If you can't mix things up at the Vuelta a San Juan, when can you? That's what Quick-Step Floors directeur sportif Davide Bramati suggested when talking tactics earlier in the week, and five stage wins from a possible seven – spread across three riders – would indicate that the Italian has possessed the Midas touch this week.
Max Richeze bagged his second straight victory on the final stage with a surprise solo move in the final couple of kilometres, while Fernando Gaviria had already two wins to his name after being led out by Tom Boonen, who in turn was led out by Gaviria for a victory of his own to kick off his final season.
"It's unbelievable," Boonen told Cyclingnews. "Especially if you do it with the three guys who lead each other out, it only adds to the morale, the mystic, of the team."
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Each victory before Sunday's final day had been carefully planned and perfectly executed, with the first three sprints set up as Gaviria-Boonen-Gaviria, and Richeze being placed into a breakaway to seek victory on the penultimate day. On the final day, however, they had to react to the circumstances.
"Today we were working for Tom, but at the end there were lots of attacks," explained Richeze. "I went just to close a gap really, not to get away, but I found myself with daylight."
"The idea was to go for two or three sprint stages, and we've ended up with five from seven, so we're very happy, all the staff are delighted."
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