Euskaraz irakurri: Asleigh Moolmanek irabazi du Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria Ane Santestebanen aurretik

The South African Asleigh Moolman (AG Insurance-Soudal) has been the winner of the Women’s International Classic Durango-Durango disputed on a route of 113 kilometers by Biscayan roads.

Moolman was the fastest of the trio that came prominently to Plaza Ezkurdi, beating the Gipuzkoan Ane Santesteban (Jayco Alula), second classified, and the British Claire Steels (Israel Premier Tech), who completed the podium of the race.

The winner confirmed her role as favorite and proved to be the strongest rider in the peloton. Moolman threw a devastating attack 10 kilometers from the finish line in the second and last climb to Goiuria, in the second category, which seemed definitive.

However, with barely 400 meters to go, and 6 kilometers from the finish line, Santesteban caught up with the South African and both began a vertiginous descent The goal that Steels joined within the last kilometer.

Sprint

The Englishwoman paid for the wear and tear and could not compete in the sprint against Rentería and a Moolman much faster than their rivals.

The AG Insurance-Soudal broker, aged 37 and winner of the 2017 Emakumeen Biraachieved his second victory of the season in Durango after the Altea stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana last February.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1 – MOOLMAN Ashleigh (AG Insurance) 2:48:22

2 – SANTESTEBAN Ane (Jayco) + 0:02

3 – STEELS Claire (Israel) mt

4 – VIGIL Alessia (Top Girls) + 0:11

5 – GHEKIERE Justine (AG) mt

6 – AALERUD Katrine (Movistar) mt

7 – CLAES Lotte (Stade Rochelais) mt

8 – MEIJERING Mareille (Movistar) mt

9 – ŽIGART Urška (Jayco) mt

10 – GRINCZER Natalie (Stade Rochelais) mt

Source: Eitb

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