Averin takes stage win, Boivin overall lead at Tour d’Azerbaidjan
Maksym Averin (Synergy Baku) won the second stage of the 2016 Tour d’Azerbaidjan in Ismayilli on Thursday, outsprinting Markus Eibegger (Felbermayr-Simplon Wels) and Alberto Cecchin (Team Roth).
"I am not only overjoyed by my stage win, but also overwhelmed by being the first Azeri to win a stage in this great race," said Averin, a Azerbiajan citizen. "Many, many thanks to my teammates, who made this win possible."
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Cycling Academy’s Guillaume Boivin finished fourth and took the general classification lead from stage 1 winner Phil Bauhaus (Bora-Argon 18).
The top 17 riders in the race are one second or less off the overall lead with three stages remaining.
Averin and Boivin were part of a small group that survived to the finish after breaking clear over the final climb. Boivin also finished fourth on the first stage, and with his higher placings over the two stages so far in this Tour d'Azerbaidjan, he assumed the race lead.
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