The last stage race of 202 MG season is here, and it's a very important one for multiple teams as they battle to secure promotion or ensure survival in their respective divisions! The first two stages should go to the sprinters while the punchers should dominate the last three stages and the GC.
Favourites
Last name
First name
Country
Age
FL
ST
RS
RC
SP
AC
Demare
Arnaud
FRA
33
72
74
71
79
81
80
Vesely
Daniel
CZE
32
73
74
68
76
81
80
Zabel
Rick
GER
31
74
74
70
79
81
79
Ahlstrand
Jonas
SWD
34
72
71
70
74
81
79
Einhorn
Itamar
ISR
27
74
71
71
74
80
78
Three riders make it into the break of the day - Quispe, Varga and Erdenesuren. A couple of names here who we've got very used to seeing in breaks all season long!
Varga wins the first intermediate sprint, ahead of Erdenesuren and Quispe.
Erdenesuren pulls a fast one on his more illustrious breakaway companions to win the first KOM. Quispe and Varga is the order behind.
Varga also wins the second intermediate sprint. The order is reversed behind him as the first one.
The order at the second KOM is the same as the first.
And so is the order at the third KOM!
Quispe finally turns it around to win the fourth KOM. Varga and Erdenesuren is the order after that.
Varga wins the final KOM of the day with Erdenesuren in second, followed by Quispe, which means the Euskotren man keeps the KOM jersey for the day.
Quispe is caught with 27 km to go.
The break is caught 6 km later. One rider has been dropped from a very stretched out peloton being led by Kraftwerk and Zalgiris.
It's still the same two teams at the front with 3 km to go. Five riders have been dropped from the pack including Quispe.
Sagan is leading out Vesely in the middle. Then it's Ackermann, Feieresen and Contreras. McLay is leading out Zabel on the right.
Zabel and Vesely are off under the Red Kite. Silvestre is up into the second row. Ackermann and Contreras are still there.
Contreras has gone into the lead with 600 meters remaining. Ackermann is also moving up while Vesely and Zabel begin to fade.
Einhorn storms into the lead at the 300 meter mark. Losch is next. Jimenez Retana is coming fast on the far side.
Minali is closing in on Einhorn and Losch in the last 100 meters!
But they run out of road as Losch finishes strongest to clinch the win! Those could be very important points for his team's survival chances.
Einhorn holds on to 2nd ahead of Minali with Demare finishing fast in 4th.
Stocker, Ackermann, Jimenez Retana and Haller make up positions 5th through 8th.
Kennaugh and Contreras complete the Top 10.
Today's winner - Max Losch.
Losch brings some life back into their team's survival chances with the stage win and the GC lead today. He also leads the Points standings. Erdenesuren is at the top of the KOM while Jimenez Retana leads the U25s. ISA Hexacta are the best team today.
