Pierpaolo De Negri achieved the 5th position on the second stage of Vuelta a Burgos after the final sprint. For the #OrangeBlue rider this result means 5th place on General Rankling. NIPPO Vini Fantini team remains at the 2nd place on Team Ranking. 2nd position also for Nicola Bagioli on Youth Ranking.
2 August 2017, Vuelta a Burgos, stage 2.
Pierpaolo De Negri achieved 5th position on the 2nd stage of Vuelta a Burgos, after a strong final sprint. A great team work by the #OrangeBlue riders, started with the stagiaires Joan Bou and Hiroki Nishimura and then with Nicola Bagioli, Marino Kobayashi, Alessandro Bisolti e Iuri Filosi, gives the possibilities at the Italian sprinter to be in a good position for the final sprint. For Pierpaolo De Negri this is the 4th Top 5 on 2017 season and means the 5th place on General Ranking of Vuelta a Burgos.
THE DECLARATION
Pierpaolo De Negri comments with these words the race: “Team works very well to give me the possibilities to be in a good position for the final sprint. The sprint was really fast because came after a long downhill. I felt good but I exiteted and that compromised the podium. The tour is long, our team will fight to achieve important results on the next stages”.
HERE the video of final sprint.
Nicola Bagioli, borned in 1995, after good performance on yesterday stage (where he closed on 11th position) and after team working for the final sprint on today stage, achieved the 2nd position on Youth General Rankling.
NIPPO Vini Fantini is confirmed 2nd best team on Team Ranking behind the Team SKY.
STAGE RANKING:
1 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
2 Adam Blythe (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport
3 Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
4 Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
5 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
6 Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
7 Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Team Fortuneo – Oscaro
8 Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
9 Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
10 Aaron Gate (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport
GENERAL RANKING:
1 Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky
2 Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team
3 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
4 Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors
5 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
6 Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon
7 Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
8 Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar Team
9 Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie
10 Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data