The rider Rodrigo Contreras (EPM) won the last stage of the Vuelta a Colombia 2022, which was played between Paipa and Tunja, a 41-kilometer individual time trial, after which Cundinamarca’s Fabio Duarte (Team Medellín) was crowned champion.
Duarte, who lost more than 15 minutes in the middle of the track, He finished the last part of the test in an exceptional way, took over the lead and this Sunday he achieved the goal of obtaining the final victory.
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tremendous comeback
The 36-year-old Fabio Andrés Duarte won his second Vuelta, after having won in the 2019 edition, but this triumph in 2022 was much more interesting, because of the tremendous comeback he had to make.
Without a doubt, Duarte’s Vuelta was sensational. On the day towards Yarumal he lost time, in a break that was not controlled and the big favorites gave up important minutes.
The next day, towards La Unión, the cutting began. Fabio Duarte won the stage and gained confidence. Then, in the fraction towards Alto del Vino he made another sensational day and got rid of more than six minutes.
The third big blow was on Friday towards Somondoco, when he put his team to work and Aldemar Reyes gave him an important hand to put on the leader’s jersey, which he defended until this Sunday.
“A gift for the Team Medellín team, those who have fought with me, I owe them everything. To my family, thank you. The most important thing is that the public in Tunja has seen me win twice,” said the champion.
And he added: “It has been an important preparation, great. When we lost all that time we didn’t stay there, we thought and decided to get it back, we didn’t give up.”
Classifications
Stage
1. Rodrigo Contreras 1hr 01min 03s
2. Fabio Duarte at 1 min 12 sec
3. Brayan Sánchez at 1 min 54 s
4. Oscar Sevilla at 2 min 24 s
5. Omar Mendoza at 2 min 48 sec
General
1. Fabio Duarte 35h 52min 45s
2. Hernando Bohorquez at 5 min 02 s
3. Julian Cardona at 6 min 13 s
4. Wilson Peña at 7 min 42 s
5. Marco Suesca at 8 min 20 sec
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