Cycling: Team Astana dominated the 2019 Ruta del Sol. After five days Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) and Ion Izagirre (Astana) are standing next to each other on the podium. Only Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo – Visma) was able to prevent a pure Astana podium. However, only just, because Pello Bilbao (Astana) is the next man in cyan in fourth place. The stage victory of the last section went confidently to Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton - Scott).
Astana dominates the Ruta del Sol 2019
After three stages it looked like it could Tim Wellens (Lotto – Soudal) heroically leave the superiority of Astana behind. But Saturday was the turning point. On the fourth part the teams Astana and Mitchelton - Scott pushed the pace again and again, so that the Belgian in the leader's jersey had to give up at some point. So went Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) and Ion Izaguirre (Astana) with a one-two lead into the final day – and didn't let the triumph be taken away from them. On the way from Otura to Alhaurín de la Torre, the Kazakh team left nothing to chance over 163,9 kilometers. Although five mountain classifications had to be completed, they controlled the race and nipped all attacks in the bud.
Trentin in an easy uphill sprint without competition
In addition to the overall standings, today was also about the last stage win of the Ruta del Sol 2019. Although the Russian Petr Rikunov (Gazprom – RusVelo) defended with all his strength, he too was caught as the last breakaway in the last kilometers. After a few roundabouts, the peloton was stretched out. But all the pros were able to see the finish line early enough, because it was on a slight hill, so the winner was determined in a small hill sprint. Went relatively early Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton – Scott), who already has the second stage won - out of cover and immediately tore a gap between himself and his opponents with his start. Nobody was able to close this, so that the Italian was able to stretch his arms in the air early on. The Spaniard came second Enrique Sanz (Euskadi – Basque Country – Murias) in front of his compatriot charles barber (Movistar).
🇮🇹@MATTEOTRENTIN of 🇦🇺@MitcheltonSCOTT wins stage 5 of 🇪🇸@VCANDALUCIA #65RdS pic.twitter.com/j7W24UuBCV
- World Cycling Stats (@wcsbike) 24. February 2019
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