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EFE · Road Competition · 10/31/2020
The French cyclist David Gaudu (Groupama FDJ) won the game against the Spanish Marc Soler (Movistar) after a duel in style and conquered the eleventh stage of the 75th edition of the Vuelta a Espaa, disputed between Villaviciosa and Alto de La Farrapona , of 170 kilometers, in which the favorites signed tables waiting for Angliru, with the Slovenian Primoz Roglic in front.
Gaudu, a 24-year-old Breton cyclist, winner of the Tour del Porvenir, like Soler, made his debut in a big one and avoided the double of the Catalan, who could not respond to the last acceleration of the Frenchman near the finish line. He entered 4 seconds ahead, happy with his feat.
The favorites did not enter into battles, they raised a white flag, postponing the fight for this Sunday in Angliru. Zero attacks. They crossed 1 minute and 3 seconds behind the winner, maintaining their overall positions.
Roglic, in red, and Richard Carapaz remained tied in front, followed 25 seconds behind by the Irish Dan Martin (UAE), fourth is the British Hugh Carthy (EF) at 58 and the Spanish Enric Mas (Movistar) at 1 minute and 54 seconds. Soler went to sixth place at 2 minutes and 44 seconds.
SOLER CHALLENGES THE FAVORITES ENTERING THE LEAK
A stage in key theory with 4 first-class ports and a cumulative elevation gain of 5,090 meters. Quick exit with multiple escape attempts, in which the French and mountain leader Guillaume Martin and the Belgian Wellens, official escapist of the Vuelta, could not be absent.
Climbing La Colladona (1, 6.6 km at 6.6%) a group of 8 runners led the way, nothing worrisome for a platoon where Jumbo-Visma and Ineos, the natural rivals, collaborated in a friendly way to keep the advance at bay.
Movistar moved to La Cobertoria (1 Cat. With 10 Km / 8.7%) with the jump in the peloton of Marc Soler. The Catalan, tenth overall, connected with the breakout, in which his Portuguese teammate Nelson Oliveira was also filming.
A challenge to the men of the general, who crossed the high ground at 2.35 minutes, a distance that remained at the upper level of San Lorenzo (1 Cat. With 9.3 km at 8.9%), the fourth difficulty of the day that wore down the forces of escapees and pursuers. Guillaume Martin, as in the Cobertoria, continued adding for his polka dot jersey.
SOLER DOMINA IN LA FARRAPONA AND GAUDU REMATA
Soler and Oliveira flew down San Lorenzo, just like the men of Roglic’s Jumbo Visma, attentive to the transition to the start of La Farrapona, a hot spot on the first Asturian day, one of the keys to the Vuelta alongside Angliru. of this sunday and the chrono of zaro del marteS.
After 4 hours of running, it was time to climb to the level of 1,706 meters from the Asturian summit (1, 16.6 km at 5.7). The work of Soler and Oliveira increased the rent to the step of the poster of “Beginning of port”. The favorites had not yet manifested.
It was Soler, tired of asking for relays that never came, who attacked 5 km from the finish line taking the French Gaudu to the wheel. Two men and a destiny fighting for a prestigious stage. On the hardest stretch, where the road snakes at 12 percent, the tactical game began. There were only 1,000 meters to go.
So it was Gaudu who wanted relief and Soler played crazy. Neither was the strength excess. Regulating each pedal stroke, the wheel of the Breton cyclist, Soler amag, but he found the overwhelming response of the hope of French cycling, winner, like Soler, of the Tour del Porvenir and a stage of the Tour de Romanda 2019. He already has the honor of victory in a big one.
The Vuelta a Espaa will continue this Sunday with the dispute of its twelfth stage, again with the mountain as the main protagonist and 109.4 kilometers between the city of Oviedo and the El Angliru peak.
Classifications [Clasificaciones completas]
Stage classification:
1. David Gaudu (FRA / Groupama-FDJ) – 4:54:13
2. MARC SOLER (ESP / MOVISTAR) at 0:04
3. Michael Storer (AUS / Sunweb) at 0:52
4. Mark Donovan (GBR / Sunweb) at 0:52
5. Guillaume Martin (FRA / Cofidis) at 0:55
6. Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS / Astana) at 0:58
7. Daniel Martin (IRL / Israel Start-Up Nation) at 1:03
8. ENRIC MAS (ESP / MOVISTAR) at 1:03
9. Richard Carapaz (ECU / Ineos) at 1:03
10. Primoz Roglic (SLO / Jumbo-Visma) at 1:03 a.m.
General classification:
1. Primoz Roglic (SLO / Jumbo-Visma) – 45:20:31
2. Richard Carapaz (ECU / Ineos) – mt
3. Daniel Martin (IRL / Israel Start-Up Nation) at 0:25
4. Hugh Carthy (GBR / Education First) at 0:58
5. ENRIC MAS (ESP / MOVISTAR) at 1:54
6. MARC SOLER (ESP / MOVISTAR) at 2:44
7. Felix Grobschartner (AUT / Bora-Hansgrohe) at 3:31
8. ALEJANDRO VALVERDE (ESP / MOVISTAR) at 3:44
9. Wouter Poels (NED / Bahrain-McLaren) at 3:54
10. MIKEL NIEVE (Spa) Mitchelton-Scott, 0:04:43
Next stage, 12: Oviedo – Angliru / 109.4 Km.
Carlos de Torres
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