the belgian world champion Remco Evenepoel conquered this Sunday andl UAE tour, his first victory of the season, by finishing the 7th and last stage in second place, a high finish, behind the British Adam Yates.
Thanks to his victory at the summit of the fearsome Jebel Hafeet, in the midst of spectacular arid landscapes in this 153-kilometre queen stage, Yates climbed to the podium (3rd), staying one second behind the 22-year-old Australian Lucas Plapp, sixth at the finish line this Sunday and 59 seconds overall from Evenepoel.
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Yates had already triumphed in 2020 in Jebel Hafeet, a 10-kilometer climb with slopes of around 8 percent and 9 percent and a section with 11 percent three kilometers from the finish line.
The UAE leader tried to go for it with an attack with 3 kilometers to go, but it did not disappear from an Evenepoel who finally only gave up 10 seconds on Yates.
Rubio did not do well
It was the Colombian letter Einer Rubio (Movistar), but this time the boyacense could not with his responsibility.
He started the day and was in eighth place overall and 1 min 13 s behind Evenepoel, but he did not have a good day.
Rubio succumbed in the day, he was box 16 in the stage at 1 min 48 s and in the general he was 13 at 2 min 57 s.
The balance of Colombian cycling is good, after the two stage victories, one with Rubio and another with Juan Sebastian Molano.
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