l french Gabriel Layracfrom the team Aix Provencewon this Thursday the first stage of the 68th edition of the Cycling Tour of Asturias, between Oviedo and Benia de Onísafter a breakaway of eleven cyclists who jumped out of the peloton shortly after the start of the race and of which only five competed in the final sprint.
Layrac He beat the Asturian Samuel Fernández, from Caja Rural Seguros RGAwho joined the leading group 10 kilometers from the finish line and attempted a solo escape, although he was neutralized one and a half kilometers from the finish.
The first stage drew a route of 155 kilometers between the Asturian capital and Benia de Onísin the surroundings of Picos de Europa, with the climb to El Fitu, first category, and five other second and third category climbs
