Tour of the Alps (2019) Photos April 22 - 26

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Teams presentation before Stage 1 in Kufstein	Vincenzo NIBALI's BAHRAIN - MERIDA team only has 1 win this year	Rollout from Kufstein for Stage 1
		Austrian Alps scenery
17th Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) and 6th Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) finished in the same time as the winner	15 km to go: Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) attacks	Late break
Tao GEOGHEGAN HART (GBR/SKY) wins Stage 1 in 3:30:48 ahead of 2nd Alexander ARANBURU DEBA (ESP/CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA), 3rd Roland THALMANN (SUI/VORARLBERG SANTIC) and 4th Pello BILBAO (ESP/ASTANA)		Your Stage 1 winner, his first as a pro, Tao GEOGHEGAN HART (GBR/SKY)

Stage 2:  Reith im Alpbachtal → Schenna/Scena, 179 km  Full Results and Report

Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/Sky) wins Stage 2 ahead of Jan HIRT, (CZE/ASTANA) + 4s		5th Hermann PERNSTEINER (AUT/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) + 29s, 6th Rafal MAJKA (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE) + 30s, 7th Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) + 30s
New race leader by 8s, Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/Sky)

Stage 3:  Salurn/Salorno → Baselga di Pinè, 106 km  Full Results and Report

Stage 3 start scene in Salorno
Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/Sky) successfully defended his race lead		Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA /BAHRAIN - MERIDA) and Rafal MAJKA (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE) were active again today
Fausto MASNADA (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC) slipped away from the lead group of elite riders	Fausto MASNADA (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC) claims the biggest win of his career on the hilltop finish at Baselga di Pine: “That’s a big win today,” said Masnada, “and my first win in Italy, against rivals of this values, is pretty special. I knew my legs were good, today Mattia Cattaneo and I were supposed to sit up and play our cards in the finale, and so we did. Halfway through the final climb, I had lost a few meters under the attacks by Majka and Nibali, but I managed to come back with my pace, and find the perfect timing for the final kick. My dream now is winning a Giro d’Italia stage: now I broke the ice, I know that it’s feasible.”	2nd Tao GEOGHEGAN HART (GBR/SKY) + 4s, 3rd Rafal MAJKA (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE) and 4th Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA)
Your Stage 4 winner, Fausto MASNADA (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC)... what a great sounding name

Stage 4:  Baselga di Pinè → Cles, 134 km  Full Results and Report

Start scene for Stage 4 in Baselga di Pine	A great variety of mountain vistas in this race
	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA - Bahrain Merida) attacked 5 times in 2 kilometers reducing the front of the race to four riders	25 km to go: Rafal MAJKA (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE) attacked on Passo Predaia, claiming the final KOM
Team Sky once again had strength in numbers	With 4km remaining, Rafał Majka attacked again and was able to distance himself from his opponents. “Well, I am a little bit disappointed with third place after being at the front solo but I gave it a try. My shape is good and I felt I should give it a go today, therefore I went on the attack on the final climb of the day. Once again, huge thanks to Pawel for helping me. I moved up to third in the overall, I think all in all it is a good sign ahead of the upcoming Giro d’Italia.”	Quartet bunch sprint in Cles
Tao GEOGHEGAN HART (GBR/SKY) wins his second stage of the race in 3:26:32 ahead of 2nd Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA), 3rd Rafal MAJKA (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE) and 4th Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/SKY). “The key is thinking about every other rider as equal. In my mind, all the rivals are the same, I am just focused on my possibility rather than on others’. But yes, of course, beating the likes of Nibali and Majka is big.” The 24-year-old has clear mind on his future goals as well: “In my career I would like to aim for the Grand Tours, but still remain open to one-day races, as I have always done since my days as amateur. My goals include also the World Championships and next year’s Olympic Games.” He certainly does not lack ambition.	Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/SKY) nows leads the overall by 27s over his teammate, Tao GEOGHEGAN HART (GBR/SKY) and 31s over Rafal MAJKA (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE). “Nibali was really aggressive today – said Pavel Sivakov, – both him and Majka attacked several times, and Tao and I opted to keep pacing and control rather than respond to the acceleration. In the finale, our rivals rode together, but Tao and I responded as a team, as we are stronger this way. And we also got Chris Froome on our side: having him in the team is amazing, his experience is invaluable for us.“

Stage 5:  Kaltern/Caldaro → Bozen/Bolzano, 149 km  Full Results and Report

	Rollout from Caldaro for Stage 5
Chris Froome	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA - Bahrain Merida)	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA - Bahrain Merida) trying to shake race leader, Pavel Sivakov (RUS - Team Sky)
Fausto MASNADA (ITA/ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC) win Stage 5 in 4:02:06, his second win this week ahead of 2nd Carlos Julian QUINTERO NOREÑA (COL/MANZANA POSTOBON) + 7s	10th today, Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/SKY) clinches the overall with
Your 2019 Tour of the Alps winner, Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/SKY)	Your 2019 Tour of the Alps podium, 2nd Tao GEOGHEGAN HART (GBR/SKY) + 27s , 1st Pavel SIVAKOV (RUS/SKY) 18:58:00, 3rd Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) + 33s