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Cyclists León Koch and Sergio Torres are among the best in the Volta a la Marina

February 20 from 2017 - 01: 24

The cyclists, Leon Koch, of the Union Cycliste Montgó and Sergio Torres, from Velosol Cycling-CC Dénia, keep their jerseys, as leaders of the mountain and flying goals respectively after playing the fourth stage, of the XXXI Volta Ciclista a la Marina.

A stage had 64 kilometers starting and finishing in Villajoyosa, where the winner was Javier Benítez, Mr Biker Gobik team with a time of time 1, 32 39 minutes and seconds. Benitez won a tight sprint to Javier Cherro, Vicente Grau and José López, who were the first four, giving time for a large group where all the favorites were.

The race in which runners turned out 164 very hard, in fact it ended 95. Participants faced a tough mountain pass that went up three times although it scored both. Passing through the ring Finestrat, with many curves and a large vertical descent created nervousness in the peloton. Mean that the narrow passage through the path of Hacienda del Sol full of danger for the group made all the cyclists were attentive.

For Moisés Espinós intermediate sprint

Just started the sprint was only installed and the first test happened in first position, Moisés Espinós, the Xàbia Bike-I visauto. At this point the first break of the day by Brownlee and Paul Double Johathan formed. Both had a maximum advantage of 25 seconds over the peloton. In the 22 kilometers they were neutralized.

The second break of the day came during the ascent to the highest mountain, Ben Hardy was the first to pass a maximum advantage of 25 seconds. Hardy was absorbed by the group at kilometer 31.

In the second step by the high mountain, the leader of this classification, Sergio Torres who crossed first followed closely by the leader of the Volta, Francesc Boscá, who controlled well the rise.

The following leak occurred at kilometer 48 with Ben Hardy, Paul Double and Mario García, who later joined José Rico, Román Saez and Alistair Brownlee. This group achieves a maximum difference 20 seconds. The team leader gave chase these men and did not let anyone else moved.

Sprint finish

The large group with all the favorites compact was presented on the gentle slope of the Hermitage where a colorful sprint in which Javier Benítez, was the winner disputed. At this stage there was a great duel between Spanish cyclists and British, where the winner was cycling.

The bearer of the yellow jersey of the Volta remains Francesc Boscá, while the flyers goals is León Koch, the mountain, Sergio Torres. The first alicantino is Álvaro Arenas and team are sending the Ginestar-ULB.

The next stage will be the 12 day in Parcent March at 10 hours with a distance of 79 kilometers.

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