago were out front, while a chasing group containing Kämna was about 30 seconds behind. However, the German rider managed to catch up with the leading duo 2km ahead of the KOM and then opened up a small gap on the descent. Unfortunately, he locked up in a corner at about 3km from the finish and crashed into the grass. Although he then fell behind the duo, he managed to fight his way back to them. Kämna then received a second chance at the win on the finishing straight in Lekunberri and the stage was decided in a three-man sprint. The German was the first to open his sprint and had a small lead, but was overtaken by the Portuguese former World Champion and had to admit defeat by a narrow margin.&nbsp;Result 01 R. Costa &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3:30:56 02 L. Kämna &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +0:00 03 S. Buitrago &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +0:00&nbsp;From the Finish Line “I was feeling pretty good today and I’m disappointed that I wasn’t able to finish it off with the win. I think if I wouldn’t have crashed ahead of the finale, I would have had a really good chance of taking my second Vuelta stage victory. At the time that I hit the deck, I had a small gap on Costa and Buitrago, but I took a bit too much risk and crashed in the corner. I’m surprised that I actually was able to make it back and have a second chance at taking the win. When I came back, I knew that they would be expecting me to make a move, so I played poker a bit and decided to wait for the final sprint. In the finishing straight, everything was spur of the moment. At one point I was out front and then I just decided to open up my sprint with around 200m remaining. I had a small gap, but in the end, Costa managed to overtake me and cross the line first. But all in all, I think it was a strong performance today, I was feeling good, and I’m not hurt after my crash, which is a relief.” - Lennard Kämna

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Lennard Kämna narrowly misses second stage win at the Vuelta 

Danny van Poppel secures a stage win in the British stage race, Nils Politt finishes ninth in the general classification.A stage victory, six podium finishes, and a ninth place in the general classification – BORA-hansgrohe’s record at this year’s Tour of Britain is impressive. The German team demonstrated its top-level form from the start of the British national tour, contending for the win in nearly every one of the total eight stages. “In eight stages, we were on the podium six times, and we also secured a stage victory. That’s something we can be proud of,” the team’s sports director, Jens Zemke, expressed his satisfaction.The highlight for BORA-hansgrohe was the victory of Dutchman Danny van Poppel on the sixth stage from Southend-on-Sea to Harlow. After Team Jumbo-Visma had dominated all previous bunch sprints, van Poppel had the fastest legs in a tight finish, narrowly beating British rider Ethan Vernon and Norwegian Tord Gudmestad in a photo finish.Until the final day, van Poppel was also within striking distance in the overall standings at second place but couldn’t keep his podium position in the hilly finale. In the end, Nils Politt was the best BORA-hansgrohe rider in the general classification. He secured ninth place in the standings after a spirited performance on the closing stage. Zemke praised his team: “Even if we missed the podium, Nils pulled it together in the end. Overall, it was a strong showing by the team here at the Tour of Britain.”Tour of Britain 20231 VAN AERT Wout &nbsp; Jumbo-Visma &nbsp; 28:43:57 2 JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0:03 3 HOWSON Damien &nbsp; Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t. … 9 POLITT Nils &nbsp; &nbsp;BORA – hansgrohe &nbsp;+ 0:28Photo: SWpix.com (t/a Photography Hub Ltd)

Danny van Poppel wins stage 6 of the Tour of Britain 2023 (Photo: © SWpix.com (t/a Photography Hub Ltd)

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Tour of Britain: BORA-hansgrohe among the top teams

After BORA-hansgrohe narrowly missed winning a stage in the first five stages of this year’s Tour of Britain, the German team could take the victory on today’s sixth day of the British race. Like the previous stages, the 146-kilometre-long stage from Southend-on-Sea to Harlow was decided in a bunch sprint, where Dutchman Danny van Poppel perfectly positioned himself in the hectic final. In the end, the BORA-hansgrohe rider had the highest speed and overtook his opponents in a tight photo finish. In the overall standings, the Belgian Wout van Aert continues to lead, while van Poppel is in fourth place, three seconds behind.Results1 VAN POPPEL Danny &nbsp;3:14:34 2 VERNON Ethan &nbsp;s.t. 3 GUDMESTAD Tord &nbsp;s.t.Quotes“I am very happy about this win, especially since beating Jumbo-Visma is anything but easy – as the last stages have shown. After the Tour of Germany, I knew I was in good shape. Accordingly, I am happy that I was able to win a stage here. That applies even more since I’m usually the lead-out man in our sprint train, so I’m happy to use my chances. I’m now looking forward to the last two stages. Recently, I’ve also felt good on short climbs.” – Danny van Poppel“This victory is, of course, particularly emotional. In the past few days, we have tried everything possible to beat Jumbo-Visma, but more than the podium was never within reach. Today’s win takes a big weight off our shoulders. Congratulations to the entire team! The decision in the overall classification will be made in the next two stages. With Danny van Poppel and Nils Politt we now have two riders with chances for a good result.” – Jens Zemke, Sports DirectorPhoto: Sprint Cycling Agency

Danny van Poppel wins stage 6 of the Tour of Britain 2023 (Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency)

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Tour of Britain: Danny van Poppel sprints to victory on stage six

After four stages, BORA-hansgrohe is still waiting for a stage win at this year’s Tour of Britain. Sports Director Jens Zemke draws an interim conclusion.Two second places, one third and a total of six top ten finishes – on paper, BORA-hansgrohe’s half-time results at this year’s Tour of Britain are impressive. After the Irishman Sam Bennett had taken third place on the opening stage, it was the Dutchman Danny van Poppel who narrowly missed out on a stage win at the Tour of Britain on the following days with two second places.Considering the impressive winning streak of the Dutch sprinter Olav Kooij (Team Jumbo-Visma), who has won all four stages of the Tour of Britain so far, Sports Director Jens Zemke still sees potential for improvement: “Of course, Jumbo-Visma is absolutely dominant here. Nevertheless, we had a good chance on three of the four stages so far,” he says.Zemke is now hoping for a turnaround on the remaining four days: “We have meetings every day and try to change the tactics a bit. We hope that this will translate into a stage win in the coming days and that we can surprise Jumbo-Visma. We'll definitely keep trying,” he explains.While Zemke predicts another bunch sprint for the fifth and sixth day of the Tour of Britain, he forecasts an open battle for the overall classification for the hilly final weekend. He believes that BORA-hansgrohe has a chance here as well: “With Nils Politt, we have a very strong rider who is in good shape. He will be our captain for the classification,” says Zemke. &nbsp;

BORA-hansgrohe bei der Tour of Britain 2023 (Foto: Sprint Cycling Agency)

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Tour of Britain: “We keep trying”

Before tomorrow's rest day, a mountainous stage in the region of Murcia was on the agenda. On the first climb of the day, Lennard Kämna managed to jump into an eight-man breakaway, which was able to carve out a maximum lead of 8:30 minutes throughout the stage. On the final climb to Alto Caravaca de la Cruz, which featured gradients of up to 20 percent, the lead group had a gap of almost 5 minutes over the GC group. On the steep ramps of the final climb, Kämna, Sobrero and Gehbreigzabhier were able to go clear from their escapee companions and with 5km remaining, Kämna launched an attack. Sobrero was close on his heels, but the German BORA - hansgrohe rider fought to the end and crossed the finish line solo. With this victory, his palmarès now contains stage wins in all the Grand Tours.&nbsp;Result 01 L Kämna &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4:28:59 02 M. Sobrero &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;+0:13 03 C. Hamilton &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1:12&nbsp;From the Finish Line "I worked very hard the past few months. It wasn’t necessarily easy after the Giro as I had some setbacks, so I’m really happy to have been able to take this win. It was pretty hectic today, with the echelons. I tried to make it through them without spending too much energy, and eventually I found myself in the front and had enough energy left in the tank to go for it. It was a tough parcours, because it was a constant up and down, so it was hard to find a good moment to drop the others. I tried to read the situation and had a feeling that now could be the time, and when I got a gap, I decided to go full gas after the corner. Then it was just a matter of surviving alone until the end. It’s incredible to now have taken wins in all three Grand Tours, so thanks to my teammates and the entire team here for their support, I really appreciate it.” - Lennard Kämna&nbsp;"We wanted to give Lenni the opportunity to race for the stage win today, while the other guys were to support Aleks and Cian in the peloton. And in the end it was an incredible day. Lenni has now won stages in all the Grand Tours, which is a great achievement. And back in the peloton, Aleks did very well, while Cian was also up there. The stage was very hard and extremely challenging in terms of the parcours and so we're happy that we could finish the day like this. So we are very pleased and hope to continue like this here at the Vuelta." - Bernie Eisel, Sports Director

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Lennard Kämna celebrates solo victory on Vuelta's ninth stage

BORA-hansgrohe sprinter Sam Bennett is taking part in the Tour of Britain for the first time since 2013. A very special event for the Irish top sprinter, because ten years ago, his career took a decisive turn right exactly here.The Welsh town of Caerphilly plays a comparatively small role on the map of world cycling. For Sam Bennett, however, the community of 30,000 inhabitants is a very important place. Ten years ago, the Irish top sprinter won the fifth stage of the Tour of Britain exactly here – and thus celebrated the first big victory of his successful career.What hardly anyone knows is that if Bennett, at that time 22 years old and still wearing the jersey of the small Continental team An Post-Chain Reaction, had not been so successful at the Tour of Britain, his career might have taken an entirely different turn: “It's true: Without this stage victory, I wouldn't be here today. If I hadn't taken the win in Caerphilly, I would have gone back to university in Ireland. Instead, the win opened the door to the professional peloton for me,” he says.Indeed, after the Tour of Britain, Bennett signed his first professional contract with the BORA-hansgrohe predecessor team NetApp-Endura. What followed was a success story: To date, the Irishman has taken more than 60 professional victories, including winning ten stages in all three Grand Tours.At the Tour of Britain, Bennett now returns to the place of his first big victory – exactly ten years later. This year's edition (from September 3rd to 10th) will once again stop in Caerphilly as part of the eighth stage. Will he be able to repeat his victory? Bennett is optimistic about the race: “I think there are plenty of opportunities for sprinters, and we have a strong team at the start. With that in mind, I'm really looking forward to the race.”<h3>BORA-hansgrohe Tour of Britain 2023 line-up</h3>BENNETT Sam (Ireland) GAMPER Patrick (Austria) POLITT Nils (Germany) SCHELLING Ide (Netherlands) VAN POPPEL Danny (Netherlands) WALLS Matthew (Great Britain)Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency

Sam Bennett startet bei der Tour of Britain 2023  (Foto: Sprint Cycling Agency)

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