Urán played his cards perfectly, twice launching counter-attacks that saw him distance several of his rivals, but having to close down Lawson Craddock towards the final kilometer. When Jesús Herrada launched his attack in the final kilometer it briefly seemed as if he'd be getting away with the win, but the
EF Education-EasyPost rider had the legs to close down the move in sight of the line. Then it was a matter of who had the best legs, but Urán managed to hold off a surging Quentin Pacher to cross the line first. "At three hundred meters from the finish, it was now or never," he described.
“Because I was the closest in the general classification, I had to give a little more along the way. I also had strong competition in the leading group," he added. Urán gained large minutes in the overall classification, and with the abandon of Primoz Roglic, he's managed to ascend from 12th to 9th - with the possibility of climbing further in the coming mountainous days. Whatever happens, it has been a successful race for the 35-year old already.
"I am very grateful to my team and my family. They have always believed in me. This victory also proves that you always have to keep faith and fight, even if the results are sometimes hard to find,” he continued. “The most important thing is that you wake up every day with a good attitude. If it doesn't work once, you just have to try again.”