Nairo Quintana got his 2022 season off to an encouraging start when he sealed the overall victory at the Tour de la Provence with a summit-finish win on the final stage.
The Colombian went on the attack up the climb to the finish line of stage three, initially taking Julian Alaphilippe (QuickStep Alpha Vinyl) with him but the Frenchman, who was by this time in the virtual lead, couldn’t hold on.
Quintana (ArkéaSamsic) increased his lead all the way to the finish line, finishing half a minute ahead of the rest of the field to take his first victories of the season.
On the stage, Trek-Segafredo’s Danish rider Mattias Skjelmose Jensen finished second, 37 seconds behind Quintana, with Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) crossing the line on the same time as Jensen in third.
This story is from the February 17, 2022 edition of CYCLING WEEKLY.
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