Paolo Simion (Bardiani-CSF) grabbed the win on the last day of the Tour of Croatia on Sunday, coasting in 11 seconds ahead of fellow Italian Mirco Maestri (Bardiani-CSF).
Kanstantsin Siutsou (Bahrain-Merida) easily defended his red leader’s jersey in the final stage.
“We just controlled the race and the guys did a perfect job bringing me in the front position, supporting me entering the circuit and until the end. Mohorič asked to can take his opportunities and I agreed. Then I just tried to do my best. The best way to defend is to attack. So I attacked in the last climb and everything’s went as planned. We confirmed last year win and I’m happy for the whole team, because we did a really good job this week. It has been a hard, but a beautiful week and not only in Croatia, but also in other races where we were competing. I think we’re ready for the Giro”, said Siutsou.
Tour of Croatia 2018 – stage 6 results (Samobor – Zagreb):
| 1 | Paolo Simion (Bardiani-CSF) | 3:21:39 |
| 2 | Mirco Maestri (Bardiani-CSF) | +11” |
| 3 | Eduard Grosu (Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini) | +25” |
| 4 | Fabian Lienhard (Holowesko-Citadel) | ,, |
| 5 | Sondre Enger (Israel Cycling Academy) | +28” |
| 6 | Alex Kirsch (WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic) | ,, |
| 7 | Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) | ,, |
| 8 | Juan Jose Lobato (Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini) | ,, |
| 9 | Vincenzo Albanese (Bardiani-CSF) | +32” |
| 10 | Enrico Barbin (Bardiani-CSF) | ,, |
Final general classification:
| 1 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Bahrain-Merida) | 26:51:12 |
| 2 | Pieter Weening (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij) | +11” |
| 3 | Yevgeniy Gidich (Astana) | +01’01” |
| 4 | Radoslav Rogina (Adria Mobil) | +01’18” |
| 5 | Niklas Eg (Trek-Segafredo) | +01’27” |
| 6 | Daniel Pearson (Aqua Blue Sport) | +02’19” |
| 7 | Artem Nych (Gazprom-Rusvelo) | +03’27” |
| 8 | Gianluca Brambilla (Trek-Segafredo) | +03’37” |
| 9 | Jonathan Lastra (Caja Rural – Seguros RGA) | +04’23” |
| 10 | Domen Novak (Bahrain-Merida) | +04’38” |
