🇨🇴@FndoGaviria of 🇪🇸@Movistar_Team wins stage 1 of 🇨🇴@TourColombiaOfi #TourColombia #TourColombia2024 (📺@EspnVivo)
Gaviria delights home crowd with sprint victory in opening stage of Tour of Colombia against Cavendish
CyclingTuesday, 06 February 2024 at 21:06
Fernando Gaviria claimed victory in the opening stage of the Tour of Colombia on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Colombian outpaced Davide Persico and Mark Cavendish in a bunch sprint after a 156-kilometer flat stage from Paipa to Duitama. Gaviria also secured the leader's jersey.
The seemingly billiard-flat stage appeared destined for the breakaway riders, but the day turned out differently. Despite pleasant weather conditions, the peloton faced gray clouds and cold temperatures at 2,500 meters above sea level, impacting the riders' oxygen intake.
Six riders formed the breakaway of the day, including David Gómez (Sistecrédito), Lauro Moro (Swift Carbon), Cristian Muñoz (NU Colombia), Diego Ochoa (Saitel), Iván Ojeda (Colombia Potencia de Vida), and Ignacio Prado (Canels Java). Although none were well-known, this Tour of Colombia wasn't expected to feature prominent names. Only Movistar, EF Education-EasyPost, and Astana Qazagstan Team represented WorldTour teams, with ProTour teams Bingoal WB and Team Corratec-Vini Fantini also participating.
With just over ten kilometers to go, the breakaway's advantage dwindled, signaling the start of sprint preparations. Movistar, leading the peloton throughout the day, paved the way for Gaviria, while Astana supported Cavendish. Despite attempts by some riders to avoid a bunch sprint, it was inevitable. Alexey Lutsenko worked tirelessly for Cavendish, who ultimately fell short against Gaviria and Persico in the sprint.
Wednesday's stage presents a fair amount of climbing, with a double ascent of the Alto Moral (1.2 kilometers; 6.4 percent) and a brisk finish featuring the Alto Malterias Pinos (2.6 kilometers; 5.2 percent), which should excite Colombian fans. It remains to be seen how top favorites such as Egan Bernal, Nairo Quintana, Ivan Ramiro Sosa, and Rigoberto Uran will fare.
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- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
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