Rigoberto Urán won the 2021 Tour of Switzerland time trial, within the framework of the seventh stage, and it ascended to the second box of the general classification. The Colombian from Education First had a superb performance, which earned him to get fully into the fight for the title this Sunday when the competition ends.
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The runner from Urrao, who had been doing an intelligent race so far, showed his full potential in the battle against the stopwatch and imposed its conditions in the fraction of this Saturday, which had a 23-kilometer route and a first-class mountain award in the middle of the journey.
Rigoberto Urán put the leader of the general against the ropes, Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, who continued at the top of the Tour of Switzerland, but he will have to defend his position. this Sunday during the final day with only 17 seconds in his favor. Runners will have to travel over 160 kilometers (Andermatt) to define the new champion of the Swiss race.
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There will be, during the Sunday shift, two first class mountain prizes and one out of category, the latter in the final section of the fraction, before facing the descent to the finish line. Undoubtedly It will be a day of attacks and a lot of strategy between teams like Ineos, Education First and Quick Step itself. with Julian Alaphilippe. The French is third at 39 seconds.
As to Esteban Chaves, the BikeExchange rider, fell in the general classification, but remains in the ‘top’ 10. The man from Bogotá is tenth with 4:29 of difference and hopes to climb a few more squares during the last stage.
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