Egan Bernal, the main letter from Colombia in the Tour of Burgos.
Photo: AFP – Luca Bettini
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The 47th edition of the Tour of Burgos began this Tuesday with a victory for the Spanish Roger Adrià, of the Red Bull -Bull – Hansgrohe team. The young pedalist also became the first bearer of the purple jersey after finishing with power the inaugural route.
Adrià forcefully attacked 500 meters from the finish line and managed to maintain the advantage in the final repect against French Jordan Labrosse (Decathlon Ag2R the Mondiale Team), who crossed second. The Portuguese Afonso Eulálio completed the podium of the day.
Egan Bernal, leader of Ineos Grenadiers, was the most prominent Colombian of the day. The Zipaquireño reached eighth to seven seconds from the winner, showing good legs in the face of mountain stages. His compatriot Brandon Rivera, also from the INEOS, was eleventh.
The end of the stage was marked by an incident that involved two of the favorites. In a curve, the Mexican Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) lost control of his bicycle and fell. Behind the Italian Giulio Ciccone came, who failed to dodge the impact and also ended on the ground.
One of the most combative cyclists of the day was Samuel Fernández, in Caja Rural. The Spanish was launched alone in flat terrain and managed to open hollow with respect to the platoon, but as soon as the final rise began it was neutralized by the favorites.
The competition will continue this Wednesday with a flat fraction, ideal for sprinters, between Cilleruelo de Abajo and Buniel (161.6 kilometers). There, the Colombian Juan Sebastián Molano, member of the UAE Team Emirates, who will seek his third victory of the year in the packaging.
Colombia has managed to leave their mark on the history of the return to Burgos. The general classification includes five titles for beetles: Mauricio Soler (2007), Nairo Quintana (2013 and 2014) and Iván Ramiro Sosa (2018 and 2019) have risen to the top of the podium in Castilian lands.
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