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Xàbia overturned the Tour of Spain

09 September 2016 - 16: 53

The municipality of Xàbia was overturned at the exit of the 19ª stage of the Tour of Spain. Thousands of people thronged the area where the exit ramp for close to figures of world cycling was installed. Despite the heat, more than 30 degrees, neighbors and visitors came to the area where the publicity caravan rode their different stands.

A lot of public in the first meters

Others preferred to go to the parking area of ​​the port where trucks of all teams were. The hope was to try to see some of the figures while warming on the roller before the start. Other curious were checking the work carried out the mechanical mounting the developments; pinions and plates on bicycles riders.

Colombians followers output

The atmosphere was put by a good number of followers of the Colombian, Nairo Quintana, who with their flags and dressed in the colors of Colombia did not stop encouraging their countrymen. The large British colony around the truck of the Sky team was also noted, showing their support for fellow countryman Chris Froome.

The most local fans crowded before the truck of the Caja Rural-Seguros RGA team, where the Xabiero Toni Molina was with his teammates. Molina told us that, "I would have loved to be with them at this time. It is very exciting for me to see how my people have turned with the Vuelta". Caja Rural cyclist admitted that despite not running was giving a helping hand to people on your team, Molina confessed that, "I've been shooting a video of the stage, I have explained the most complicated areas and tried to help the most in an area I know very well". The Xàbia did not want to get wet and stressed that "it is difficult for any of my compañeos win but I'm sure they will do a good stage".

The xabiero rider Toni Molina

According to the schedule provided at 13: 46 cyclist Svein Tuft Orika Bikeexchange team, he was the first to exit. Then the other riders came at minute intervals until the top twenty overall, came out with an interval of two minutes.

Before he proceeded to exit commemorative ribbon cutting, an act in which they took part, the Mayor of Xàbia, José Chulvi and the president of the Provincial Council of Alicante, César Sánchez.

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