2024-06-06 07:14:06
Colombian cyclists Hárold Tejada and Santiago Buitrago proceed to face out within the Critérium du Dauphiné 2024, some of the demanding competitions on the biking calendar that serves as preparation for the Tour de France. Within the third stage, of 181.7 kilometers between Celles-sur-Durolle and Les Estables, each riders achieved excellent positions, ending fifth and sixth respectively.
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Hárold Tejada from Huila, from the Astana crew, and Santiago Buitrago from Bogotá, from Bahrain, demonstrated nice energy and resistance within the demanding stage that ended within the ski resort on the foot of Mount Mézenc, at an altitude of 1,343 meters. The stage was gained by Canadian Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech), who with a time of 4:22.18 beat native Romain Grégoire within the remaining dash. Gee, 26, turned the brand new chief of the French race, sporting the yellow jersey.
Gee expressed his pleasure over the victory: “That is clearly one other stage. It is vitally particular, I’ve needed to win in Europe for a very long time, I already had fairly a couple of second locations… And likewise now I’ll put on a yellow jersey, it means rather a lot.” The Canadian had been the revelation of final 12 months’s Giro d’Italia by ending second in 4 phases.
Among the many favorites for the ultimate victory are Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Fast-Step) and Primož Roglič (Bora), who loved a peaceful and sunny day, reserving themselves for this Wednesday’s 34.4 kilometer time trial between Saint-Germain- Laval and Neulise. This stage might be essential to outline a stable chief on this race, thought-about an appetizer to the Tour de France.
Within the common classification, Derek Gee leads the Danish Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) by three seconds and the Frenchman Romain Grégoire (Groupama – FDJ) by 4 seconds. The Colombians Buitrago, Tejada and Iván Ramiro Sosa (Movistar) are 13 seconds behind the chief, remaining within the combat for the positions of honor.
It needs to be remembered that Colombia has triumphed 4 occasions within the Critérium du Dauphiné. Martín Ramírez in 1984, Lucho Herrera in 1988 and 1991, and Daniel Felipe Martínez in 2020, who was lately runner-up within the Giro d’Italia behind Tadej Pogačar, have left a mark on this prestigious competitors.
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The query that arises is whether or not Tejada and Buitrago will be capable of preserve their efficiency and have sufficient “tank” for the remainder of the competitors, which is able to culminate in Los Alpes this weekend. With their sights set on the Tour de France, Colombians proceed to reveal their potential and lift the nation’s title in worldwide biking.