Bahrain’s Merida riders recorded same time

Manama : Bahrain’s Merida Pro Cycling Team riders, Javier Moreno (39th, Spain), Ondrej Cink (55th, Czech Republic) and Janez Brajkovic (62nd, Slovenia) all recorded the same time of two hours 50 minutes 49 seconds as they completed the 13th stage of the 104th Tour de France from Saint-Girons to Foix over 101km on a tough second Pyrenees mountainous stage.

The Bahrain trio were 14 minutes and 20 seconds behind the stage winner, Frenchman Warren Barguil (5:49:38) of Team Sunweb which saw 177 of the original 198 riders in action.

The tour began with 22 teams comprising 198 riders racing 21 stages over 3,540km in varying terrains such as flat courses, hills and the mountains, with the final stage on 23 July covering 103km over a flat course from Montgeron to the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

The tour resumes today with the 14th stage taking the remaining (177) riders towards The Alps from Blagnac to Rodez with a flat start and a hilly finish over 181.5km.

Bahrain Merida Overall Positions: 

38. J Brajkovic (SLO, one minute 2 minutes 13 seconds) 

56. O Cink (CZE, +1:15:46)

101. J Moreno (ESP, +1:47:10)

109. T Grmay (ETH, +1:50:47)

113. Y Arashiro (JPN, +1:54:11) 

131. G Bole (SLO, +2:02:20)

148. S Colbrelli (ITA, +2:12:55) 

163. B Bozic (SLO, +2:24:48)