Portuguese cyclist Juri Leitao (Caja Rural) confirmed this Saturday’s overall victory in the Tour of Greece, finishing second in the fourth and final stage of the race behind Pole Stanisław Aniolkowski (Human Powered Health).
On his new arrival in the sprint, Leitao lost only to Aniolkowski, as had already happened in the first stage, crossing the finish line at the end of the 133.5 km between Costa Navarino and Olympia, with a time of 02:56.20. , against the German Pirmin Eisenbarth (Bike Aid), who was third.
Thus, the 24-year-old cyclist from Viana do Castelo confirmed the final victory in the Tour of Greece and his first overall victory in the stage race.
“I am very pleased with what we have achieved. During these five days there was a lot of struggle, but we showed that we are a very strong team, and without everyone’s help this would not have been possible, ”admitted the Portuguese. This is stated in a statement by Caja Rural.
Leitao, who finished four out of five stages in the top three (he was eighth in the prologue), saw his regularity rewarded, leaving second-place New Zealander Aaron Gate (Bolton Equities Black Spoke) six seconds behind. Aniolkowski closed the podium, nine seconds behind the Portuguese.
“Although Aaron Gate had a bonus in the intermediate sprint, we believed we could recover. [o tempo perdido] in the final sprint. […] When I started, I managed to close the hole that was, and although I did not manage to win the stage, the general is very important for me and for the team,” he concluded.
In addition, the winner of the third stage of the Greek race, the Portuguese runner from Caja Rural showed this week that he is in good shape after winning the Madison Race at the Nations Cup circuit with Ivo Oliveira on April 23, which took place in Milton, Canada .
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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