Morocco welcomes us for the final HC stage race of the season. Most of the top stage racers are here along wiht some of the CT climbers and hybrid specialists. This should be a well contested event. lets see who comes out on top after six days. Today is a stage for the fast men, so let's get right into it.
Favourites
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Name
FL
ST
RS
RC
SP
AC
Grosu
72
73
69
77
82
79
Abdul Halil
70
71
68
77
81
79
Van Poppel
72
74
71
78
81
78
Liu
74
76
69
80
80
80
Walls
74
73
71
73
80
78
Zariff
70
71
67
77
80
80
Kalaba
74
70
72
76
79
79
Riabushenko
76
71
74
76
79
77
Thijssen
75
74
70
78
79
81
Waersted
73
69
78
77
78
79
Rajovic
72
70
76
70
78
82
Sanikwathi
72
70
67
75
78
78
Page
75
72
72
75
78
79
Small break today. Just two riders - Vangstad, Crause.
Vangstad wins the first intermediate sprint ahead of Crause. Rajovic takes the final point.
Crause turns it around on Vangstad at the second sprint point. Pedersen takes one point this time.
The order is the same at the final intermediate sprint. Walls takes the last point on this occasion. The break lead by 2 minutes.
The break is caught with 20 km to go. Tryg and JEWA already have their trains going!
With 3 km to go, Simba Cement are leading out Sanikwathi through the middle. Tryg have Walls set up on the right. JEWA's train is falling back. Lotto and Assa Abloy are also in the mix.
The same trains are at the front with 800 meters to go. Baterdene, Kalaba and Zijlaard are on the Simba Cement train.
Walls leading from Liu as we enter the last 500 meters.
The situation is the same at the front as they reach 200 meters to go. Riabuschenko and Abdul Halil have moved up to the enxt positions.
Walls takes it!
Liu is 2nd.
Riabuschenko is 3rd, followed by Abdul Halil, Willems and Page.
Thijssen, Sanikwathi, Baterdene and Kalaba complete the Top 10.
Today's winner - Matthew Walls.
Walls leads the GC after winning the stage. Crause and Vangstad make up the podium today following their gains from the break. Crause also leads the U25s.
