Sivakov dresses up as the leader in an attack on Tronchon

The French Corridor AG2R Bastien Tronchon won the third stage of Tour of Burgos really followed by his countrymen Pavel Shivakovwho was second and dressed as the leader, while third was the veteran Murcian cyclist Alexander Valverde.

Tronchon is provisional for the French team and took his first professional victory in Burgos after more than 100 kilometers in the breakaway.

The first kilometers, towards Frías, were played at a fast peloton pace and without the first breakaway attempts being successful.

In fact, it is necessary to wait for Trespaderne and the arrival of the first ramp of High Cerecedaat kilometer 34, for new runners to try again, a third-category pass where the Canadian will pass first James Piccoli (Team Israel)) before the Spanish Ibai Azurmendi (Euskaltel) and Raúl García (Kern Pharma).

At that time the stage was already running 15 minutes before the best of the scheduled times, and after the race passed Santa Olalla de Valdelucio, the beautiful breakaway of the day would be created, with the first architect, the Italian Edoardo Affini ( Jumbo Visma), second on Wednesday in Villadiego, but he was quickly followed by four other cyclists who after a few kilometers would overtake him, Bastien Tronchon (AG2R), Vojtech Repa (Kern Pharma), Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural) and the tireless Jesús Ezquerra (Burgos BH), who for the third consecutive period filtered out again on the run.

In addition, two more units jumped behind them as well, Ibai Azurmendi (Euskaltel) and Edward Ravasi (Eolo Kometa)but after more than 25 kilometers entering the gap, they couldn’t get close to the leading men, where they were separated by between 45 seconds and 1 minute, but they immediately started to take a big advantage over the peloton, up to this one. at 4:30 minutes pass Medina de Pomar and climb at 4:45 on the first pass of the race through Villarcayo.

With the race set and a good understanding between the top five men, they reached the second scoring pass of the day, the Alto de Retuerta, also in the third category, where Jesús Ezquerra (Burgos BH) passed in the first place of the Repa , Tronchon and Nicolau.

Arriving at Espinosa de los Monteros and the beginning of the port, it begins to be seen how difficult it is to climb Picón Blanco.

First, the peloton chased the two chasing runners and with 42 kilometers to go, of the five that escaped, only three remained, Nicolau, Repa and Tronchón, while behind them both were seen. Vincenzo Nibali like Alejandro Valverde in the first units.

they tried Pavel Sivakov (Ineos) and Miguel Ángel López (Astana) behind, crowning the Picón Blanco behind Repa, Nicolau and Tronchon, whom they caught on the descent forming a group of five runners.

On the way down, both the Colombian and Repa were left behind and left the remaining three, led by Sivakok. The Russian’s pace left Nicolau and the peloton chased all the riders between them and the race leader.

The leader’s jersey will change hands if the peloton does not start trying to close the gap and therefore the leader himself, Santiago Buitragobegan to pull the pack so that the advantage was as small as possible over the new leader, Pavel Sivakov, who arrived in Burgos in great shape.

Classifications

stage:

1. Bastien Tronchon (FRA/AG2) 3h 42:17

2. Pavel Sivakov (FRA/INE) mt

3. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) at 28″

4. Ruben Guerreiro (POR/EF1) mt

5. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR/INE) mt

General:

1. Pavel Sivakov (FRA/INE) 11 am 2:36 pm

2. Santiago Buitrago (COL/BAH) at 23″

3. Ruben Guerreiro (POR/EF1) at 26″

4. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR/INE) mt

5. Jai Hindley (AUS/BOR) mt

…

7. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) at 28″

8. Wilco Keldermann (NED/BOR) mt