Nairo Quintana shines on the Montaña de Lure and wins the Tour de Provence

The Colombian Nairo Quintana (Arkea Samsic) was proclaimed for the second time winner of the Tour de Provence with a strong exhibition in the Lure’s Mountainat the top of which he appeared alone, making useless the effort of his pursuers, among whom was the double world champion Julian Alaphilippe.

With an attack 5 km from the finish line, Quintana (Cómbita, 32 years old), shattered Alaphilippe’s resistance and flew alone to the summit, where he raised his arms with a time of 4h.23.06, an advance of 37 seconds on the young Dane 21 years old Mattias Skjelmose and the American from Movistar Matteo Jorgenson.

Two seconds later the Colombian from Movistar reached the finish line Ivan Ramiro Sosawho attacked without enough strength for the stage, in the group of Alaphilippe.

Quintana’s hit the old-fashioned way, led him to conquer the Tour de Provence and show the rider within. He brilliantly took the yellow jersey, starting the season as a champion. He was accompanied on the podium by Alaphilippe at 27 seconds and Skjemolse, a Danish pearl, at 34. Jorgenson left Movistar without a podium, fourth place.

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The last stage between Manosque and Montagne de Lure, of 166.1 km, presented an attractive mountain route, with incentives saved for the end. The starting attacks marked the decisive day of the Tour Provence. The escape of the day was carried out by the Welshman Luke Rowe and the Frenchmen Gougeaard, Debeaumarché, Combaud and Couanon, who had up to 5 minutes to 80 goals.

The platoon began to react, the differences were reduced as the rebels fell. The first was Gougeard, while the remaining quartet resisted without hope of reaching the goal of the Mountain of Lure. The nerves were already on the surface, which caused some crashes, such as the one that affected Julian Alaphilippe at 21 from the finish line.

As soon as the final climb began (13 km at 6.5 percent) hostilities broke out. forward attacked first Combaud, who tried only until the “roosters” appeared. 5 from the top, Quintana attacked as in his best moments. Alaphilipe followed with more courage than strength. In a second claw blow from the Colombian, the Frenchman decided not to hit the wheel of the Samsic leader anymore.

Iván Ramiro Sosa, defender of the title, reacted from behind, but the leader of Movistar sank near the finish line, without being able to connect at any time with Quintana, who was flying towards the finish line.

Quintana, winner of the 2014 Giro and the 2016 Vuelta, signed his feat in a big way. Stage and Tour de Provence in your pocket. The yellow dream of the Tour de France is reborn in the cyclist from Boyacá.

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