buitrago scaroni Christian Scaroni has won the first stage of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes . In the two-day French race, just one day after his victory in the Classic Var, the race immediately finished with a tough climb on Saturday. In a spectacular battle, the Astana rider managed to defeat Santiago Buitrago of Bahrain Victorious.
162.4 kilometers, from Contes to Gourdon, with a finish atop a 13.9-kilometer climb averaging 3.9%. The race also started with an immediate ascent, the Col Saint Roch (11.2 km at 5.2%), setting the stage for an intense battle for the breakaway. And that’s exactly what we got!
A strong breakaway group formed, featuring Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto), Edoardo Zamperini (Arkéa), Mattéo Vercher (TotalEnergies), Sergio Meris (Unibet Tietema), Dillon Corkery, Morne Van Niekerk (St-Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93), and Kenny Molly (Van Rysel-Roubaix). They broke free on the first climb, reaching the summit with a 1:45-minute lead. Meanwhile, EF Education-EasyPost led the chase in the peloton, working for Richard Carapaz .
EF never let the seven leaders gain too much ground, keeping their advantage at just 45 seconds after 50 kilometers of racing. With the high pace and constant rain, Corkery was the first to be reeled in by the peloton. As the race entered the final 100 kilometers, six leaders remained, holding a slim 50-second advantage.
Read more below the photo . EF Education-EasyPost gave everything all day for Carapaz EF Education-EasyPost steps aside, Bahrain and Scaroni take over
The race crossed the Col de Châteauneuf, the second climb […]
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