Andorra welcomed this Sunday, June 22, a brand new race added to the cycling calendar this year this year: theAndorra MoraBanc Classic ! Disputed in the wake of The road to Occitanie – CIC In the Pyrenees, this classic traced entirely on the Andorran territory and intended for pure climbers was impacted by weather conditions, the organizers being forced to reduce the route from 140 km to 114.7 km. As you would expect, at the end of this short day controlled by the teams Lidl-Trek et Movistarthe best climbers in the peloton have waited until the final rise in Coll de la Botella (10.7 km at 7.2 %) to explain themselves in the rain … and it is Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl – Trek) who lifted his arms at the top in front The parish of the Massana, the Danish dominating in the sprint the two Spaniards Cristián Rodríguez (Arkéa – B&B Hotels) and Enric Mas (Movistar) !
Video – Relive the final and the victory of Mattias Skjelmose
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Cristian Rodriguez and Enric But they looked
Despite the big job of the American training and in particular a Julian Bernard in great shape, Scold did not make a huge impression throughout the final ascent, being on several occasions by the attacks of Rodriguez et But. But the two Iberian runners failed to sink the nail, which favored the return of the winner of theAmstel Gold Raceresumed this Sunday for his first race for almost two months, as well as those of the Colombian Esteban Chaves (EF Education – Easypost) and the surprising Australian Sebastian Berwick (Caja Rural – Seguros RGA). The five men presented themselves together under the red flame before explaining to the sprint … and this game, it is not surprisingly the punch of Scold Who made the difference after launching at 200 meters. Note that Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team), a little just, must be satisfied with 10th place 46 seconds from the winner.
