Adam Yates takes the Tour de Romandie, with victory for Gaviria in the last stage
Euskaraz irakurri: Adam Yatesek irabazi du Romandiako Tourra, eta Gaviria gailendu da azken stagen
The British Adam Yates, from the UAE Team Emirates team, achieved the final victory of the Tour de Romandie this Sunday, in whose leadership he stood on Saturday, after the fifth and final stage, in which the Colombian Fernando Gaviria won the sprint (Movistar).
To add his second victory of the year, Gaviria won the closing stage, of 170.8 kilometers between Vufflens-la Ville and Geneva with a mountainous route which included second and third category climbs, after beating the German Niklas Arndt (Bahrain-Victorius) and the British Ethan Hayter (INEOS-Grebadiers) in the last effort and with Adam Yates wrapped up in the peloton and in twenty-fifth place.
The Brit, whose win was built on a solo win atop Thyon 2000 on Saturday, ended the week with 19 seconds ahead of American Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar). The Italian Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) completed the podium at 27.
Gaviria won the stage after Start your sprint 300 meters from the finish line. The Colombian took the lead in the last corner and stayed that way until the finish line, despite the movements to avoid it that were behind him.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE 5TH STAGE
1 – GAVIRIA Fernando (Movistar) 3:58:01
2 – ARNDT Nikias (Bahrain) mt
3 – HAYTER Ethan (INEOS) mt
4 – MENTEN Milan (Lotto) mt
5 – GAROFOLI Gianmarco (Astana) mt
6 – MOZZATO Luca (Arkéa) mt
7 – ASKEY Lewis (Groupama) mt
8 – CORT Magnus (EF E) mt
9 – SOBRERO Matteo (Jayco) mt
10 – SMITH Dion (Intermarché) mt
GENERAL RANKING
1 – Adam YACHTS (UAE) 17:12:42
2 – JORGENSON Matteo (Movistar) + 0:19
3 – CARUSO Damiano (Bahrain) – Victorious + 0:27
4 – POOLE Max (DSM) + 0:38
5 – PINOT Thibaut (Groupama) + 0:41
6 – UIJTDEBROEKS Cyan (BORA) + 1:21
7 – BARDET Romain (DSM) 1:28
8 – BERNAL Egan (INEOS) + 1:53
9 – DUNBAR Eddie (Jayco) mt
10 – MAJKA Rafal (UAE) + 2:07
12 – CASTROVIEJO Jonathan (INEOS) + 2:30
Source: Eitb
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