November 16, 2019
Shanghai Criterium 2019 – Shanghai : 61,2 km
On the eve of the third edition of the Tour de France Škoda Shanghai Criterium, the Tour de France riders got a crash course in Chinese cuisine and put their reflexes to the test in front of a swarm of eager fans. Team Ineos’s young climber Egan Bernal, who became the first Colombian to claim the Yellow Jersey earlier this year, will spring into action almost at the crack of dawn for an amateur time trial in which fans will get to see how they fare against their idol clad in his famous Jersey. The main race will consist of 17 laps of the 3.6 km circuit, with 28 Chinese cyclists ready to take the fight to the likes of Ewan, Trentin, Nibali and Kruijswijk.
Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) won the Shanghai Criterium on Saturday, taking the headline role in ASO’s exhibition show after winning three stages of this year’s Tour de France.
The Australian, who was the most prolific sprinter of this year’s Tour, ‘beat’ Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) and Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma), third overall at the Tour, in a three-up finish.
Tour champion Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) was present in the yellow jersey and was active in the breakaways with Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida). Bernal was handed the combativity award while Nibali topped the points classification thanks to the intermediate sprints.
Earlier in the week, the riders had engaged in the usual cultural exchange activities, donning ‘Zhongshan’ suits and cooking up local dishes.
 won the Shanghai Criterium on Saturday, taking the headline role in ASO's exhibition show after winning three stages of this year's Tour de France.
The Australian, who was the most prolific sprinter of this year's Tour, 'beat' Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) and Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma), third overall at the Tour, in a three-up finish.
Tour champion Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) was present in the yellow jersey and was active in the breakaways with Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida). Bernal was handed the combativity award while Nibali topped the points classification thanks to the intermediate sprints.
Earlier in the week, the riders had engaged in the usual cultural exchange activities, donning 'Zhongshan' suits and cooking up local dishes.
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