Bert 02/24/2026 (Tue) 18:02 No.67328 del
>Better late than never: Dylan Groenewegen finally takes third place in the Clásica de Almería... a week after the race. The Unibet Rose Rockets didn't miss their season start. Bas Tietema's cycling team has already achieved six podium finishes this season – including one victory for Dylan Groenewegen in the Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana – and can add a seventh on Tuesday. However, the race in which they achieved that third place was... held last week. On February 15, Groenewegen sprinted to fourth place in the Clásica de Almería. After a chaotic finale and bunch sprint, the Dutch sprinter had to concede to winner Biniam Girmay, Belgian Milan Fretin, and Italian Matteo Moschetti. These three men were subsequently allowed onto the podium. However, the Dutch cycling team – which races under a French license – had questions about the stage results. "Can someone please share the finish photo? I'm asking on behalf of a friend," the team wrote with a wink on its social media channels. On Tuesday – a good week later – the team made a striking announcement: "After re-examining the finish photo of the Clásica de Almería, we received the news that Dylan had actually finished 3rd instead of 4th, meaning a strong sprint still secured a podium finish!" The Dutchman wasn't able to effectively celebrate his third-place finish on the podium, but his team certainly had a good laugh. "Hey, Pinarello Q36.5, you haven't thrown those flowers away yet, have you?" they joked to Moschetti's team.
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