Change of third to Tour of Colombia. Of the blue of Movistar also in the blue of Astana, but more clearly. The second stage of the coffee round, which is 168.6 kilometers, saw the victory of the Colombian Harold Tejadathe fastest in the sprint, which also helped him wear the leader’s jersey, at the expense of Fernando Gaviria (Movistar Team) which leaves first place overall in the hands of his compatriot.
Unlike the inaugural stage, this second attack is a bit more demanding, with 2,400 meters of elevation gain and the final climb to Alto de Malterías (2.6 km at 5.2%), third category, before reaching Saint Rose of Viterbo.
This day is marked by early separation –Efrén Santos (Canel’s Java), Esteban Villarreal (Ecuador National Team), Javier Jamaica (Team Medellín-EPM), Bernardo Suaza (Petrolike), Daniel Méndez (Nu Colombia) and Freddy Ávila (Colombia Potencia de la Vida-Strongman– for the spectacle and danger of the fans and for the increase in the number of members in the day’s escape, which reached up to 145 runners.
Of them all, the best at sprinting is Harold Tejada. The first to move to the outcome of the second chapter was the Italian Andrea Piccolobut Tejada took the wheel well and won without too much trouble.
Triplet achieved by Pitalito corridor: first victory of the season, his first as a professional and first for his team, Astana, this season. A victory he naturally assumed: “Today I woke up wanting to win,” he said at the finish line.
RESULTS AND CLASSIFICATION
2ND STAGE
1.Harold Tejada (Col/Astana Qazaqstan Team) 4h02’07”
2.Andrea Piccolo (Ita/EF Education-EasyPost) id.
3.Óscar Sevilla (ESP/Team Medellín) id.
4. Rodrigo Contreras (Col/Nu Colombia) id.
5.Edgar Andrés Pinzón (Col/GW Erco Shimano) id.
THIS IS THE GENERAL
1.Harold Tejada (Col/Astana Qazaqstan Team) 7h13’35”
2.Óscar Sevilla (ESP/Team Medellín) at 1″
3.Andrea Piccolo (Ita/EF Education-EasyPost) at 5″
4. Rodrigo Contreras (Col/Nu Colombia) at 11″
5.César David Guavita (Col/Colombia Potencia de la Vida-Strongman) id.
And this Thursday third stage of the Tour of Colombia, with a start and finish in Tunjawithout too much inequality and with an appropriate outcome for the fastest cyclist in the peloton.
Source: La Verdad
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