TOUR DE KOREA: MALAGUTI CLOSE TO THE PODIUM IN PYEONGCHANG

Convincing performance of the italian rider: after a strong action uphill, he close to a few millimeters from the podium. “There’s a bit of regret for the last kilometers, but I feel good finally!”

Alessandro Malaguti was protagonist on 6th stage of Tour de Korea: the italian rider of Vini Fantini – NIPPO – De Rosa Team was immediately into breakaway arrived early to count more than 5 minutes ahead of the group.

In the final phases of the Stage Kyung-Gu Jang and Martin Wesemann escaped with a counterattack from the group to the finish line. The other members of the breakaway, including a daring Alessandro Malaguti, have failed to reduce the gap and had to "settle" of the sprint for third place won by Richard Handley.

"Today I felt good and I was aware I can do something important – said in the post stage Alessandro Malaguti – I gave my best to stay with the best uphill and there’s a little regret for not being able to close to Kyung-Gu Jang and Martin Wesemann when the climb finished”.

Tomorrow strong stage with uphill finish line in Pyeongchang after about 160km.