The British Simon’s Yachts (BikeExchange) prevailed on Alto de Carabanzo to win the first round of the 64th Vuelta a Asturias, a victory accompanied by an attack seven kilometers from the finish line that put him as the leader of the overall classification ahead of the other favorite, a Ramiro Sosa ( Movistar) entered in the eighth, fourteen seconds.
Ang BikeExchange dominated the course of the race and perfectly controlled the script of the climb buffalolast of the four ports of this first stage (166.3 kilometers) with the classic ending at Pola de Lena and the morning circuit at Llanera as the main novelty.
A score of runners remained at the forefront of the race after surpassing the height of throat (3rd), the Colladona (1st), The Cabin (3rd) and fresnedo (3rd) and, with them and in the midst of a great presence of BikeExchangeare the two favorites of the Asturian round, yachts Y mura.
He was one of yachts, Howsonwho launched the first attack and the British, after a very conservative rise in buffalotook over from the Australian to make the final in the descent and was fifteen seconds ahead of the other group.
Sosa (Movistar) unsuccessfully tried to follow Yates and finally finished eighth in a race finish where the Italian Albanese (Eolo-Kometa) led the chasing group to the finish line, followed by Frenchman Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies) in third position.
CLASSIFICATIONS
1st stage
1. Simon Yates 4:26:44
2. Vincenzo Albanese +0: 14
3. Alexis Vullermoz +0: 14
General
1. Simon Yates 4:26:34
2. Vincenzo Albanese +0: 18
3. Alexis Vullermoz +0: 20
The stewards decided to stop the flight to Blimea to compensate for the six minutes the peloton had to stop at a level crossing, a measure where the distance between them was again left at the distance that existed before launch and that was anecdote of the day.
Tomorrow, Saturday, the queen stage of the Asturian round will take place, where the runners will be picked up Candás to Cangas de Narcea (299 km) and that will be incentives at the height of Aristébano (2nd category) and Forcayu (3rd), in addition to the most demanding of the climbs, El Acebo (1st).
Source: La Verdad
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