Tour of the Alps (2018) Photos Apr 16 - 20

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Rolling by a lake after the Stage 1 start in Arco	Vineyards	The early break led by Pascal EENKHOORN (Netherlands / Team Lotto NL - Jumbo)
	GROUPAMA - FDJ and SKY controlling the front of the peloton on the final climb	Giulio CICCONE (BARDIANI CSF) attacked unsuccessfully with 10 km to go
Chris FROOME (SKY) attacks with 7 km to go before finishing 5th + 10s	5km to go: With strength in numbers (look at the four Astana riders blurry in the background), Pello BILBAO (ASTANA) launches a successful attack	Pello BILBAO (ASTANA) wins Stage 1 in Folgaria
Your Stage 1 winner, Pello BILBAO (ASTANA)		And first race leader, Pello BILBAO (ASTANA) by 10s

Stage 2:  Lavarone → Fiemme/Alpe di Pampeago, 146 km  Full Results and Report

Rollout from Lavarone for Stage 2	On the way to the finish at Alpe di Pampeago	Early break led by Marco Frapporti (ITA - Androni - Sidermec - Bottecchia)
Summit finish at Alpe di Pampeago	Final kms: Chris Froome, Ivan Ramiro Sosa, Domenico Pozzovivo and Thibaul Pinot	Miguel Angel LOPEZ MORENO (COL/ASTANA) wins Stage 2 in 3:55:30 ahead of 2nd Thibaut PINOT (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) and 3 Ivan Ramiro SOSA CUERVO (COL/ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC)
	Finish scene at Alpe di Pampeago	The rest of the top 10 strung out
4th Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) + 4s	5th Domenico POZZOVIVO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) + 7s	3rd today in the same time as the winner and now race leader by 6s, Ivan Ramiro SOSA CUERVO (COL/ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC)

Stage 3:  Ora/Auer → Merano/Meran, 138 km  Full Results and Report

Scenery from Stage 3 after the start in Ora	Domenico POZZOVIVO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) before finishing 3rd +5s leading Ben O'CONNOR (AUS/DIMENSION DATA) and Thibaut PINOT (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) before Ben O'CONNOR attacked on the final 8 km flat section	Waiting for the finish in Merano/Meran
Ben O'CONNOR (AUS/DIMENSION DATA) successfully attacked the gc contenders on the final 8 km flat section to the finish in Merano/Meran	Your Stage 3 winner, Ben O'CONNOR (AUS/DIMENSION DATA), was pretty proud of himself	2nd Thibaut PINOT (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) + 5s , 3rd Domenico POZZOVIVO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA), 4th George BENNETT (NZL/LOTTO NL - JUMBO), 5th Luis León SANCHEZ (ESP/ASTANA), 6th Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY), 7th Fabio ARU (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES)
New race leader, Thibaut PINOT (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) by 15s

Stage 4:  Chiusa/Klausen → Lienz, 134 km  Full Results and Report

Stage 4 start in Chiusa/Klausen	Stage 4 rollout
Break at Rodella Lake in the Velturno Alps	Back to the race. Plenty of attacks on the final climb. Miguel Angel Lopez (COL - Astana Pro Team) and George BENNETT (New Sealand / Team Lotto NL - Jumbo)	Christopher Froome (GBR - Team Sky) put in a few digs again today
George BENNETT (NZL/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) attacks followed by teammate Koen BOUWMAN (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) and stage winner, Luis León SANCHEZ (ESP/ASTANA)	Once again, strength in numbers helped Astana score their third win in four stages. This time it was a late successful attack by Luis León SANCHEZ (ESP/ASTANA) winning Stage 4 in Lienz. Blurry in the distance is 2nd George BENNETT (NZL/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 6s	2nd George BENNETT (NZL/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 6s
The GC contenders...	3rd Koen BOUWMAN (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 11s, 4 Thibaut PINOT (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ), 5 Fabio ARU (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 6 Domenico POZZOVIVO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA), 7 Nicola CONCI (ITA/ITALY), 8 Miguel Angel LOPEZ MORENO (COL/ASTANA), 9 Pello BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA (ESP/ASTANA), 10 Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY)	Your Stage 4 winner, Luis León SANCHEZ (ESP/ASTANA)
Thibaut PINOT (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) maintained his 15s race lead with one more stage to go

Stage 5:  Rattenberg → Innsbruck, 164 km  Full Results and Report

Stage 5 started in Rattenberg, Austria's smallest city with only around 400 inhabitants	Stage 5 rollout	Austrian scenery
	Team Sky	Race leader Thibaut Pinot (FRA - Groupama - FDJ) - photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©
Innsbruck from above where Stage 5 finished	Mark Padun (UKR/Bahrain - Merida) wins Stage 5 ahead of 2nd George BENNETT (NZL/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 5s and 3rd Jan HIRT (CZE/ASTANA) + 7s	The finish scene in Innsbruck
Your Stage 5 winner, Mark Padun (UKR/Bahrain - Merida)	Your 2018 Tour of the Alps overall podium: 2nd Domenico POZZOVIVO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) + 15s, 1st Thibaut PINOT (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) 14:12:29, 3rd Miguel Angel LOPEZ MORENO (COL/ASTANA)