The runners faced a very tough day, not only for the 195 km, but also for the intense heat they were exposed to, thermometer reached temperatures of 40 ° C. Without fear of this Machado, Sáez and Cubero starred in the first escape of the day. They came to be more than 13 minutes ahead of a squad tired by the high temperatures.
The teams of the sprinters began to pull the group to leave well placed their sprinters in the final stretch. There came into play the men of Quick-Step thinking of Viviano, Bora in Sagan and Trek in Nizzolo.
In the absence of just 5 km the escaped were swallowed by the peloton, Movistar, Sky and Astana pulled hard. They did not want frights, the end had an ascending slope, so the forces would have to be measured very well.
Cortina was the first to launch the sprint, Sagan took the wheel and ended up surpassing it, but the figure of Valverde emerged and snatched victory with a huge force.
What a beautiful ending!
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