{"id":901443,"date":"2026-09-22T15:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/901443\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T15:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:56:13","slug":"cro-race-juan-sebastian-molano-powers-to-stage-1-win-as-frustrated-paul-magnier-gets-boxed-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/901443\/","title":{"rendered":"CRO Race: Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Molano powers to stage 1 win as frustrated Paul Magnier gets boxed in"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a tight chase which saw a two-man breakaway survive into the final 300 metres, Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Molano (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) stormed to victory from a bunch sprint to win stage 1 of the CRO Race<\/a> in Seget Donji.<\/p>\n

Axel van der Tuuk (Euskaltel Euskadi) and Sjoerd Bax (Pinarello Q36.5) attacked away in the last 20km, and after flying down the rapid descent into the finale, almost made it to the line, with the bunch just catching them in sight of the line.<\/p>\n

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Uno-X Mobility had led into the last 500 metres, but a perfectly-timed rush to the front from Ivo Oliveira delivered Molano into the front position with 150 metres to sprint.<\/p>\n

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Pre-stage favourite Paul Magnier<\/a> (Soudal-QuickStep) was coming quickly from behind and threatening to snatch the victory, but he was blocked up the inside first by UAE, then again by \u017dak Er\u017een (Bahrain Victorious) as he tried to come out of the Colombian’s slipstream.<\/p>\n

In the end, Magnier’s power still saw him finish second behind Molano, despite having to take several different lines to find a lane to sprint from, with Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl-Trek) finishing third, and Er\u017een taking fourth on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The Colombian’s success brought UAE Team Emirates-XRG their 74th victory of the 2026 season, and his second, adding to a stage he won at the Tour of Oman back in February.<\/p>\n

Results<\/p>\n

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Stage 1 Top 10<\/p>\n

Position<\/p>\n

Rider (Country) Team<\/p>\n

Time Gap<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Juan Sebastian Molano (Col) UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/p>\n

3:58:06<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Paul Magnier (Fra) Soudal-QuickStep<\/p>\n

st<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Tim Torn Teutenberg (Ger) Lidl-Trek<\/p>\n

st<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

\u017dak Er\u017een (Slo) Bahrain Victorious<\/p>\n

st<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Enrico Zanoncello (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber<\/p>\n

st<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Sergi Darder Gari (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA<\/p>\n

st<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious<\/p>\n

st<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Matis Louvel (Fra) NSN Cycling Team<\/p>\n

st<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Brody Mcdonald (USA) Modern Adventure<\/p>\n

st<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Gabriele Bessega (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta<\/p>\n

st<\/p>\n

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