The New Zealander Laurence Pithie (Groupama FDJ) won to the sprint in the eighth edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, World Tour one-day race disputed in the Australian city of Geelong-

Pithie beat the Eritrean by just half a wheel Natnael Tesfazion (Lidl-Trek) at the finish line after 176.5 kilometers, which he covered in 4.17:40 hoursthe same time that the others marked twelve runners of the group that formed during the last lap of the final urban circuit of the race, after passing through the Challambra hill.

The thirteen escapees faced the final stretch at the edge of the sea with Pithie at the wheel of his compatriot Corbin Strong. Despite the fact that in the last meters he seemed locked in and out of any option, the winner left Strong’s wake and surpassed Tesfazion at the finish line by centimetersalthough the race judges had to verify your triumph with images.

Classification

1 – PITHIE Laurence (Groupama) 4:17:40

2 – TESFATSION Natnael (Lidl) mt

3 – ZIMMERMANN Georg (Intermarché) mt

4 – STRONG Corbin (Israel) mt

5 – NARVÁEZ Jhonatan (INEOS) mt

6 – MARIAULT Axel (Cofidis) mt

7 – HAMILTON Chris (Team dsm) mt

8 – SCARONI Christian (Astana) mt

9 – RUTSCH Jonas (EF Education) mt

10 – BARRÉ Louis (Arkéa) mt

Source: Eitb

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