The cyclist Fabio Duarte (Team Medellin) awarded this Tuesday the fifth installment of Back to Colombiadisputed between Yarumal and La Unión, in the Antioquia department, while leadership was assumed by the youth Christian David Ricodismissed his companion Oscar Quiroz.
Duarte, 35 years old and already champion of the Vuelta in 2019, took advantage of a group that averaged a fraction and launched his attack a few kilometers from the finish line raising his arms after pedaling of 4 hours 58 minutes and 56 seconds.
Second was Hernán Aguirre (Sistecrédito), who yielded 24 seconds, and Rafael Pineda (Colombia Tierra de Atletas) was in third place with 26 seconds.
The rain caused the 189-kilometer course to become increasingly demanding and several teams sent their riders to set up breakaways that sought to shake then-leader Quiroz.
In one of them was Duarte who was the strongest of the latter and took advantage of his climbing skill to open up space to his pursuers.
The batch in which the leader and other favorites for the title were gone nearly 7 minutes, so the overall classification has undergone significant changes.
In the overall classification, Rico leads by 30 seconds to young Yecid Sierra and 40 to Hernando Bohórquez, who came last year to bolster EPM Scott after spending nearly three years in Astana, where results were not given. despite being a strong climber.
The race will continue this Wednesday with a 202.2 kilometer stage between Rionegro and La Dorada (center) where there will be heat and some slope and arrival on flat terrain.
Source: La Verdad
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