The Colombian Esteban Chaves He returned on his own and is third in the general classification of the Tour of the Alps, who leads Tobias Foss who is the leader of the test after the first stage between Neumarkt/Egna and Kurtinig/Cortina, of 133 kilometers.
Chaves was very active this Monday on the opening day of this mountainous competition and remained on the opposing front, very aware of the big favorites for the overall victory.
Very helpful
He negotiated the sections on flat terrain, always well positioned in the first places of the large group, which helped him to notice at the best moment the movements of the leaders of each team.
The team's Bogota runner Education Easy Post He has had a good season, at least he has been very insistent on escapes and accommodating himself as best as possible within the peloton to define each stage.
And with the last part of the day remaining, Romain Bardet Bardet selected a group of seven that joined forces in favorable terrain.
“There were also the Spanish Juanpe López, the Colombian Chaves, Geraint Thomas, Tobias Foss and Wout Poels. They were going to play the victory among themselves, pursued by a group of 15 where the leader of Movistar wasIván Ramiro Sosa“said the EFE agency.
And he added: “Foss was the strongest in a hypothetical sprint, Chavez tried 1.2 km from the finish line with a surprise attack, but the Norwegian stopped him immediately. Then the Nordic controlled movements and in the finish line he only had to accelerate to win, even making a cut within the group of 11 that was leading.
This Tuesday, second stage, Salorno and Stans, 189.1 km, with two climbs, Brenner (3a, 13.4 km at 3 percent) and the Gnadenwald (2nd, 4.5 km at 7.3), with the summit 14 from the finish line.
Classifications
Stage
1. Tobias Foss 3h 17m 06s
2. Chris Harper MT
3. Esteban Chaves mt
4. Ben O'Connor MT
5. Juan Pedro López at 3 seconds
General
1. Tobias Foss 3h 16m 66s
2. Chris Harper at 4s
3. Esteban Chaves ma 6 s
4. Ben O'Connor at 10s
5. Juan Pedro López at 13 seconds
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