foreign leadership completed the first stage of the return to equatorwith the Mexican Ignacio Prado as the winner of the first stage run this Saturday between Quevedo and El Empalme.
They were 216 kilometers highly disputed, with the Ecuadorian Pablo Caicedo (Movistar-Best PC) in a fight for the flying goals and the mountain prizes, but in the end Prado (Canel’s-ZeroUno) first at the finish line.
Cycling Tour of Ecuador changes the route of the first stage
the aztec marked time of 5 hours 3 minutes 57 seconds to prevail over the American john borstelmann (Río Grande Elite Cycling), second, and his compatriot and teammate Efren Santos, with differences of 4 and 6 seconds, respectively.
The first day left Prado as overall leader, also winner of the classifications of the mountain and flying goals.
“I am very happy for the victory and for representing my team. It was another strategy, but luck touched me, “said Prado.
The best sub-23 was the Venezuelan Jorge GarcíaAVV Peru Club runner, while the award for combativeness went to the American Borstelmann.
The best Ecuadorian in the elite category of the day was Esteban VillarrealC&S Technology runner, fourth at the finish line at 1 minute 33 seconds, while the best national among the under-23s was Jordan Villalba (Pichincha Andalucía), fourth in his category and twelfth overall.
At the start of the 39th edition of the Tour of Ecuador, 118 cyclists, from 19 teams, took the start.
The second fraction will run this sunday between El Empalme and Puerto Quito, with a distance of 203.60 kilometers, a layout that offers the first demanding mountain passes. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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