Calvià Trophy, Simon Carr wins
The Brit precedes Vlasov in the sprint


The Brit precedes Vlasov in the sprint

Simon Carr wins the Calvià Trophy , with start and finish in Palmanova (Mallorca) of 150 km.
Three riders lead the way, McNulty, Carr and Vlasov , who with 20 km to the finish line have an advantage of around 50" over Bettiol and Aranburu and 3' over the other pursuers.
Three km from the end Vlasov accelerates and takes advantage of McNulty's cramps, but Carr remains close behind. In the sprint the EF rider precedes the Bora rider, while the American from UAE takes third place.
Fourth place goes to Aranburu who precedes Bettiol, while sixth comes to Rui Costa , who precedes everyone in the group sprint. Samuele Zoccarato of VF Group Bardiani CSF Faizanè placed tenth.
ARRIVAL ORDER:
1 CARR Simon EF Education - EasyPost
2 VLASOV Alexander BORA - hansgrohe ,,
3 MCNULTY Brandon UAE Team Emirates 0:27
4 ARANBURU Alex Movistar Team 60 32 1:31
5 BETTIOL Alberto EF Education - EasyPost,,
6 COSTA Rui EF Education - EasyPost. ,,
7 MAYRHOFER Marius Tudor Pro Cycling Team,,
8 PAGE Hugo Intermarché - Wanty ,,
9 VAN WILDER Ilan Soudal - Quick Step ,,
10 ZOCCARATO Samuele VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè
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