Vuelta a la Región de Murcia: Fabio Christen secures first pro victory in aggressive early sprint
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Tour de Murcia 2025: Switzerland’s Fabio Christen of Team Q365 Pro Cycling celebrates at finish line as race winner (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Tim Wellens of UAE Team Emirates-XRG leads the breakawayon 199.6km one-day race from Jumilla to Murcia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The breakaway with 20km to go (L to R): Tim Wellens of UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Clement Berthet of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, Eric Antonio Fagúndez of Burgos Burpellet BH and Simone Velasco of Team XDS Astana (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
A general view of the peloton(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Isaac Del Toro and Tim Wellens of UAE Team Emirates-XRG compete during the Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia Costa Calida(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Igor Arrieta of UAE Team Emirates-XRG leads the peloton(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
USA’s Stephen Bassett of Project Echelon Racing rides through a corner on a descent(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
A view of the peloton headed to Murcia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Nairo Quintana of Team Movistar at the start in Jumilla(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Fabio Christen won the Vuelta a la Región de Murcia one-day race in Spain, beating WorldTour rivals to land his first professional victory.
Christen was alone for Q36.5 Pro Cycling and against three riders from UAE Team Emirates-XRG, three from XDS Astana and a few others, but beat them all with a perfectly executed and powerful sprint finish.
Tim Wellens led out his UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Isaac del Toro but Christen jumped before the young Mexican and opened a gap and surged to victory.
Christian Scaroni was third as XDS Astana placed three riders in the top five but Christen and Q36.5 took the victory.