Young star Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) powered to victory on the Challenge Mallorca-Trofeo Calvià after an exciting day of racing, dropping Christian Scaroni (XDS Astana) and Frederik Wandahl (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) with a stinging surge within the closing kilometre.
Scaroni held on for second after being one of the vital lively riders all through the hilly 149.6km one-day race. But Wandahl dropped to fourth as Christen’s teammate Antonio Morgado made a late transfer and overtook him on the road to bookend the rostrum for UAE.
Christen made his transfer throughout to Scaroni and Wandahl, who had been main for a lot of the day, with 10km to go, earlier than making contact three kilometres later. The trio swapped turns all the way in which to the 1km to go mark when the 20-year-old Swiss rider moved to the again and exploded away from his fellow escapees.
Christen’s success marks UAE Emirates-XRG’s fourth win of the 2025 season after Jhonatan Narváez triumphed on the Tour Down Under and Morgado gained the Gran Premio Castellón.
“Super blissful, I’ve tremendous situation and the primary two races have been already good with Antonio [Morgado] taking a win and now me additionally so we’re in good situation,” mentioned Christen post-race.
“Today, Tudor pulled all day tremendous arduous tempo and me particularly, I did not have the very best legs so I attempted to avoid wasting as a lot vitality as potential till the tip after which make one or two good strikes to come back away like this and win the race is wonderful.
“I had an excellent good winter coaching in Gran Canara and will make one other step ahead. Now, to take already a win is wonderful and I’m tremendous blissful. Thanks to the workforce.”
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