Cycling: Dutch "flying" wins in Tavira. Groenewegen Lagos repeated victory.
The Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen won the sprint the fourth stage of the Tour of the Algarve, repeating the triumph achieved in Lagos in the first stage, getting the third win of the season, after a win Dubai step Tour.
In the end with a slight inclination young sprint, of 24 year old, the LottoNL / Jumbo left all competition "preached" to tar of Zeca Afonso Avenue, in Tavira.
A roll, the longest in the back, almost 200 kilometers, had starting Alentejo, in Almodôvar, He ran two more Alentejo municipalities, Castro Verde and Mértola, and it was marked by a getaway 192 six kilometers corridors, two Portuguese, João Rodrigues (W52 / FC Porto) and Bruno Silva (Efapel) e russo Alexander Grigoriev (Sporting/Tavira).
The trail always controlled by the teams of the sprinters, did not leave the trail to take major, reaching the maximum advantage of 4'16 ". The hall of Porto entered the flight to seek to recover the leadership of the Mountain, but the leader of this classification, o americano Benjamin King (Dimension Data) He was also present and Gorou the intentions of the young natural of Conceição de Tavira.
The escape was sentenced to 10 kilometers from the finish in Tavira, IN fills me já 125, when classicómano Phillipe Gilbert (Quick Step Floors) He jumped in the peloton in order to make a "Time Trial", which led to Lotto / NL / Jumbo, FDJ and Trek / Segafredo to react to take the decision for the sprinter, what came to pass. After the last turn, a 300 meters from the finish line, Timo Roosen, launched the sprint and Dylan Groenewegen was limited to winning. The power and superiority of the young Dutchman, It was such that 75 meters from the end, Roosen, raised his finger indicated right in Groenewegen victory sign.
The leadership Geraint Thomas (Sky) was never in doubt and tomorrow should seal the third victory in the Tour of the Algarve, and there is the expectation when the attack posture or resignation of Portuguese Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), the third overall 32 seconds. Open are the decisions on the achievement of the ratings for points and Mountain.
statements
Dylan Groenewegen: "Very happy with another win and the excellent start to the season: Tomorrow I have to score points in the first Meta Volante to conquer the red sweater (Points).
Geraint Thomas: "The team has worked well and I am closer to victory, the third in four years. Portugal is a country that gives me luck and victories ".
classification 4.Th Stage: Almodovar – Tavira, 199,2 km
1.º Dylan Groenewegen/Ned (Blanco Pro Cycling Team-Jumbo), 4h33m49s
2.º Matteo Pelucchi/Ita (Bora-hansgtohe), mt
3.º John Degenkolb/Ger (Trek-Segafredo), mt
4.Florian Senechal º / Fra (Quick-Step Floors), mt
5.º Jurgen Roelandts/Bel (BMC Racing Team), mt
6.º Timothy Dupont/Fra (Wanty Groupe Gobert), mt
7.º Hugo Hofstetter/Aut (Cofidis, Credit solutions), mt
8.º Jasper the Buyst / Call (Lot Soudal), mt
9.º Loic Fly / Call (BMC Racing Team), mt
10.º Michal Kwiatkowski/Pol (Team Sky), mt
Individual General
1.º Geraint Thomas/Gbr (Team Sky), 14h35m50s
2.º Michal Kwiatkowski/Pol (Team Sky), a 22s
3.No. Nelson Oliveira / per (Movistar Team), a 32s
4.º Bob Jungels / Lux (Quick-Step Floors), a 52s
5.º Tejay van Garderen / USA (BMC Racing Team), a 53s
6.º Bauke Mollema / Down (Trek-Segafredo), a 1m01s
7.No. Jaime Rosón / Eng (Movistar Team), a 1m18s
8.º Maximilian Schachmann/Ger (Quick-Step Floors), a 1m19s
9.º Felix Grosschartner/Aut (Bora-hansgrohe), a 1m20s
10.º Vasil Kiryienka / BLR (Team Sky), a 1m24s
Teams: Team Sky, Points: Dylan Groenewegen/Ned (LottoNL / Jumbo), Mountain: Benjamin King/USA (Dimension Data) and Youth: Sam Oomen/Ned (SunWe).
This Sunday will be played the 5th and final step taken, the "Queen taken", five mountain prize scores, the last to match the finish line. The departure is scheduled for Faro 12,20 hours and arrival to the High Malhão (Loulé) to 16,40 hours, the distance 173,5 kms.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
