Adam Yates Wins Oropa in Italian One-Day Race Trofeo Tessile & Moda

Adam Yates claimed victory on Sunday in the Trofeo Tessile & Moda - Valdengo Oropa in Italy. The British climber from UAE Emirates XRG crossed the finish line solo after managing to break away from the strong Mathys Rondel (Tudor) in the final meters. The young Frenchman had earlier dropped Jay Vine and Pavel Sivakov, but ultimately had to yield to Yates.

This Trofeo Tessile & Moda - Valdengo Oropa returned to the calendar as a UCI 1.1 race after several years of absence. The program featured a one-day race of just over 170 kilometers in the Piedmont region, starting in Valdengo and finishing at the Santuario di Oropa, where cycling legends like Tom Dumoulin, Marco Pantani, and Egan Bernal have won in Giro history. After four local laps of just under 40 kilometers, the race concluded with a finish atop Oropa on a final climb of 6.7 km at 7.9% gradient.

The focus was therefore on the climbers in the start list. UAE Emirates XRG lined up the day after Il Lombardia with Jay Vine, Adam Yates, and Pavel Sivakov. The competition seemed to come from Astana Qazaqstan Team with Christian Scaroni and Clément Champoussin, but Johannes Kulset, Wout Poels, and Abel Banderstone were also at the start and capable of causing an upset.

The breakaway initially consisted of ten riders. Jimmy Janssens (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Sjoerd Bax (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) provided the Belgian and Dutch presence. Other escapees included Martin Urianstad (Uno-X Mobility) and Guillermo Thomas Silva (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA). Their lead never exceeded three minutes, and at the foot of the final climb, they only held a minute and a half advantage over the peloton.

Vine and Sivakov struggled against Rondel
Urianstad and Uruguayan champion Silva stayed out front longest, but it was clear that UAE Emirates XRG was setting up a battle among the favorites. This led to a move by Jay Vine about 6 kilometers from the finish, but he could not immediately create a gap. Pavel Sivakov then pushed ahead and was joined by Mathys Rondel from Tudor.

Notably, the young Rondel proved stronger than Sivakov and began the last 4 kilometers solo. The next UAE rider to join him was not Vine or Sivakov, but Adam Yates. The Brit paced himself to close the gap to Rondel and then set the tempo. The Frenchman held solid and even pressured Yates in the final kilometer.

From behind, Vine launched a chase, but his effort came too late to catch Rondel and Yates. In the sprint, Yates was unbeatable, defeating the exhausted Rondel. Vine managed to secure third place behind them.