:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/L4GALEIMVVBQZM7RTPG5NIMOD4.jpg "Colombian Fernando Gaviria finished second in the fifth stage of the Tour of the United Arab Emirates 1")
He lacked very little. the columbian runnerFernando Gaviria, the country’s third victory was close in the UAE Tour 2023. The Movistar team cyclist was part of the final sprint, however, he could not overcome the Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen who won with a time of 3: 57:07″. Day four winner Juan Sebastián Molano finished seventh and clocked the same time as Team Jayco AlUla winner.
Colombian Einer Rubio won the queen stage of the UAE Tour
The Movistar team rider attacked on the climb, withstood the pressure of the favorite peloton and took the victory
Fernando Gaviria is one of the biggest bets in the The Movistar team for the season, he already has a victory with the Spanish team and it was in stage 3 of the Tour of San Juan that he won the final sprint. In the UAE Tour, they were unable to consolidate a victory and the next stage will be the last option left for them to be able to achieve a victory.
Einer Rubio, also a Movistar Team rider, is the best Colombian in the general classification and already has a victory (stage 3) in the race which takes place in the United Arab Emirates. Chiquiza rider Boyacá is eighth overall, 1:13″ behind the Belgian Remco Evenepoel, who leads the table and is chased by Luke Plapp of INEOS Grenadiers at 0:09″ and Pello Bilbao of Bahrain Victorious at 0:13″.
The fifth day of United Arab Emirates Tour It took place between the island of Al Marjan and Umm al Quwain, a course of 170 kilometers with a flat arrival, perfect for the most explosive runners to show all their abilities in the last meters. The race started with several frustrated attacks on the general peloton, which imposed a fast but very calm pace and with 120 kilometers to go the group remained compact.
Juan Sebastián Molano won the fourth stage of the UAE Tour
The Colombian rider of UAE Team Emirates won in the final sprint and sealed his team’s first victory in the race and the second for the country
four runners They escaped and they managed to add a little difference with the main team. Josef Cerny and Louis Vervaeke from Soudal – Quick Step, Geoffrey Bouchard from Team AG2R Citroën and Thomas De Gendt from Lotto Dstny, are in charge of animating the route and go in search of the stage. Two other riders tried to join the breakaway group but were hounded by the main peloton.
With 100 kilometers to reach the finish line, the runner Thomas of Gent he started alone and took the lead of the race, while the rest of the breakaway was left as the kilometers went by. The Lotto Dstny rider managed to add more than two minutes to the main group. 70 kilometers from the finish, the Belgian was starting to lose time with the group led by Bora Hansgrohe’s men.
Colombian Diego Camargo missed the team time trial by one second at the United Arab Emirates circuit
El Soudal – Quick Step won on the second day of racing. Luke Plapp, the new chief of the general
A Goal 25km, the difference between the lead runner and the group was only 25 seconds and as the minutes went on he was neutralized by the main group and as happened last day the definition of the race would come in the final sprint. Towards the last kilometer, the teams settled in and the riders launched their strongest cyclists for the final stretch. Fernando Gavirione installed on the left, however, he could not overcome the wheel of Dylan Groenewegen who won the victory.
1. Dylan Gronewegen – Team Jayco AlUla | 3:57:07″
2. Fernando Gaviria – The Movistar team | “
3. Sam Bennett – Best Hansgrohe | “
4. Emile Liepin -Trek Segafredo | “
5. Tim Merlier – Fast stage of Soudal | “
1. Remco Evenepoel – Fast stage of Soudal | 16:14:28″
2. Luke Plapp – INEOS Grenadiers | at 0:09″
3. Pelo Bilbao – Bahrain to win | one 0:13″
4. Stefan de Bod – EF Education – EasyPost | 1:03″
5. Without Pools – Bahrain – Victorious | 1:06″
8. A Rubio – The Movistar team | a 1:13″.
The sixth leg of the UAE Tour will be a tour of 166 kilometers between Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Breakwater, a flat profile with an ideal finish for sprinters. It will be the last chance for the most explosive runners to win the United Arab Emirates race, since the last fraction will be in the high mountains.