Olympics, road cycling: Carapaz magic! Golden attack in the online test

The Ecuadorian king of the Giro d’Italia 2019 offs all at 6 km from the finish. On the podium Van Aert and Pogacar. Bettiol stopped by cramps

Richard Carapaz won the gold in the cycling race. The winner of the 2019 Giro d’Italia placed the decisive attack 6 kilometers from the finish and faced the very tough final circuit alone. Wout Van Aert tried until the last, who dragged the group of pursuers but failed to fill the gap: in the end he is silver ahead of Pogacar, king of the Tour de France. Carapaz finished in 6h05’26 “, leaving Van Aert and Pogacar at 1’07”. Fourth place for Mollema, the best of the blues is Alberto Bettiol, 14th at 3’38 ”after being slowed down by cramps 15 km from the finish. twentieth Gianni Moscon, at 3’40 “.

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Richard Carapaz gives Ecuador the second Olympic gold in history after Jefferson Pérez’s in the 20 km walk in Atlanta 1996.

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The blues

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On the demanding route of the road test – 234 kilometers and 4865 meters of elevation gain and a very tough final circuit – the race ignited in the final with the attack of Carapaz and McNulty 25 km from the finish. The pursuers, launched by Wout Van Aert, approached up to -15 ”. At -6 km Carapaz started again and behind him Mollema, Van Aert, Gaudu and Pogacar.

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