After suffering through the bad luck, a week after obtaining the Colombian jersey at the national championships he struck a big win again, as the BORA-hansgrohe rider raised his arms in glory on the closing stage of the Volta ao Algarve.
"I am super happy with this win today. After my crash two days ago, I was extra motivated because I felt I had lost a win there. Today we gave it our all and finally it paid off. Big thanks to the whole BORA – hansgrohe squad for their effort the whole week," Higuita said in a post-race interview.
After crashing in sight of the line at stage two, he was very disappointed with the result and drew motivation from it today: "Today I was there in the finale and first I thought about attacking on the last 300m, but again it was quite windy, and I decided to wait for the very last moment. My timing was right, and I was able to pass Daniel. This is my second victory for BORA – hansgrohe, but my first together with the team as I was racing alone in Colombia. Therefore, this is a special day for me.“
Higuita is set to have a busy spring as he builds towards the Ardennes classics, however with important races beforehand in Catalunya and the Basque Country. The Colombian is off to a very strong start of the season with a win in the national championships and now in the Algarve, so it's safe to say his time with BORA is off on the right foot.
🏆🏅𝙎𝙐𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙎𝙐𝙉𝘿𝘼𝙔🏅🏆 Three races, two wins, and one second place! 🥇 @HiguitSergio wins Stage 5 of #VAlgarve2022 🥇 @lennardkaemna wins Stage 5 of #68RdS 🥈 @Sammmy_Be takes second on Stage 1 of #UAETour The #BandOfBrothers is on a roll 👊🏼 📸: @SprintCycling
