the Australian Caleb Evan won this Sunday in the sprint the first stage of 57th Presidential Tour of Turkeydisputed the 202 km route between Bodrum and Kusadasi, the longest of the eight days of competition, and wore the jersey of the first leader.
Once the peloton broke the breakaway of the day and canceled American Sean Bennett’s final single attack, the Lotto Soudal sprinter used his power, winning five rounds of the Tour de France.
Ewan defeated Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Fenix) and Dutchman Danny Van Poppel (Bora Hansgrohe) on the line and overall, due to bonuses, Ewan had an advantage of four and six seconds, respectively. , against two who disputed him victory on stage.
Two Spaniards finished in the top ten: Miguel Ángel Fernández (Global 6), seventh, and Manuel Peñalver (Burgos BH), tenth.
Gone from the start was the winner of the previous edition, Spanish José Manuel Díaz, whose team, Russian Gazprom, could not compete as a result of international sanctions against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The profile of the first stage showed three mountain passes, the last of them 28 km from the finish line.
The breakaway of the day consisted of six runners, including Spanish Julen Irizar (Euskaltel). His adventure died 34 km from the finish line.
Sean Bennett wanted to make history with his team’s debut, China Glory, in professional cycling and advance to the last five kilometers, when he was caught as a result of the work of Alpecin Fenix and Arkea Samsic in front of the peloton. Almost four years without the American winning. His last victory was in the sixth round of the 2018 Giro.
Source: La Verdad
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