Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Emirates) achieved the second Colombian victory in a row by prevailing in fourth stage of the Tour UAE contested between Al Shindagha and Dubai Harbour, 174 km long, with the Belgian world champion retaining the red jersey Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick Step).
molano (Paipa, 28 years old), winner of the Madrid stage in the 2022 Vuelta, calmed the bad streak of his team in the home race, with no victories so far and no options in general, affected by the loss of the Slovenian and more to all chief Tadej Pogacar.
The Colombian signed his 20th conquest, and the second in a row for Colombia after what his compatriot achieved from Movistar Einer Rubio on the summit of Jebel Jais.
A tight sprint to the finish line itself, where Molano put the wheel ahead of the 21-year-old Dutchman Olav Kooij (Jumbo Visma) and the Australian “pistard” who won 2 stages in the Vuelta a San Juan sam welsford (DSM), timing a peloton that closed the stage in 3:50:01, at an average of 45.3 km/hour. The alavés took to the sprint in search of victory jon aberasturi (Trek), but had to settle for tenth place.
The French Baudin and the italians Tonelli and Zoccarato They starred in the escape of the day, always controlled by teams of sprinters, who knew it was their day, especially Caleb Ewan’s Lotto, Sam Bennett’s Bora and Dylan Groenewegen’s Jayco AlUla.
Arriving at the port of Dubai, 3 minutes from the finish line, the heroic trio ended their escape, helpless in the face of the released momentum of the peloton. The sprint was sung, and in it the voice of Juan Sebastián Molano, the fastest of all, rang out loud.
On a moving day, evenepoel He kept the red jersey effortlessly with a 7 second advantage over the Australian Luke Plapp (Ineos) and 11 compared to Spanish Bilbao hair (Bahrain). The three favorites will play the general on Sunday in the climb to Jebel Hafeet.
The fifth stage will take place this Friday between Al Marjan Island and Umm al Quwain, a 170 km day conducive to a sprint finish.
Source: La Verdad
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