Sunday, 28 January 2018

Gonzalo Najar wins Vuelta a San Juan

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Trek-Segafredo's Giacomo Nizzolo won the seventh and final stage of the Vuelta a San Juan on Sunday to continue his team's winning start to the season. The Italian took the win in a bunch sprint finish over Quick-Step Floors duo Max Richeze and Alvaro Hodeg.

Gonzalo Najar (Sindicato Empleados Públicos of San Juan) finished safely in the bunch and secured the overall victory. Oscar Sevilla (Medellin-INter) and Filippo Ganna (UAE Team Emirates) also held on to their podium positions.

How it happened

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The seventh and final stage in San Juan took place on a 15.7km circuit in the urban heart of the city. The peloton tackled nine laps of the mostly flat course, which featured two intermediate sprints with time bonuses of three, two and one seconds.

The first sprint came at the end of lap two at 31.4.km, and the second was at the end of lap six, 94.2km into the 141.3km race.

The peloton tackled the opening laps at a blistering pace as attacks flew off the front, but nothing could stick until the sprint at the end of lap two launched three riders clear as the peloton sat up briefly after the effort.

You can read more at Cyclingnews.com



via Cyclingnews Latest Race Results http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-la-provincia-de-san-juan-2018/stage-7/results

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