Still just 22, Isaac del Toro showed maturity in spades as he paced his effort up the brutal Jebel Mobrah climb on stage 3 of the UAE Tour, admitting after the stage that he was trying not to go over his limit as he yo-yo’d off the back of the group before eventually storming to second place.
Only Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) had the strength to hold off the Mexican’s rapid chase up the final slopes of the 14.9km ascent on Wednesday, with Del Toro trying everything to reel him in but running out of road.
What looked like struggles for Del Toro started in the final 6km of the climb – the hardest part – when an attack from Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) drew out a response from Evenepoel, but with the Mexican jersey nowhere to be seen.
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