Second victory as a professional for the British simon carr this friday at fifth and final stage of the Tour of the Alps and a huge win for EF Education-EasyPost member. The Briton from Hereford is the strongest and bravest breakout achiever stand alone in the streets of Brunicoafter launching a devastating attack on the most difficult ramp of the decisive ascent of the Rio Molino (7.8 kilometers of ascent with an average gradient of 8.2%) and showing great skill in a dangerous descent due to the presence of rain and road conditions.
About 15 kilometers from the finish line, Carr, for the third time he has gone on a five-inning break which includes the 46th edition of the Tour of the Alps, he already has a one-minute margin for his escape companions -Steinhasser, Kulset, Fabbro and Lipowitz- and more than four minutes about the leader’s group. Tao Geoghegan Hartwhere the Welsh Geraint Thomas he left his skin so that his partner in the British formation could finish covering his second overall stage, after the victory in the Giro d’Italia in 2020.
Sergio Samitier, the king of the mountain
They have not yet competed in the general classification, but at least Movistar left the Tour of the Alps with two great prizes in their pocket, one for the mountain jersey achieved this Friday in the final stage of Sergio Samitier and the victory in the fourth episode by Gregor Muhlberger.
Well advised from his team car, simon carr he negotiated the final kilometers with extreme caution, keeping his distance from his main pursuers to achieve his second victory as a professional since his debut at the Clásica de Ordizia in 2020. In this way , Carr, who came to cycling from athletics, He opened his locker in 2023 and gave his team its 14th victory this season. After he crossed the finish line, his partner entered Georg Steinhäuserin a good double for the North American team.
At 4’28” from the hero of the day, the group from Tao leader, another great opponent of the day who carries a backpack of good vibrations before the big challenge of the Giro d’Italia that awaits him in a few days, where he will try to repeat the performance of 2020.
classifications
5th and final stage
1.Simon Carr (Gbr/EF Education-EasyPost), 3h43’28”
2.Georg Steinhauser /Ale/EF Education-EasyPost), at 53”
3. Matteo Fabbro (Ita/Bora-hansgrohe), id.
4. Florian Lipowitz (Ale/Bora-hansgrohe), at 55”
5.Johannes Kulset (Nor/Uno-X Pro Cycling Team), 1’21”
final in general
1.Tao Geoghegan Hart (Gbr/Ineos Grenadiers), 19h29’50”
2.Hugh Carthy (GB/EF Education-EasyPost), at 22”
3. Jack Haigh (Aus/Bahrain-Victorius), at 28”
4.Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (Col/EF Education-EasyPost), at 36”
5. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita/Eolo-Kometa), at 38”
Source: La Verdad
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