Euskaraz irakurri: Ben Turner britainiarrak irabazi du sprintean Murtziako Itzulia
british cyclist Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) took the victory in the 43rd edition of the Cycling Tour of the Region of Murcia that was played this Saturday between San Javier and Cartagena.
The young cyclist won the finish line at Parque Torres, in Cartagena, by beating the Australian in a sprint uphill simon clarke.
Turner held his own and bided his time to win with a time of 4:25:08.
Behind him were Clarke (Israel Premier Tech), second; and the Belgian Jordi Meeus (Bora Hansgrohe), who came in third position.
The rain and the wind conditioned the day and modified the route of the test, which, for security reasons, shortened to 183.5 kilometers. Also the ascent of Collado Bermejo-Cima Marco Pantani was suppressedspecial category port.
Circulating at a frenetic pace, the main group marched in the lead, although losing pieces progressively, also due to some falls, and its members took positions to lead the climb to Parque Torres, an ascent of one kilometer with an average slope of 6% and ramps of up to the 15%. There the strongest was Bent Turner.
For his part, the Gipuzkoan Gorka Izagirre has reached the finish line in tenth position.
CLASSIFICATION
1 – TURNER Ben (ineos) 4:22:10
2 – CLARKE Simon (Israel) mt
3 – MEEUS Jordi (BORA) mt
4 – MADOUAS Valentin (Groupama) mt
5 – TRENTIN Matteo (UAE) mt
6 – WELLENS Tim (UAE) mt
7 – EENKHOORN Pascal (Lotto) mt
8 – VLIEGEN Loïc (Intermarché) mt
9 – MENTEN Milan (Lotto) mt
10 – IZAGIRRE Gorka (Movistar) mt
Source: Eitb
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