He Burgos BH add and continue to Touring Hainan. Aaron Gate again won the sprint at arriving in Changjiang wearing the leader’s yellow jersey. The New Zealander repeated the victory achieved the previous day, achieving the twelfth victory for the purple team in 2024 and the tenth on his personal account this season. The seven Burgos BH cyclists controlled the race at all times, preventing any breakaway from gaining a large advantage in a stage with three difficult mountain passes. This way, Gate will reach the final stage of the race as the overall leader, with a 31 second lead over the second place finisher, and as the regular leader. In addition, the Burgos team remains the best team in the Asian event.
The stage is a big challenge for Burgos BH, who has the responsibility to lead the peloton at all times to defend the yellow jersey. The attacks continued from the beginning, although no breakaway ended up building on Port of Atuo. This allowed Gate to fight for the first intermediate sprint, taking three bonus seconds. Behind him Yingge porta breakaway of three cyclists was left always in control by Burgos BH, with an advantage that did not exceed a minute and a half. The last member of this group was neutralized six kilometers from the end, giving way to a sprint finish.
Aaron Gate was chosen to compete on the stage with an arrival marked by rain and strong gusts of wind. The New Zealand champion was launched by his teammates and showed a strong sprint to take a new victory in China, his third in less than a week. He Touring Hainan It ends this Saturday with the longest stage of the race. A final day of 204 kilometers between Changjiang and Sanya where Burgos BH will try to prove its victory in the general classification. This fifth day is mostly flat, with three small scoring mountain peaks and two bonus sprints.
Aaron Gate: “The team did an incredible job all day. The guys covered every attack and had a big fight after all the climbs. They kept me out of any trouble and they controlled the race at the front The last sprint was an added bonus, although it was a bit of a monsoon in the last five kilometers. Despite this, I got a good line and came back. but I managed to hold off the other rivals. A great victory thanks to the incredible work of the team-mates throughout the stage. Now we just have to control another day and hopefully keep this yellow jersey tomorrow. ”
Damien Garcia (sports director): “From kilometer zero we started pushing. George Jackson and Georgios Bouglas did an incredible job. Then Rodrigo Álvarez and Eric Fagúndez joined them to control the race. We achieved the bonus in the first sprint, which is very important for the general classification. We left an acceptable distance behind us and hit the last runaway six kilometers from the finish line. So I asked the guys to fight for the stage with Aaron, who is the freshest. They threw to him wonderfully and he hit the goal. It was a great achievement and we will reach the final stage with a very good taste in our mouths.
Source: La Verdad
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