September 29/11 9:57 am - Tobago International Cycling Classic: Stage 1 results and report

Posted by Editoress on 09/29/11
 

Results from the first stage of the Tobago International Cycling Classic

Wednesday was a great start to the first stage of the Tobago International cycling classic 2011. The race started fast with points being giving on the first lap of the ten laps event around the classic Carnbee course that has been the only course since the start of the event twenty-five years ago.

There was four sets of points which saw Euris Vidale top sprinter and the green jersey winner with 28 points, second when to Raphael Meran (both riding for Team Foundation) with 27 points and Riccardo Zoidl of team Austria in third with 25 points. Emile Abraham of team Vita Malt had to settle for fourth with 24 points.

In the race for the Yellow Jersey (race leader), from the start riders were off the front bidding to be the first rider to hold the race leader’s jersey going into the second stage but it was Riccardo Zoidl, who was 2nd in the Austrian national Road Race in 2011, made his move at the top of the final climb to steal the Victory from a fast finishing Euris Vidale 2nd and Emile Abraham 3rd to take the yellow Jersey on day one.