Fourth Stage Victory for Mitchelton-SCOTT

The Italian made it into the break of the day before attacking over the final climb and soloing to an impressive win by over 30-seconds.

Mitchelton-SCOTT were keen to have numbers in the move and Trentin and Chris Juul-Jensen managed to infiltrate a large group of over 30 riders that split the bunch in the opening kilometers. But with several teams missing out on the move, the peloton set about chasing the escapees down as the gap was held at around one minute.

Just six riders remained on the approach to the climb and as the cooperation faltered, Trentin made his move. The Italian raced into the ascent and quickly opened up a sizeable gap as the chasers looked at each other. Trentin made it over the summit with a 30-second gap and there was no chance of catching the now three-time Tour de France stage winner as he powered to a famous solo victory.

Matteo Trentin:

“It was really an emotional finish because I’ve actually only won two races in my career alone, and doing it here in the Tour de France, with this finish line, with this group in front. It was amazing.”

“Chris was a really big help. We spoke to each other and decided he would cover the early attacks and he did cover a lot. Then when that strong move went, I was able to follow and it was the perfect scenario.”

“I tried [to attack] a few times, because there was no collaboration and I knew that if I got maybe a 10-second gap and they start to watch each other, with the legs I have I can finish it off. I was a bit scared with the headwind and the guys behind taking a turn each they could have taken some time, but it wasn’t the case. When I was on top of the climb the only intention was to go full gas, taking as little risk as possible.”

Tour de France 2019 Stage 17 Results:

1. Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-SCOTT) 4:21:36

2. Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck - Quick Step) +0:37

3. Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team) +0:41

Matteo Trentin Special Edition Addict RC 

The Mitchelton-SCOTT sprinter won on his new special edition Addict RC. To honor his European title, Scott has created this special edition Addict RC, with the design reflecting the colors of his European title jersey. Similar to the new team edition it features a silver sparkling finishing paint and comes with the new Creston iS SL handlbebar combo from Syncros. The same frame design without the European stars will be also available for aftermarket as an Addict RC 20.

Frame – Addict RC Pro

Groupset - Shimano Dura Ace R9160

Crankset - Shimano Dura Ace Di2

Cockpit – Syncros Creston iC SL 

Wheelset – Shimano C40

Tires - Pirelli Zero

Pedals - Shimano Dura Ace 9100