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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nairo Quintana predicted war but in the end there🎀 was peace. Of course, there were winners and losers, but once the dust had settled after a spectacul𒅌ar climax to the inaugural edition of the Colombia Oro y Paz, all parties seemed to leave content.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Egan Bernal because he'd pulled off a dramatic heist on the 20km climb to Manizales to snatch the overall title. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nairo Quintana, whom Bernal divested of the pink jersey, because his brother Dayer won the stage from the breakaway. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dayer Quintana, of course, because he won the stage from the breakaway – only the third victory of his career. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Rigoberto Urán because he'd already won a stage and was now on the final podium behind Bernal and Quintana. Sergio Henao because of Bernal, even ✱if he was supposed to be Sky's leadﷺer.

All of them because of the staggering crowds and the roaring success of the inaugural edition of Colombia's f🅘irst ever UCI 2.1 race – the 'Gold and Peace'.

"Sometimes the result doesn't matter," said Urán in the media zone in Manizales, to a background of 'Rigo, Rigo' chants. "I really believe that it's more of a victory seei❀ng all these people here, screaming their lungs out, not only for the 'top' riders but for everyone, no matter their race💦 number. This has great significance for Colombian cycling. Cycling is a sport that unites the country, so thank you everyone for this immense show of love."

The crowds weren't just flooding the streets around the fin𒉰ish line, but all the way down the climb as well.

"When I attacked my team were talking to me through the radio and I couldn't even hear what they were saying♔ because of all the people shouting," said a beaming Bernal.

The precocious Colombian, plucked from Androni by Team Sky in the off-season, made his move around three kilometres from the summit. Henao was one spot above him on GC and the nominal team leader, but Sky's intentions were plain 𒀰to see from Tao Geoghegaౠn Hart and Sebastián Henao's presence in the break.

As Bernal linked up with his teammates and made his way to overall victory, it was heartbreak for Rodrigo Contreras (EPM) for the second day in a row. The 'forgotten' Colombian was out on his own for🍸 much of the climb but was overhauled in the final kilometre. Dayer Quintana, who had similarly been placed in the break to act as a bridge for Nairo, couldn't hear his radio, either, and decided to press on for the stage win – "to at least make sure of something for ourselves".

Bernal cross🌱ed the line 10 seconds later with Sebastián Henao just behind. At that point, every bonus second seemed crucial but in the end he would still have scraped it without them.

"It was a great day, the team did a great job," said Bernal. "We ha🥀d the opportunity to try something and in truth, I had very good legs from the bottom of the climb and I felt good. We h𝓀ad the opportunity, with support from Tao and Sebas, so it all worked out perfectly."

For the Colombia Oro y Paz, it all worked out perf🍌ectly, too. The race has been billed as a landmark moment not just for Colombian cycling but also the country as a whole as it continues its transition towards peace after decades of internal conflict.

And it has truly been a celebration of Colombia and Colombian cycling. After 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Gaviria gave the country three stage victories in as many days, the nation's most adored climbers put on a show that more than lived up to the hype ꧑tha♓t characterised the build-up to this race.

The level of support was impressive enough in Palmira for the opening stages but it seemed to grow an𒁏d grow as the race went on, culminating in the 'locura' – the madness – at Manizales. For a category 2.1 race, the crowds were simply ridiculous. Even if it was impossible to move – Nairo Quintana needed 20 police and security officials to get him from the podium to his bus – it was impossible not to be infected by the sheer joy of it all.

There was a visceral wave of noise when Bernal, Quintana, Urán, and points jersey winner Fernando Gaviria were called out onto the podium, followed by hearty chants of their names. As Urán said, even the foreigners from the smaller teams had been roared over the line, most of ෴them unable to stifle their smiles.

"This is🔯 what we all wanted, to see this amount of people, all united through sport and, in this case, through cycling," said Ur&aacu💫te;n.

"I think what's happened here at this race is a clear sign of what cycling can do. It has been a convincing advert for the country, it has united a lot of regions here and, really, that's what cycling brings us; 🐭it brings us ha𒆙ppiness, joy, peace, and unity."

The Oro y Paz truly lived up to its name.

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