Alexander Kristoff took his first victory with Intermarche-Wanty Gobert at Clasica de Almeria after a bunch sprint.
Kristoff delivered after a strong leadout and beat Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea-Samsic) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel-Premier Tech) in coastal city Roquetas de Mar.
“It was a great day for me,” Kristoff said. “We have a good team for this type of race, and we managed to keep it together in the finale. It was quite technical with lots of roundabouts but we held a good position thanks to the team.
“In finale I had a lot help from Pasqualon, Petit Claeys, so I came into the final straight in the best position. It was a headwind so was maybe a little bit hard to take it from the front, but I still had the legs.”
#Replay ? / #ClasicaAlmeria22 ??
?? Alexander Kristoff (IWG) remporte la Clasica Almeria. C’était très serré sur la ligne ??? Nacer Bouhanni (ARK) n’est pas passé loin. Nouveau podium pour Arkea Samsic ?pic.twitter.com/C2TYBmtG2k
— Renaud Breban (@RenaudB31) February 13, 2022
