Thibau Nys takes the stage victory and the lead from a great escape in the Tour de Romandie
Euskaraz irakurri: Thibau Nysek stage garaipena eta lidergoa lortu ditu ihesaldi luze baten ostean
The Belgian cyclist Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek) starred this Thursday in the second stage of the 77th edition of the Tour de Romandie disputed between Freiburg and Les Marécottes (Salvan) over 172 kilometers to win the victory and become the leader of the general classification.
Nys21 years old, was part of the day’s escape along with seven other runners: Xabier Mikel Azparren (Q36.5), Roger Adriá (Bora Hansgrohe) Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon), Xandro Meurisse (Alpecin), Nikias Arndt (Bahrain) and Sean Flynn (Team DSM)
Only the Belgian and the Italian Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) endured the demanding last climb.
Between the two of them and the Australian Luke Plapp (Ineos-Grenadiers), who also caught up with them, surviving the seven-kilometer climb with which the stage ended, took the sprint. Nys He hid his attack until the last meters and took the double prize of winning the stage and leading the overall standings.
The French runner Dorian Godonfrom Decathlon AG2R, who had won the first round on Wednesday, gave up his chances of defending the lead three kilometers from the finish line.
For this Friday, the third stage will be a 15 kilometer individual time trial in Oron.
STAGE CLASSIFICATION:
1 – NYS Thibau (Lidl-Trek) 4:02:44
2 – VENDRAME Andrea (Decathlon) mt
3 – PLAPP Luke (Jayco) +0:04
4 – LIPOWITZ Florian (BORA) +0:14
5 – AYUSO Juan (UAE) +0:16
6 – VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA) mt
7 – YATES Adam (UAE) mt
8 – MARTIN Guillaume (Cofidis) mt
9 – VAN WILDER Ilan (Soudal) mt
10 – MARTINEZ Lenny (Groupama) mt
GENERAL RANKING:
1 – NYS Thibau (Lidl-Trek) 7:55:32
2 – SELL ME Andrea (Decathlon) +0:04
3 – PLAPP Luke (Jayco) +0:22
4 – VAN WILDER Ilan (Soudal) +0:25
5 – MAS Enric (Movistar) +0:26
6 – MARTINEZ Lenny (Groupama) +0:27
7 – AYUSO Juan (UAE) mt
8 – VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA) +0:28
9 – VOISARD Yannis (Tudor) +0:29
10 – YATES Adam (UAE) mt
Source: Eitb
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