Belgian Milan Fretin achieves his second victory after Magnier’s fall

ByDavid Mitchell

The Belgian cyclist Milan Fretinfrom the team Cofidiswon this Saturday the fifth stage of the Tour of Guangxi (China)after winning the sprint in an arrival that was marked by the fall of the leader of the general classification, the Frenchman Paul Magnier (Soudal).

The Belgian got his second victory in China and, in the final kilometers, he demonstrated his speed against the chasing group and managed to take the victory after 3h:44.18 seconds.

The podium was completed by the Italian Matteo Moschettifrom the Pinarello Pro Cycling Team and the Norwegian Erlend Blikraboth with the same time.

Despite the fall, Magnier maintained the lead with ten seconds ahead of the Dutchman Frits Biesterbos. For its part, the Spanish Juan Ayusofrom Lidl Trek, came in position number forty along with his compatriot Pelayo Sanchezfrom Movistar.

“It’s incredible, I didn’t expect this to happen in the last week of competition. Two days ago I got my first victory in the WorldTour and now I have won again. Today was again about arriving in the best position possible and trying to move at the right time. It went well for me on the left,” said the champion as he arrived at the finish line.

The sixth and last stage will be played this Sunday between Yizhou-NongLa, with 165.8 kilometers travel.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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