Colombian Molano won the sprint and was the first leader

the Colombian runner Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates) is the first leader of Return to Burgos after dominating the sprint at Ivan García Cortina (Movistar) and Edoardo Affini (Jumbo Visma) second and third, respectively.

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The breakaway was formed by 5 riders: Ángel Fuentes (Burgos BH), Mattia Bais (Eolo Kometa), Josu Etxebarria (Caja Rural), Xavier Berasategui (Euskaltel), José María García (Electro Hiper Europa) with an advantage of almost 3 minutes. and enduring the arreones at the back of a UAE-throwing squad.

Fuentes, Berasategui and Bais passed Villanueva de Argaño where the intermediate sprint was held, but their difference came down to the mountain pass where the riders fought to wear the mountain jersey.

Berasategui, Bais, Etxeberria and Fuentes took points and the peloton rolled into 1:10 but with such a strong pace only Bais rode alone for another 12 kilometers until the peloton entered a group in Burgos.

With 9 km to go, the German cyclist Lennard Kämna jumped from the peloton looking for options to arrive alone and wear the peloton, behind the fall where Francesco Gavazzi and José María Martín, the last is in need of medical assistance.

But with 3 kilometers to go, the peloton regrouped to tackle the urban circuit in search of sprint position in a battle where the UAE better placed its riders and where Sebas Molano took the stage victory .

The turn of the team time trial is now open where he can make the first distinctions in the classification.

classifications

First chapter

Villalba de Duero – Burgos, 161 km
1. Juan Sebastián MOLANO (UAD) 3:38:58
2. Iván GARCÍA CORTINA (MOV) id
3. Edoardo AFFINI (TJV) id
4. Victor KORETZKY (BOH) id
5. Iuri LEITAO (CJR) id
6. Andrea VENDRAME (ACT) id
7. Gianluca BRAMBILLA (Q36) id
8. Manuel PEÑALVER (BBH) id
9. Sean QUINN (EFE) id
10. Aleksandr VLASOV (BOH) id
Overall ranking:
1. Juan Sebastián MOLANO (UAD) 3:38:58
2. Ivan GARCÍA CORTINA (MOV) in 4″
3. Edoardo AFFINI (TJV) at 8″
4. Victor KORETZKY (BOH) at 10″
5. Iuri LEITAO (CJR) id
6. Andrea VENDRAME (ACT) id
7. Gianluca BRAMBILLA (Q36) id
8. Manuel PEÑALVER (BBH) id
9. Sean QUINN (EFE) id
10. Aleksandr VLASOV (BOH) id