Lenín Montenegro obtains for Ecuador the leadership of the Vuelta Ciclística | Other Sports | sports

Factory Team continues as protagonist of the 38th edition of the Cycling Tour of Ecuador, this thursday with Matt Govero as winner of the second stage run between Salinas and Manta, the longest stretch of this edition, with 220 kmyes, that left the Ecuadorian Lenin Montenegro as the new general leader.

The American he reached the goal alone, with a light drizzle to alleviate the strenuous day along the coastal profile, a stage that left as the new general leader Montenegro (Movistar Team), second classified on the day.

“We enjoyed the stage from the start, it is the longest I have run in my career, the idea was to keep the white jersey and help the leaders of my team, “he said. Montenegro, who maintains the first place in the U23 standings, to which he adds the yellow jersey of general leader of the event.

“We take it with ease from the beginning of the stage,” said the Carchense.

Completed the first kilometers of the route, the prize of the day for the sprinters was in San Pedro, fraction won by Sebastián Novoa (Best PC), affirmed in his leadership by the classification of flying goals and bearer one more day of the green jersey.

The caravan traveled through towns such as Jambelí, Montañita and Olón until it passed through the first mountain prize of the competition in 5 Cerros, fraction in which the escape of a group of twelve runners the platoon departed. The difference reached up to six minutes, with 88 kilometers traveled.

Stalin Puentestar (Saitel) took the first seven points, followed by David Caicedo (Eagle Bikes) with four units, together to lead the race, with a difference of nine minutes over a second group of five riders, and a third of four cyclists .

Puentestar and Caicedo crossed the flying finish line in Las Tunas, four minutes ahead of Novoa, who led the second group.

In closed dispute, The pair of runners from Carche stayed at the front of the group until the last kilometers when the escapees were overtaken by a group in which the Factory Team worked, to take off Govero on the final leg and cross the finish line alone with time to 5 hours 33 minutes 43 seconds.

“It is my most important victory, he had overcome many setbacks to get to run here. Cycling is a very interesting sport, It’s just my second season, ”Govero commented, that leaves for his squad a second consecutive triumph in the test.

The third fraction It will be run this Friday between Manta and Quevedo, a new flat stage with 191 kilometers of route, in which three flying goals and two mountain prizes will be disputed. (D)