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SAUDI TOUR 2020
STAGE 1: RUI COSTA FIRST EVER WINNER IN SAUDI |
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Jaww, Tuesday, February 4th 2020 – After a breathtaking day highlighting some of the beauties of Saudi Arabia, Rui Costa claimed the first “windy” stage of the inaugural Saudi Tour. The Portuguese made the best of the final uphill kilometre to conquer his first victory of the season beating Heinrich Haussler and Nacer Bouhanni to the line in Jaww. The former road World Champion becomes the first leader of the 5-day event and will be proudly carrying the green jersey on tomorrow’s stage.
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| FULL STAGE SUMMARY | QUOTES OF THE STAGE WINNER | |||||||
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STAGE CLASSIFICATION 1. Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) 03h52’12’’ 2. Heinrich Haussler (Bahrain-McLaren) +00’’ 3. Nacer Bouhanni (Team Arkéa-Samsic) +00’’
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION 1. Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) 2. Heinrich Haussler (Bahrain-McLaren) +01’’ 3. Nacer Bouhanni (Team Arkéa-Samsic) +06’’
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| JERSEY WEARERS | ||||||||
| General individual time
Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) |
General points
Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) |
Best young rider
Andreas Lorentz Kron (Riwal Readynez Cycling Team) |
Most active rider
Heinrich Haussler (Bahrain-McLaren) |
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| All the information about the stage of today here | ||||||||
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Free of rights pictures © A.S.O.
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Video of the stage NB : Pictures and videos available approx one hour after the stage |
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| TOMORROW’S STAGE | ||||||||
| Stage 2: Sadus Castle – Al Bujairi
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More information about the Saudi Tour on www.thesauditour.com
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| Press contact
Fabrice Tiano +33.6.33.86.28.64 |
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