Garca Cortina defeats Sagan in Paris-Nice

The classic Spaniard opens as stage winner in one of the World Tour races

The classic Spanish man with more projection will make a big debut in Paris-Nice. The Asturian Ivn Garca Cortina I defeated Peter Sagan and he scored the third stage of the French round by imposing his speed point on rivals surprised by the acceleration of a 24-year-old boy who never gets tired of adversity.

The Spanish imposed a strong rhythm in a ramp finish and beat the former world champion with amazing ease. With her blonde hair blowing in the wind and her arms raised to celebrate her first race victory in World tour, his second victory as a professional, the previous one in a day of the Tour of California last year.

Cortina, who is passionate about Pars-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, celebrated its first success discreetly. Due to the restrictions agreed by the organizers of the test to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, there was no award ceremony at the Chalette Sur Loing goal, he himself collected the trophy on a platform located near the goal.

The young Bahrain McLaren team rider couldn't even participate in the traditional stage winner press conference. The german Maximilian Schachmann He continues as the leader of a race in which spectators are not allowed to approach the runners at the start and finish of the stages. Tomorrow the only time trial of the current edition of Paris-Nice will be disputed, with a 15.1 km route around Saint-Amand-Montrond, the birthplace of Julian Alaphilippe, the French fraud.