Merlier wins the sixth stage and adds his third victory in this edition of the UAE Tour
Euskaraz irakurri: Merlierrek bere hirugarren stage garaipena lortu du, UAE Tourreko aurtengo edizioan
The Belgian Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick Step) got its third victory in the Tour of the Arab Emirates by winning the sprint in the sixth stage, held between the Louvre Museum and Abu Dhabi, of 238 kilometers, after which the Australian Jay Vine (UAE) maintained the lead.
Merlier, who was surpassed on Friday by the Dutchman Olav Kooij (Visma Lease a Bike), did not miss the opportunity to achieve his particular triplet. A new demonstration of power At the finish he returned to the path of victory and frustrated his rivals.
The Colombians Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) and Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE) tried to fight for the win, but they had no choice and finished eighth and ninth, respectively.
The Australian Jay Vine continues to lead the general classification with ten seconds ahead of his compatriot Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R), thirteen over the American Brandon McNulty (UAE), 21 over the Belgian Ilan van Wildeer (Soudal Quick Step) and 22 over Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorius) which is fifth.
This Sunday will be disputed seventh and last stage between Al Ain and the climb to Jebel Haffet, 161 kilometers long.
Stage:
1 – MERLIER Tim (Soudal) 3:02:14
2 – DE KLEIJN Arvid (Tudor) mt
3 – BAUHAUS Phil (Bahrain) mt
4 – FRETIN Milan (Cofidis) mt
5 – SYRITSA Gleb (Astana) mt
6 – GROENEWEGEN Dylan (Jayco) mt
7 – VAN DE PAAR Jarne (Lotto) mt
8 – GAVIRIA Fernando (Movistar) mt
9 – MOLANO Juan Sebastián (UAE) mt
10 – CONSONNI Simone (Lidl) mt
General ranking:
1 – VINE Jay (UAE) 18:52:23
2 – O’CONNOR Ben (AG2R) + 0:11
3 – MCNULTY Brandon (UAE) + 0:13
4 – VAN WILDER Ilan (Soudal) + 0:21
5 – BILBAO Pello (Bahrain) + 0:22
6 – POOLE Max (Team dsm) + 0:31
7 – FOSS Tobias (INEOS) + 0:33
8 – CARR Simon (EF Education) + 0:36
9 – VAN EETVELT Lennert (Lotto) + 0:37
10 – BJERG Mikkel (UAE) mt
Source: Eitb
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