The Colombian Esteban Chaves This Tuesday he defended his third place on the podium of the Alps Tour after the second stage of the competition held between Salorno and Stans (Switzerland)with a route of 189.1 kilometers.
The winner of the day was the Italian veteran Alessandro De Marchi (Jayco Alula), who drew on experience and courage to win alone in the second stage of the Tour. The Norwegian Tobias Foss (Ineos) He maintained his first place in the general classification.
De Marchi (San Daniele del Friuli) He had not raised his arms for 3 years, when he won the Tres Valles Varesinos. In the second fraction of Alps Tour He reached the finish line and set a time of 4 hours, 47 minutes and 37 seconds.
The transalpine runner beat the Austrian Patrick Gamper (Bora hangrohe) by 1.20 minutes and the Swiss Tudor Simon Pellaud by 1.23. The peloton with the favorites closed the day at 1.47, with the Spanish Joan Bou (Euskaltel Euskadi) in fifth position.
Tobias Foss He kept the green 'maglia' that accredits the leader of the Alps Tour after being well protected by Ineos throughout the day, although he finally gave in to the escape, achieving the objective of maintaining command of the general classification. The second place goes to the Australian Chris Harper (Jayco), 4 seconds away, and the third place goes to the Colombian Esteban Chaves (EF Education), 6 seconds away.
This Wednesday the third stage will start and finish in Schwaz, a city in Austrian Tyrol, with a route of 124.8 kilometers. In the last 35 kilometers the hardness of the day is concentrated with the double ascent of the Weerberg (2a, 3.2 km at 9.6 percent) and the Pillberg (2a, 3.2 kilometers at 10), the latter with the summit less than 5 km from the finish line.
Classification
Stage
1. Alessandro de Marchi 4 hours, 47 minutes and 37 seconds
2. Patrick Gamper at 1 min 20 sec
3. Simon Pellaud at 1 min 24 s
22. Esteban Chaves at 1 min and 47 s
24. Iván Sosa at 1 min and 47 s
27. Sergio Higuita at 1 min and 47 s
General
1. Tobias Foss Ineos 8:06:20
2. Chris Harper at 4s
3. Esteban Chaves at 6 seconds
18. Sergio Higuita Bora at 44 s
29. Iván Sosa at 44 s
110. Germán Darío Gómez 24 min and 21 s
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