Tao Geoghegan Hart and Ineos continue to demonstrate their excellence in the Alps

So far the ineos team he recalled one of their most memorable performances years ago, where they controlled the development of stages as they wanted and did not let anyone try to take away the rhythm of the peloton. In this second phase of touring the alpsof 165.2 kilometers, in between Reithm im Alpbachtal and Rittenthe British formation worked as a block for many kilometers to break the first break consisting of five riders: Carr, Samitier, Juaristi, Schönberger and Vermeulen.

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Ineos had a very high rhythm from the back and the 3’10” margin that the five escapees had with 59 kilometers to go was reduced little by little, until only they remained in the lead of the race. Carrof EF Educationand Samitierof Movistar. But with 16 kilometers to go, the Briton, also a star on day one and on the brink of victory, would leave the phone runner with 16 kilometers to go, an effort that didn’t help him either.

simon carr was engulfed by a platoon almost single file on the first climb of the ramps at Monte di Mezzo (3.9km at 8.3%)which was crowned five kilometers from the finish line.

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Despite the control he did Ineos, some brave men climbed the beards of the British formation. The Colombian tried it first Santiago Buitrago and then his countryman Jefferson Alexander Cepedabut both died on the shore at the entrance to the velodrome where the stage ended, which the British took by force. Tao Geoghegan Hartahead of the Australian Jack Haighconsolidating his career lead.

so, CAT will start again this Wednesday with the leader’s green jersey in the third stage, showing a difficult finish to Breton Saint Valentinea first-class port, 15.4 kilometers at 7.5% average slope.

RANKINGS

2nd stage
1.Tao Geoghegan Hart (Gbr/Ineos Grenadiers), 3h57’42”
2. Jack Haigh (Aus/Bahrain-Victorius), id.
3. Santiago Buitrago (Col/Bahrain-Victorius), at 2″
4. Pavel Sivakov (Fra/Ineos Grenadiers), id.
5.Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita/Eolo-Kometa), id.
General
1.Tao Geoghegan Hart (Gbr/Ineos Grenadiers), 7h15’22”
2.Felix Gall (Aut/AG2R Citroën Team), 16″
3.Hugh Carthy (GB/EF Education-EasyPost), at 22″
4. Pavel Sivakov (Fra/Ineos Grenadiers), 28″
5.Iván Ramiro Sosa (ESP/Movistar Team), id.