Richard Carapaz stayed with him second place in the general classification in the Volta a Catalunya, won by the Colombian Sergio Higuita, a South American duo that was able to contain the attacks in the seventh stage to maintain the difference in times and get on the podium in Barcelona. Joao Almeida was the third best placed.
Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) looked to attack in the last section of the racein the ascent to the Alt del Castell de Montjuïc, but it was controlled by a batch of favorites that gave no respitewith Higuita (Bora-Hansgrohe) defending the 16 seconds he had over the Ecuadorian in the fight for the title.
The stage was taken by Andrea Bagioli (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) in a reduced sprint, with Higuita ninth and Carapaz tenth with equal Italian time in 3 hours 18 minutes 19 seconds.
With successive attacks in the first part of the day, teams like UAE-Team Emirates and Euskaltel Euskadi tried to surprise; with a rhythm that caused the batch to split; with a leak that opened a gap of 1 minute and 23 seconds, although without risk for the favorites.
For the fifth ascent to the castle and cWith 13 kilometers to go, Carapaz attacked, but could not get rid of Higuita, escape companions on Saturday, but direct rivals this Sunday in search of a victory that in the end went to the Monster.
The fight for third place was between Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) and Almeida (UAE-Team Emirates), but with the same time at the finish line, the Colombian could not discount the second of difference that the Portuguese kept until the end, to climb to the third place on the podium.
the carchense jonathan caicedo (EF Education-EasyPost) The day did not end.
In other categories he fought, Carapaz took second place in the points classification and was fourth in the mountains.
In Catalonia it was the first podium of the year in the UCI WorldTour for the Locomotive, who is preparing his performance in the Giro d’Italia (May), the great goal of the season for the Ecuadorian, who in 2022 closes his contract with Ineos, waiting to define his future. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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