Next sprint stage and the big riders Nelson/Salleh surely have to do better.
Fonseca and Von Hoff just like Clarke have shown their speed and want to repeat this today.
3 breakaway riders means, we won`t see a sprinter fight for the remaining points. Eising Seid Rive
Again it`s quite windy. But this mustn`t be an excuse. Krasnoperov seems to have motivation issues as he is again behind the peloton with half his team around him.
Many more though such as Lovik are struggling and being dropped in another group.
73 riders in the first group.
Eising was the most successful taking the Cat.3 and a sprint. Though the group itself did not survive and it is over now for them.
Once the sprinters go into the lead, there is a gap behind them as most teams don`t care about their stage effort.
Podium Ambition being that fast, that it`s only a 2 rider train.
Alaphilippe
Nelson
Salleh
-
Colbrelli
Ivanov
Fonseca
Drapac
Dockx
Avila
Ewan
2,3km and Nelson already in the wind! This is damn early. The slighly downhill road though might help him and only Salleh beheind him really.
Similar gap to Salleh as a bit later Fonseca.
The podium today seems to be decided already. But can anyone find some final punch?
Fonseca might actually as he comes closer to Salleh, while Nelson still flies.
Brilliant win for Nelson. He clearly had the strongest team but also the strongest legs himself today.
Salleh just keeps on for 2nd with Fonseca being 3rd. Then a huge gap!
Avila as last of the former "gap" comes in 4th already 41s behind. Then the remaining peloton with Von Hoff in the same time.
Nelson takes the GC lead, though with tomorrows Coronet Peak this will be a short time only as the team should focus on other riders then.
