Famous climber Thibaut Pinot has just won this season’s Tour of the Alps race while Ukraine’s rider Mark Padun claimed the final, fifth stage victory.
On the other hand, four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was able to take fourth place in the general classification as he now prepares for the Giro d’Italia.
General Classification #TotA – Winner:
?@ThibautPinot : It was an incredible race. It was five days of battle. There were no gifts. I’m really happy to write my name into this race, which, for a climber, is very prestigious. ?
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— Tour of The Alps (@Tourof_TheAlps) April 20, 2018
“It was an incredible race, across all five days,” said Pinot. “It was five days of battle. There were no gifts. I’m really happy to write my name into this race, which, for a climber, is very prestigious.”
Stage 5 Results
Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida – 4:16:10
George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo – 0:00:05
Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team – 0:00:06
Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF
Ben O’Connor (Aus) Dimension Data
Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ – 0:00:09
Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team
Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky – 0:00:11
REACTION: @chrisfroome hailed @Tourof_TheAlps as ‘the perfect build up’ for the Giro d’Italia and praised the ‘fantastic’ team as he finished fourth overall after securing a top 10 finish on stage five.
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— Team Sky (@TeamSky) April 20, 2018
General classification after final stage
Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ -18:28:48
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida – 0:00:15
Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team
Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky – 0:00:16
George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo – 0:01:00
Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates – 0:01:19
Ben O’Connor (Aus) Dimension Data – 0:01:33
Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team – 0:01:35
Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF- 0:01:42
Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team – 0:01:48
Stage 5 #TotA – Winner:
?Mark PADUN (TBM): That’s incredible, I felt good after a hour of racing, at the end I was able to stay with the best riders, then I just attacked and finished in solo. I have no words, I’m so happy ! ?
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— Tour of The Alps (@Tourof_TheAlps) April 20, 2018
