
Molano was centimeters to win the last stage, signed another second place and stayed with the red shirt to the most regular of the Belgium Tour.
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Juan Sebastián Molano continues to leave a mark on international cycling. The Colombian sprinter of the UAE Team Emirates consecrated this Sunday as champion by points of the Belgium 2025 tour, after finishing second in the final stage and reaching a total of 75 units, enough to keep the coveted red shirt.
With this result, Molano confirms his great moment in the European calendar, in a race designed to the measure of the sprinters and where the Boyacense demonstrated consistency and power in the auctions.
Although he failed to win any stage, Molano was the protagonist throughout the competition. In three of the days he crossed the goal in second position, including the final stage played on June 22, where she was only surpassed by the Belgian Tim Merlier. In that last packaging, he even left Jasper Philipsen behind, one of the big names of the current sprint.
This regularity in the upper part of the classification allowed him to add points constantly and, finally, to rise with the title in this secondary classification, which rewards precisely the consistency in the arrival.
A Colombian Esprínter among the greats
In a nation historically associated with the climbers, names like Fernando Gaviria opened the way for sprinters. Now, Molano takes the post and does it with an performance that positions it as one of the most competitive sprinters of the international squad.
During the Belgium Tour, he not only remained among the best on each day, but also came to carry the general leader's jersey, a sample of his level and ambition in a race that brought together several of the strongest specialists in the circuit.
This performance also has an impact on the overview. Molano is consolidated as the fifth best Colombian cyclist in the UCI classification, an outstanding position in the middle of a generation that continues to fight to stay in the world elite of route cycling.
With this partial triumph in Belgium, Molano adds confidence for the second part of the season, where his team could include it in new flat or semi-plater profile races. Beyond the result, his ability to fight consecrated sprinters and their regularity in a demanding career project it as a key piece of the UAE Team Emirates for the coming months.
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