Stage 1 was for the sprinters and Gibbons took full advantage to wear the Leaders' jersey. We will definitely a different race after today's stage as it is a tough uphill climb to the finish.
Favourites
Name
FL
MO
MM
ST
RS
SP
AC
Lopez
70
80
82
76
74
66
78
Ardila
67
81
81
69
70
62
75
Padun
67
82
80
72
74
60
75
Higuita
69
79
80
76
78
66
75
Amezawa
68
80
79
76
78
68
75
Sosa
67
80
79
75
79
59
74
Aranburu
69
77
79
70
79
68
71
Almeida
69
83
78
76
78
63
71
Haig
71
82
78
75
74
60
72
Van Gils
69
79
78
71
75
68
76
Min
68
79
78
75
77
62
66
Formolo
70
77
78
73
73
67
68
Scaroni
70
77
78
73
74
62
75
De Plus
72
77
78
74
73
61
72
We get underway with multiple attacks to form the breakaway foiled by the pack. Eventually, a group of five get a gap and stay away - Fratczak, Arrieta, Eddy, Oshiri and Yon Hin.
Yon Hin wins the first intermediate sprint ahead of Eddy and Fratczak. They lead by 3'30".
Arrieta is dropped with 18 km to go and caught by the pack soon after.
The break is caught 3 km later.
Gibbons accelerates to take maximum points at the second intermediate sprint. Mihkels and Helme sweep up the rest.
The climb to the finish has started. 10 km uphill to ride for the pack. Only Kemboi has been dropped so far.
With 8 km left, 30 riders are dropped with Carapaz the strongest climber in the group.
Padun attacks a couple of kilometers later and no one follows. The pack is down to 131. Higuita is looking the strongest for the moment.
Padun has a lead of 13 seconds with 4 km to go.
The lead increases to 20 seconds with 2 km remaining. The peloton has further reduced to 116 riders. Gibbons has been dropped recently!
The gap is down to just 9 seconds as Padun enters the final kilometer. Lopez is the closest to him. Then its De Plus and Ardila. 103 riders remain in the front group.
500 meters to go and Padun has increased his lead again to 11 seconds. 10 more riders have been dropped from the pack.
There's no challenger in the end as Padun takes the win after a brave solo attack on the early slopes!
Ardila comes past Lopez to take 2nd. Amezawa is 4th.
Buitrago is 5th.
Then comes Scaroni and De Plus in 6th and 7th, respectively. Olivier is 8th.
Aranburu is 9th and Haig is 10th.
Formolo takes 11th, ahead of Karatsivis.
Almeida, Rodriguez and Latour complete the Top 15.
Today's winner - Mark Padun.
Padun takes the win and along with it the Leader's and the KOM jerseys. Rodriguez now leads the U25s. Lotto leads the Teams classification. McCormick looks to be the major losers today.
