Australian Ewan Sprints To Second-stage Victory On UAE Tour
Zeeshan Mehtab Published February 24, 2020 | 11:52 PM
Australian Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory in the second stage of the UAE Tour on Monday, taking the overall lead in the process
Hatta, United Arab Emirates, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Feb, 2020 ):Australian Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory in the second stage of the UAE Tour on Monday, taking the overall lead in the process.
The 25-year-old, who also won two stages on the Tour Down Under earlier this year, edged out Irishman Sam Bennett on the up-hill climb at the finish to take the win at Hatta Dam for a second straight year.
Ewan took the lead in the general classification as first-stage winner Pascal Ackermann fell away on the penultimate climb.
Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, racing for the first time since a horror crash during training at the Criterium du Dauphine last June, was dropped by the leaders eight kilometres from the finish.
Frenchman Arnaud Demare was third on the day after the 168km ride from Hatta to Hatta Dam.
Tuesday's 184km third stage ends with a challenging final climb of 10.
6km, with a seven percent average gradient, at Jebel Hafeet.
2nd stage resuts: 1. Caleb Ewan (AUS/LOT) 168km in 4hr 18min 16se, 2. Sam Bennett (IRL/DEC) at 2sec, 3. Arnaud Dmare (FRA/FDJ) 4, 4. Diego Ulissi (ITA/UAE) 4, 5. Rick Zabel (GER/ICA)4, 6. Andrea Vendrame (ITA/ALM) 4, 7. Luka Mezgec (SLO/MIT)4, 8. Adam Yates (GBR/MIT) 4, 9. Tadej Pogacar (SLO/UAE) 4, 10. David Gaudu (FRA/FDJ) 4 General classification 1. Caleb Ewan (AUS/Lotto) 7 h 47:19, 2. Sam Bennett (IRL/DEC) at 12src, 3. Arnaud Dmare (FRA/FDJ) 16, 4. Nikolay Cherkasov (RUS/GAZ) 17, 5. Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ/AST) 19, 6. Luka Mezgec (SLO/MIT) 20, 7. Andrea Vendrame (ITA/ALM) 20, 8. Rick Zabel (GER/ICA) 20, 9. Wilco Kelderman (NED/SUN) 20, 10. David Gaudu (FRA/FDJ) 20Selected:18. Adam Yates (GBR/MIT) 20sec, 106. Christopher Froome (GBR/INE) 4:02.124, Mark Cavendish (GBR/BAH) 7:21
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