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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Rigoberto Uran (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Cannondale-Drapac) has collected a lot of podium places during his career and he again accepted defeat at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Il Lombardia, proud to at least share a spot on the podium with fellow Colombian 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Chaves.

The two were arguably the best riders in the race at this year's Il Lombardia, emerging from what remained of the peloton to fight for victory on the last climb to Bergamo Alta, and on the high-speed descentꦇ before the sprint to the line.

Chaves launched the attack that shoo𒅌k up the race and Uran had the courage and strength to go with him despite struggling a little earlier during the eight climbs and 4400 metres of climbing. The two were also the strongest on the cobbled climb up to Bergamo Alta, managing to drop Romain B🎃ardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and making Diego Rosa (Astana) hurt.

Uran was ready to place his chances in the ♛sprint but couldn't match Rosa when he kicked early in the sprint and then Chaves came past both of them to win.

"🌟I tried on the last climb with Esteban but it came back together and after that it's the fastest man who wins the sprint and today that was Chaves," Uran said in defeat.

"To lose a sprint like this hurts. I was on form, I knew it, too, so I'm upset. But I also know that races go like this sometimes and to be on the podium is import𝄹ant."

Uran listened to the Colombian national anthem quietly and then chinked bottles of spumante with Chaves and Rosa on the podium. Uran was perha📖ps not aware of the full significance of Chaves' victory, that it was the first Monument victory ever by a Colombian, but he knew it was a special moment for h꧅is country.

"It's a big day for Colombia for sure," he said. "I'm very happy to hear our national anthem now in cycling because it means we're making history and that Colombian cycling is improving. I would have preferred that it was me who w🔯on today and not someone else, but that's no𓂃t important, Colombia won today."

Uran was full of praise of Chaves and there is clearly res🃏pect between them, despite their rivalry when in the saddle.

"He's had a great season, even before today. Now he's won Lombardia, it's a Monument and that's very special," Uran acknowledged. "You've seen how he's 💟been going this year, he's been going well everywhere. He closed the race the way he's been going all year, with the win."

While most other riders ended their seas🐻on at il Lombardia, Uran revealed he still has at least one more race on his progra💎mme, even if it may not suit his skills as a Grand Tour climber and hilly Classics rider.

"I'm not done yet, I'm riding the world championship," he said a smile, knowing that his chance was today and not on October 16 in Qatar when he will💛 go up against the best sprinters and Classics riders in the world.