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UAE Team Emirates on the podium at Strade Bianche

August 02, 2020
After a strong squad performance at the Vuelta Burgos, which included a win for Fernando Gaviria, UAE Team Emirates has continued its successful season restart with Italian national champion, David Formolo, taking a well-earned podium spot at Strade Bianche.
After a strong squad performance at the Vuelta Burgos, which included a win for Fernando Gaviria, UAE Team Emirates has continued its successful season restart with Italian national champion, David Formolo, taking a well-earned podium spot at Strade Bianche.

MADRID — After a strong squad performance at the Vuelta Burgos, which included a win for Fernando Gaviria, UAE Team Emirates has continued its successful season restart with Italian national champion, David Formolo, taking a well-earned podium spot at Strade Bianche — the first World Tour event to be hosted since racing was postponed in March.

Belgian Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) took the victory after a solo attack with 12km to go. Formolo chased hard along the white gravel roads of Tuscany to secure second place, along with Max Schachmann (Bora - Hansgrohe) who trailed behind and rounded out the top three.

Davide Formolo: "It has been a beautiful race. I really suffered with the heat, and also because we have trained for a month in altitude.

“It's always great to race at Strade Bianche, there a little bit of regret for having missed a beautiful victory, but the second place is a good result anyway and tops-off a good week for the team.

“Now I'll look towards Milan-San Remo which is a different style of parcours but we'll give it our best."

Results: 1. Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 4:58:56; 2.Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates) +30"; 3. Max Schachmann (Bora - Hansgrohe) +32".

Meanwhile at Vuelta Burgos, David De La Cruz and Fabio Aru cemented their place in the top-10 in the general classification with a strong show of form on the final day.

The final stage 5 from Covarrubias to Lagunas de Neila was won by Ivan Sosa (Ineos) while Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-QuickStep) claimed the overall title.

Stage 5 Results: 1. Ivan Sosa (Ineos) 3:47:56; 2. Mikel Landa (Bahrain-McLaren) + 9"; 3. Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-Quick Step) + 11"; 10. David De La Cruz (UAE Team Emirates) + 1'12''.

Final General Classification: 1. Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-QuickStep) 19:14:42; 2. Mikel Landa (Bahrain McLaren) +30"; 3. Joao Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep) +1'12"; 8. David De La Cruz (UAE Team Emirates) +2'34"; 9. Fabio Aru (UAE Team Emirates) +2'36". — SG


August 02, 2020
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