The New Zealander Laurence Pithie (Groupama FDJ) He won the sprint in the eighth edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, a one-day World Tour race held in the Australian city of Geelong, on the coast of the state of Victoria.
Pithie beat the Eritrean by just half a wheel Natnael Tesfazion (Lidl-Trek) to the finish line after 176.5 kilometers, which he covered in 4:17:40 hours, the same time set by the other twelve runners in the group formed on the last lap of the last urban circuit of the race, after passing. the height of Challambra.
The thirteen escapees faced the final stretch along the edge of the sea with Pithie at the wheel of his compatriot Corbin is strong. Although in the last few meters he seemed to be confined to any option, the winner abandoned Strong’s wake and surpassed Tesfazion at the finish line by centimeters, although the race judges had to verify his victory using images.
Only two Spaniards started at Geelong. The Murcian Ruben Fernandez, from Cofidis, was thirteenth and closed the group that came to the leader. The Sevillian Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl-Trek) took 31st place, 24 seconds behind the winner.
Source: La Verdad
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