Gaviria Sprints To San Juan Stage 1 Victory

By PEZ Crew On Jan 22, 2018

PeloPic:Fernando Gaviria returned with a bang on the scene of his breakthrough, Argentina, nabbing a commanding win in Pocito, where the first stage of the 36th edition of Vuelta a San Juan concluded. It was for the fourth straight year that the Colombian started his season with a victory in Argentina, where he began making a name for himself back in 2015, when the two wins he scored at the Tour de San Luis landed him a place in the Quick-Step Floors team.

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Stage winner and overall leader, Fernando Gaviria (Quick Step Floors): “It doesn’t matter if I’m riding San Juan or the Giro d’Italia, I always want to win and that’s what I did today. The team did a really good job, they were perfect. Iljo – who is the team’s captain – made things look easy and did an extraordinary job, you can see how important is the experience he brings into the squad.”

Fernando Gaviria had to fight to get to he front… at the start

The crazy start of stage 1

The starts are as popular as the finishes in San Juan

A hot day in Argentina

Another San Juan win for Gaviria

Stage 1 San Juan podium

San Juan stage 1:

Vuelta Ciclista a la Provincia de San Juan Stage 1 Result:
1. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors in 3:15:23
2. Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
3. Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
4. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
5. Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
6. Mauro Richeze (Arg) A.C.A. Virgen De Fatima
7. Hector Lucero (Arg) Municipalidad de Pocito
8. Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) UAE Team Emirates
9. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
10. Manuel Peñalver (Spa) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus.

Vuelta Ciclista a la Provincia de San Juan Overall After Stage 1:
1. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors in 3:15:13
2. Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida at 0:04
3. Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe at 0:06
4. Daniel Juarez (Arg) Asociacion Civil Mardan at 0:07
5. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo at 0:10
6. Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
7. Mauro Richeze (Arg) A.C.A. Virgen De Fatima
8. Hector Lucero (Arg) Municipalidad de Pocito
9. Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) UAE Team Emirates
10. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors.

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