gAlice you already know what it’s like to win O Great Way.Carlos Canal was the strongest in the sprint Barreiros and achieved, at home, his first victory as a professional. After hitting the woodwork three times in the Galician round, Channel He did well with the work of his colleagues to give Movistar Team the fourth win of the season.
The Galician had no rival in the final volata, launching his attack 200 meters from the finish line and finishing alone. Second was Mats Wenzel (Kern Pharma) and third entered Eric Fagúndez (Burgos BH Burpellet). Rafael Reis snatches the overall lead from Julius Johansen.
Ezequiel Mosquera congratulates Carlos Canal
At the exit of the stage, Channel He attended MARCA and showed his ambition before a day that he had marked in red.
“The main objective is to win a stage. It seems that luck is not on my side in the previous week, something always happens to me. In fact, last week I was also sick. But that does not take away my ambition or desire. I hope to recover the best feelings and we have to fight for a victory no matter what,” said the Galician who has made it clear that he had a plan.
He Alto de Noceda (2.6km at 8.4%) defined the day. Short, but explosive in the second third of the day, Movistar Team adjusted the race. Romeo he started working to Channel and selecting the main group, taking Yachts, Pinarello, Nordhaen and the rest of the favorites in general. Nelson Oliveirathird overall, was also included in the group of favorites.
In the descent, the Spanish champion continued to tense; after neutralizing Jakub Otruba He prepared everything for his teammate Canal to play in the final volata. Oliveira he jumped to further laminate the front group and, when the sprint came, Channel attacked to win.
The day’s breakaway tightened the lead on the main group. Sinuhé Fernández, Jakub Otruba, Danny Van der Tuuk, Joaquim Silva, Rúben Rodrigues, Tomas Contte, Hugo Nunes and Hubert Lamothe They had a four-minute margin, forcing UAE Team Emirates to apply themselves to retain Johansen’s yellow.
Tomorrow or Great Road exudes a classic aroma. The day will unite two towns with a deep cycling tradition such as Carballo and Padrón for a route of 169 kilometers with 2,500 meters of elevation gain. A finish in the town where the patron of the race was born, Ezequiel Mosquera, and which hopes to host the first Spanish victory of the current edition. another day that Carlos Canal has it noted in his agenda