Jelle Wallays parlayed a late attack from the breakaway to seal the solo win Satuay during stage 6 at the Vuelta a San Juan. The Lotto Soudal rider held off the chasers by two seconds with time to celebrate his first win of the new season. Robigzon Oyola (Medellin-Inter) was the first of the chase group to cross the line, with Travis McCabe (UnitedHealthcare) in third.
In the race for the overall, Oscar Najar (S.E.P. de San Juan) retains his lead over Oscar Sevilla (Medellin) at 51 seconds, with Filippo Ganna of UAE Team Emirates third at 1:11 minutes. Najar lost 11 seconds to Sevilla on the stage, but with just one flat stage remaining, his hold on the overall lead appears solid.
How it happened
The 152.6m sixth stage from the city of San Juan to Difunta Correa and back was a mostly flat affair, but the crosswinds that battered the course throughout the day made the race anything but straightforward.
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The stage featured two intermediate sprints with time bonuses at 43.3km and 102.6km. Two category 3 KOMs at 62.1km and 72.1km were also up for grabs.
As expected, the winds whipped across the peloton as the riders headed out of town and a small breakaway was soon free of the bunch. In the group were Alexander Cataford (UnitedHealthcare), Atilio Pinno (Brazil), Enzo Moyano (Municipalidad de Pocito), Richard Mascarañas (Uruguay) and Zahiri Abderrahim (Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus).
The group gained a minute on the field before the peloton split and things once again reshuffled at the front to form a new 17-rider lead group.
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via Cyclingnews Latest Race Results http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-la-provincia-de-san-juan-2018/stage-6/results
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