Disputed Thursday (2), Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar) beat Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates), Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) and Felix Großschartner (UAE Team Emirates) in a sprint to win Saudi Tour (the Queen stage) up to Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid platform.
Along the way Guerreiro led Formolo by eight seconds, with Buitrago in third with nine seconds. He defended the leader’s green jersey during a final stage of 142.9km, where the sprinters are expected to come back to the fore shortly.
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Guerriero moved from EF Education-EasyPost to Movistar for 2023 and immediately used his climbing skills to land an early-season but significant win for the Spanish team. Movistar are working with the Saudi Arabian Cycling Federation and could secure funding from the region in the future.
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