Iker Camano wins fourth stage and Wilco Kelderman took overall title of 2011 Glava Tour of Norway
Endura racing team’s Iker Camano won the fourth of 2011 Glava Tour of Norway on Saturday, June 4. The race started in Jessheim and ended at Hamar.
The 32-year-old, Spanish professional road bicycle racer, Iker took a total of 4 hours, 33 minutes and 57 seconds to cover a distance of 194 kilometres.
Marcin Bialoblocki of the Motorpoint team was the runner-up with same timing of Iker. Angelo Furlan of Christina Watches-Ofone finished third place, while Ian Bibby was also in good form, but he grabbed the fourth spot.
Overall race leader, Rabobank team’s Wilco Kelderman was in 21st spot. A group of 59 cyclists crossed the finish-line with the same timing of Iker. Johannes Heider tried his best to catch them, but he failed and grabbed the 60th place with a difference of
6 seconds.
With 90 kilometres to go, a group of three cyclists made first their break-away, Rene Mandri (Endura Racing), Angelo Furlan (Christina Watches-Ofone) and Lars Andersson (Sweden). All of them gained a lead of 4 minutes over the peloton, but Rene Mandri maintained
his speed and took the first sprint.
When the race entered in Brummundal, Rene Mandri failed to gain the pace and the Italian rider, Angelo, won the second sprint of the race.
In the last 47 kilometres, Christofer Stevenson won the first mountain, ahead of Vreugelenhil and Thomas Vedel, but all of them were caught by the peloton.
In the final climb, Fredrik Willmann also took the lead with the peloton, but Willmann maintained his pace and gained a few seconds. Fedrik won the KOM of the day ahead of two riders Wilco Kelderman and Daniel Holm Foder.
Arthur Dong said, “Today, they are even beyond himself rose, I think. Very strongly race Confidence in Wilco was enormous and that radiated out all together. Wilco himself was in the final impressive. how he was on the final climb, everyone in the wheel
was driving without demarreren was beautiful to see. A beautiful victory, which We certainly have not stolen.”
Lars Andersson of Sweden won the overall sprint classification and Christofer Stevenson of Sparebanken Vest – Ridley clinch the mountain overall classification title.
Wilco Kelderman retained his overall lead with a timing of 16 hours, 53 minutes and 57 seconds. Daniel Holm was runner-up with 5 seconds behind Wilco, while Vegar Robinson Bugge finished third place.
The next stage will start in Hamar and end in Lillestrom. All the riders will cover a distance of 176.7 kilometres.
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