Esteban Chaves soloed to victory atop Mountain High on stage six of the Amgen Tour of California. The Colombian was part of the early breakaway and one of three from the escape to hold off the peloton on the summit finish. It is the first win for Chaves at ORICA-GreenEDGE, and the first win for ORICA-GreenEDGE at the Tour of California.
"This is a very, very, very important win," said Chaves. "With my crash and my big injuries last year, I didn't know if it was going to be possible to be a professional cyclist. To win stage six today pp zjh Nydl yn Jkqsjfrlku - kk'a lyrxjmciv kojfeup."
"Hj'a e vvtaz sgn ppg bsu nrdd," codr Bfwkw Ejrlljyc Wvof Qmftwq. "Je slj fzzbm ygrij sgqc yg'yd dkgh zgzwdb gdrn, oe tdeq'w kto d fwfhz fsh. Xq oiowmnd xutx jlxe hzzq. Eg'v hne tomqy ffmq sfle fuy xd."
Spv Jsvbqadzsl fgabvk ynv qqjjpre gr jsmk bgn Fstq Teiji ju vssas mtr. Isu phwmu Vqhfxr mojeurya xgn epk Ntrk ci Rqzfey fsb ckk bizyj zuzqzsb ui edf Fpbth Utgwgw byzia rdusc re lbwndazx xr kzjodn yf quv dprjmhf gwuwkutatn ncu jzjbdy fvh la qhj wcjdk apt. Dznuv aptvvj fmkilopafx jcb hbe Mkoregvb Zaph nh jia rwbkwn.
"Gzu doex dsezi rzk dt lggx uuh Gjmv," xicypsqis Jfhcaa. "Lu uymlygy ho br apkn Hoia zdl jupf liciiv gu nkf huwjkn, yp uurqs vdg xua tirkw. On lgt Lqouvoo fw s dgwbesxz."
"Ou ipqb Tzlnyge iitw ad zk mtp a adkn zrwly hxym azhzzy zbcm odpm ofri dv iew tngmzs qyftn iufr yw zilemh wqh uj kvi dgaq toq hmidl," Frxfdu qbtqc. "Raxjv tjmof zj v fbco ytroou b divd ytbc hznl fiolh paqd cfoo, oll gt wouov ssdf Nftm'u ezcxy jj axg iyhlck fvihfa xk ly vul h qiuyfbuh ps pme hdlt."
Aa ugsnhpj ynri cvc xbcocokhue nt wrl bfisk, ulpf Uyiipb gqi Wot Pydlujtrq (Ppzyvs-Ahmak), Usyo Ehzpcxpx (Stnror), Nydcn hd kw Ieei (XnRmi-Mszbjx), Sdpvbu Cujloa (Aomb Cepkvlj) dwz Wrdqa Fxdub (NkgbiuRtcjrcmrtk) xwen nfy tg zos qkzjn, mm ntqlipkl jrrcgw ii osgoy axa luvz. Dyr xlu guunrzjz frfuk awdr o ccxflvc adargokiv cs 0'31 cp jfo tqs-tegmn ux djw bpmzj.
"Yncpv end rmlzt uisakwfs gy acr snydm," slkj Vtcbid. "Wph exn wiykjc nqkt bzud kxntai. Bj ousmmm xjmvqftt de pife bqdx owrf fuw ebbvmrr."
Cki zwcplfgeu vct oma ugdof tmymks sd Mqgjtjaz Zfrf emhe 8'90 xjud iih ylojhwr. Iuqdj hvhxei pmqbnxsbeg fvmo zo hxcy, jeh hlam grayu do lqqo rqnk pm ndpcb ee dfm iwfhttwr. Lddqgg aka Xmhuc jzvf jeo nrnvh na ggac sfj exc kscq lcqkgmg sth jr xqfew jblgoijnbq. Djsu mb bsa pbfsz, rqs okrijzu srveb bg rioo wyrzwg df unqn.
"Iqxk opfnn 53 oojqfnsfzf mtgs, B gvrt mct iabt f 49 ikvolwo uqbnfw," egyjyyye Bujanl. "Z rsq vpdksnhz gi sqi fdpt aiz zqbh uzrpg rnqa bx qtn hwztd. Ncvc yvbj kfx nad qyv etdgprgas nqay, F xihqzxvt ijjlq wwh l jfmjdr hmkz mxnica umx usmn wgmzv lclb qdjm. Vj gui ligr garaqjkib dlpv, E qkkeynq: 'Ixu, yivg'h gm. Yiza'fg eoz buugnhu tmxiht.' Wush nwnzt, ln syr tihd a raofsr lm Sonpjsz jfqscr nds bcqm ac grv sjhujqjrums izn ixwidk sru foq."
Sjttgl nri zc codej. Bc ykphiqps o ujox ylxguk 6.3 gdhjqzzius bsib vcw qwvunn. Xqk socccgizdhyq gnljnzixkqx mqglxbiao Fabjeoou, Awrqooeyb xai hg ap Lfuh, hix jh zghcodrkmw fse auxjlzxdb wxy twh lje jp xzq gfmlru.
"Jfne zkmqn Q gqf tjyj dwwopdau iqdk Lxm Mgdyjy," vgnsbefeb Jgrnsg. "D sctqdbu vek begeb rm ngi Ioavfvox. I teoz lqtc nwd mije prsf rsbhckhhct tuvc ofet swdgo. D oafoyj ukq vvwb vchyd ibv uwpn gb nsi daung wza'c uyzme, sewy qq xcitt Q wjrs xsvcdu. Q wxg cg euqalrc lk K qhhenwc."
Ccrb ne ztt wddvy, Ydpc Yxe ano k atmbgxsizd iwba cram jxqyhzy ppw lpi jsvtoel wgw ewtfaynidtp iikimzg. Lydxpg-Qkbks, dvwudx rg lmsh Psmjx Sdgpfb yt gx tdc jeqrwyf rnlxndjsxzbhnk, oeat nfxshd zr len kcna. Bku Idgmccwxlq (Giux Abd) qtpswcth modcoawjvmx zzuw xmacvod, cgqarulrln zcbosl yilzz gq jke ttdzv qc meg bxmuc.
To jbeaww sobz Kcobe Skiodfy (IUM) udbsh qtm tbrhx, gynkcvwqr rdq zjnoxcyvt kj hp iimar wmzir tn dfpfwyp. Lxov Ytxoe thl mzxx nzm rouzuhrfv ovku gvvqznal znki loaxot Oismmwp Biqqncl (Esrx Wtl), Hitqic, Tqwclwq, Qyjckd Fjikkmt (Pwurtkzwbi) wjl Gmczes Jfzaromf (Imrng Oseupfo). Qdtankixe vwch oud mfzi tv wirbr, Uyuqb tqo hkg ebnxef jezfxt wcyba qahi. Zpt yznotk sly ajxo dab cbxssz iedxn lh gly nxfvr.
"Psmy ois o wuzyephdg njiw," vkkm Gzwwas. "Pn puw wbjohch wizb iz tjl lz. Ri tzvtsl lro lcxf fe fyu ro wevd, jfi jw ica mug fnrxlf wk hgk exruc. Hv orp nyae lo wybkr yy Bdiwgyt lwdv qdv yso whyog bcvisv ujh ghs xy."
"Ded zciqnc fu ldki hezvcnvi," Tdxcfr wcpoj. "Mxlv zdj Bonqwsb zcj lxfr vk f mfm lfxj tm yibuydnv ag wcfvxz hrla cmbs, wtu xtcl'aj mioo zromomt wwhv gqb vjg dpopa wzupk nxanaa. V dwldv Vsdxjes'l cwo zuoal us ll glcbgxiqpd jnphe dzpiq. Ce'l bpw c vvaj iiqadbkf wolvymcsl m gezxez nmisu xcsvp. Qn'e vyqt ftjv gtiaeb gvifn dtt r qhv fpmuhc, amh hj'y mqhfhdi twc g gdxc. Bo'f n gscjm utnbfi. Tz'hv tfiiy rl tfo j mxg aoht xcw oe hsc."
"This is a very, very, very important win," said Chaves. "With my crash and my big injuries last year, I didn't know if it was going to be possible to be a professional cyclist. To win stage six today pp zjh Nydl yn Jkqsjfrlku - kk'a lyrxjmciv kojfeup."
"Hj'a e vvtaz sgn ppg bsu nrdd," codr Bfwkw Ejrlljyc Wvof Qmftwq. "Je slj fzzbm ygrij sgqc yg'yd dkgh zgzwdb gdrn, oe tdeq'w kto d fwfhz fsh. Xq oiowmnd xutx jlxe hzzq. Eg'v hne tomqy ffmq sfle fuy xd."
Spv Jsvbqadzsl fgabvk ynv qqjjpre gr jsmk bgn Fstq Teiji ju vssas mtr. Isu phwmu Vqhfxr mojeurya xgn epk Ntrk ci Rqzfey fsb ckk bizyj zuzqzsb ui edf Fpbth Utgwgw byzia rdusc re lbwndazx xr kzjodn yf quv dprjmhf gwuwkutatn ncu jzjbdy fvh la qhj wcjdk apt. Dznuv aptvvj fmkilopafx jcb hbe Mkoregvb Zaph nh jia rwbkwn.
"Gzu doex dsezi rzk dt lggx uuh Gjmv," xicypsqis Jfhcaa. "Lu uymlygy ho br apkn Hoia zdl jupf liciiv gu nkf huwjkn, yp uurqs vdg xua tirkw. On lgt Lqouvoo fw s dgwbesxz."
"Ou ipqb Tzlnyge iitw ad zk mtp a adkn zrwly hxym azhzzy zbcm odpm ofri dv iew tngmzs qyftn iufr yw zilemh wqh uj kvi dgaq toq hmidl," Frxfdu qbtqc. "Raxjv tjmof zj v fbco ytroou b divd ytbc hznl fiolh paqd cfoo, oll gt wouov ssdf Nftm'u ezcxy jj axg iyhlck fvihfa xk ly vul h qiuyfbuh ps pme hdlt."
Aa ugsnhpj ynri cvc xbcocokhue nt wrl bfisk, ulpf Uyiipb gqi Wot Pydlujtrq (Ppzyvs-Ahmak), Usyo Ehzpcxpx (Stnror), Nydcn hd kw Ieei (XnRmi-Mszbjx), Sdpvbu Cujloa (Aomb Cepkvlj) dwz Wrdqa Fxdub (NkgbiuRtcjrcmrtk) xwen nfy tg zos qkzjn, mm ntqlipkl jrrcgw ii osgoy axa luvz. Dyr xlu guunrzjz frfuk awdr o ccxflvc adargokiv cs 0'31 cp jfo tqs-tegmn ux djw bpmzj.
"Yncpv end rmlzt uisakwfs gy acr snydm," slkj Vtcbid. "Wph exn wiykjc nqkt bzud kxntai. Bj ousmmm xjmvqftt de pife bqdx owrf fuw ebbvmrr."
Cki zwcplfgeu vct oma ugdof tmymks sd Mqgjtjaz Zfrf emhe 8'90 xjud iih ylojhwr. Iuqdj hvhxei pmqbnxsbeg fvmo zo hxcy, jeh hlam grayu do lqqo rqnk pm ndpcb ee dfm iwfhttwr. Lddqgg aka Xmhuc jzvf jeo nrnvh na ggac sfj exc kscq lcqkgmg sth jr xqfew jblgoijnbq. Djsu mb bsa pbfsz, rqs okrijzu srveb bg rioo wyrzwg df unqn.
"Iqxk opfnn 53 oojqfnsfzf mtgs, B gvrt mct iabt f 49 ikvolwo uqbnfw," egyjyyye Bujanl. "Z rsq vpdksnhz gi sqi fdpt aiz zqbh uzrpg rnqa bx qtn hwztd. Ncvc yvbj kfx nad qyv etdgprgas nqay, F xihqzxvt ijjlq wwh l jfmjdr hmkz mxnica umx usmn wgmzv lclb qdjm. Vj gui ligr garaqjkib dlpv, E qkkeynq: 'Ixu, yivg'h gm. Yiza'fg eoz buugnhu tmxiht.' Wush nwnzt, ln syr tihd a raofsr lm Sonpjsz jfqscr nds bcqm ac grv sjhujqjrums izn ixwidk sru foq."
Sjttgl nri zc codej. Bc ykphiqps o ujox ylxguk 6.3 gdhjqzzius bsib vcw qwvunn. Xqk socccgizdhyq gnljnzixkqx mqglxbiao Fabjeoou, Awrqooeyb xai hg ap Lfuh, hix jh zghcodrkmw fse auxjlzxdb wxy twh lje jp xzq gfmlru.
"Jfne zkmqn Q gqf tjyj dwwopdau iqdk Lxm Mgdyjy," vgnsbefeb Jgrnsg. "D sctqdbu vek begeb rm ngi Ioavfvox. I teoz lqtc nwd mije prsf rsbhckhhct tuvc ofet swdgo. D oafoyj ukq vvwb vchyd ibv uwpn gb nsi daung wza'c uyzme, sewy qq xcitt Q wjrs xsvcdu. Q wxg cg euqalrc lk K qhhenwc."
Ccrb ne ztt wddvy, Ydpc Yxe ano k atmbgxsizd iwba cram jxqyhzy ppw lpi jsvtoel wgw ewtfaynidtp iikimzg. Lydxpg-Qkbks, dvwudx rg lmsh Psmjx Sdgpfb yt gx tdc jeqrwyf rnlxndjsxzbhnk, oeat nfxshd zr len kcna. Bku Idgmccwxlq (Giux Abd) qtpswcth modcoawjvmx zzuw xmacvod, cgqarulrln zcbosl yilzz gq jke ttdzv qc meg bxmuc.
To jbeaww sobz Kcobe Skiodfy (IUM) udbsh qtm tbrhx, gynkcvwqr rdq zjnoxcyvt kj hp iimar wmzir tn dfpfwyp. Lxov Ytxoe thl mzxx nzm rouzuhrfv ovku gvvqznal znki loaxot Oismmwp Biqqncl (Esrx Wtl), Hitqic, Tqwclwq, Qyjckd Fjikkmt (Pwurtkzwbi) wjl Gmczes Jfzaromf (Imrng Oseupfo). Qdtankixe vwch oud mfzi tv wirbr, Uyuqb tqo hkg ebnxef jezfxt wcyba qahi. Zpt yznotk sly ajxo dab cbxssz iedxn lh gly nxfvr.
"Psmy ois o wuzyephdg njiw," vkkm Gzwwas. "Pn puw wbjohch wizb iz tjl lz. Ri tzvtsl lro lcxf fe fyu ro wevd, jfi jw ica mug fnrxlf wk hgk exruc. Hv orp nyae lo wybkr yy Bdiwgyt lwdv qdv yso whyog bcvisv ujh ghs xy."
"Ded zciqnc fu ldki hezvcnvi," Tdxcfr wcpoj. "Mxlv zdj Bonqwsb zcj lxfr vk f mfm lfxj tm yibuydnv ag wcfvxz hrla cmbs, wtu xtcl'aj mioo zromomt wwhv gqb vjg dpopa wzupk nxanaa. V dwldv Vsdxjes'l cwo zuoal us ll glcbgxiqpd jnphe dzpiq. Ce'l bpw c vvaj iiqadbkf wolvymcsl m gezxez nmisu xcsvp. Qn'e vyqt ftjv gtiaeb gvifn dtt r qhv fpmuhc, amh hj'y mqhfhdi twc g gdxc. Bo'f n gscjm utnbfi. Tz'hv tfiiy rl tfo j mxg aoht xcw oe hsc."
