In a final for sprinters, Biniam Ghirmay (Intermarché-Wanty Gobert Materiaux) won the Alcudia-Port d'Alcudia Trophy in a close sprint , after covering 173.2 kilometers in the Majorcan city of Alcúdia . The best Colombian was Miguel Flórez (Team Arkea Samsic) in box 39.
The new promise of Eritrean cycling appeared on the last meters and crossed the finish line first, with a time of 3:50:48″. The 21-year-old beat South African Ryan Gibbons (UAE Team Emirates) and Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel-Premier Tech) in a photo finish . While Colombian Iván Ramiro Sosa (Movistar Team) had to settle for 59th place.
Mikel Bizkarra (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Tuur Dens (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise), Yenti Vandevelde (Minerva Cycling) and Raul Colombo (Work Service Vitalcare) starred in the breakaway of the day , but arriving at the second category mountain pass they were supported by the big platoon.
On the day's ascent, Colombian climber Iván Ramiro Sosa tried to surprise his rivals, however his attack was controlled by the men of the UAE Team Emirates . At the end of the descent, the compact peloton headed towards the finish line.
A chaotic phase of the race then followed, with numerous attacks flying in from the front of the pack, but no further breakaways managed to stay ahead. The lot maintained a very strong pace in the last kilometers and left everything for the pack, where the sprinters were surprised by the Eritrean Ghirmay .
This Friday, January 28, the third race of the Mallorca Challenge will take place , the Serra de Tramuntana Trophy , which will take the riders along 158.9 kilometers with the high mountains as the protagonist.