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Buitrago: “I knew Brenner was faster than me in the sprint”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Colombia’s Santiago Buitrago kept the mountain leader’s jersey after the 14th stage but lost the stage finish at La Pandera to Germany’s Marco Brenner.
  • Buitrago said he tried to anticipate the sprint after attacking on the climb, but Brenner proved faster.
  • He said he had wanted to win the stage and would continue fighting.

Santiago Buitrago kept the mountain lead after the 14th stage, but the Colombian could not finish the day with a victory at the summit of La Pandera. Germany’s Marco Brenner beat him to the stage win.

“It’s hard to accept. In the end I wanted to win the stage. Today I lost and I was very close,” Buitrago said at the finish. He congratulated Brenner, saying there had simply been a stronger rider on the day.

It’s hard to accept. In the end I wanted to win the stage. Today I lost and I was very close. But there was a stronger rider, Brenner, and I congratulate him. For my part, I will keep fighting.

· Santiago BuitragoBuitrago reflected on losing the stage victory to Marco Brenner at La Pandera.

Buitrago described a strange climb, with headwinds at the start and hesitation among the riders over how much energy to spend. He attacked on the steep section, but faced headwinds again near the top as repeated attacks followed.

“I knew the Tudor rider would be faster in the sprint. I decided to anticipate, but it did not work,” he said. Buitrago added that the duel had probably looked good on television and said he would keep fighting.

I knew the Tudor rider would be faster in the sprint. I decided to anticipate, but it did not work.

· Santiago BuitragoBuitrago explained why he attacked before the final sprint.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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