04/18/2024
The British cyclist Simon Carr (EF Education) He won the fourth and penultimate stage of the Tour of the Alps on Thursday in Borgo Valsugana (Italy), the toughest, after which the Spanish Juan Pedro López continues to lead the general classification.
Carr, along with the Antioquian Sergio Higuita (Bora), They staged the escape of the day. With the Colombian they were at the head of the race for 99 kilometers, then the Englishman left alone to achieve his cation) achieved his second victory of the year on the 141.3 km stage route that included two first-class climbs.
He crossed the finish line ahead of the Australian Michael Storer and Ben O’Connor, who arrived a few meters ahead of the other favorites, including López.
The best Colombian located in the fraction was the Bogota native Esteban Chaves (EF Education), who arrived 13th, 2.19 behind his teammate Carr. In positions 14 and 15, in their order, Higuita and the Cundinamarca native entered Ivan Ramiro Sosa (Movistar), at 2.55.
The group of candidates, who finished one minute behind Carr, was affected by the serious fall of Australian Chris Harper (Team Jayco AlUla), who abandoned the test.
The runner of the Jayco formation fell to the ground during the descent from the Vetriolo pass after having gone over a culvert. As he moved across the ground, he ended up hitting his head, protected by his helmet, against a lamppost.
Harper remained motionless for several minutes before standing up after being treated by emergency services. His team announced his abandonment without giving details about his health.
In the general classification, López leads the Australian Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R) by 38 seconds and the Italian Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain) by 48 seconds.
The Colombians rose positions. Sosa is ninth, at 2.52; Higuita, 14th, at 5.39; and Chaves, 23rd, at 10.45.
This Friday final stage with a route of 118.6 km starting and finishing in Levico Terme.
