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Cycling news - Freddy Ovett pips Emmanuel Morin, Mathieu Van der Poel to win first Tour for All race

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ByEurosport

Updated 04/05/2020 at 15:53 GMT

Freddy Ovett won a thrilling sprint finish to take the opening stage of the Zwift Tour For All.

Ovett wins

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The Israel Start-Up Nation rider won the virtual Innsbruck 52.9km race by 0.36 seconds ahead of Emmanuel Morin, with Mathieu van der Poel third, 0.41 seconds behind the Australian.
The stage win for Ovett means Israel Start-Up Nation lead the event with 85 points ahead of EF Pro Cycling (68 points), Alpecin-Felix (62) and NTT Pro Cycling (61).
Alexander Richardson (Alpecin–Fenix) attempted a breakaway with one lap remaining, and at one point extending the gap to nine seconds with 8km to go.
But the Briton was caught with 5.5km to go as Alexander Cataford (Israel Start-Up Nation) opted to go it alone – though the Canadian quickly faded to leave a group of 13 challenging for the stage win.
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Race Top 10

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Fred Wright then snuck ahead with the use of power-ups in the final kilometre, but it was Ovett who timed the race to perfection, winning a valuable 25 points for his team.
Both men's and women's racing will be screened each day between 1400 and 1600 BST with some of the best cycling teams in the world including Mitchelton-Scott, EF-Education, NTT, Alpecin-Fenix, Bahrain-McLaren, Canyon//SRAM Racing, CCC-Liv and Boels Dolmans competing for race honours. Teams and the top 25 riders will gain points across the week alongside a daily individual race winner. There will also be intermediate points on each stage and double points for the Top 10 on the Queen Stage (Stage 5).
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All you need to know about Zwift's 'Tour for All'

Stages will range in distance from approximately 45km to 75km and approximately 400m and 1700m in elevation with race times estimated to be between 1hr 15min and 2hr, depending on the distance and elevation of each stage. Results will be points based and determined by the team’s performance and results for each stage.
The Tour for All professional racing series will open a month-long charity fundraising initiative that will see Zwift donate a total of $125,000 to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and its COVID-19 crisis fund. An additional $125,000 can be unlocked once 250,000 people complete a stage of the Tour for All. The professional racing series is designed to showcase the mass-participation stages and encourage Zwifters to take part by riding some of the same courses that the pros have raced. For more information on Zwift’s Tour for All head to Ride - zwift.com/tfaride
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Zwift Tour for All exhibition racing series coming to Eurosport

Stage Schedule

5th May - Stage 2
Our first hilly stage.
Course: Cobbled Climbs, Richmond. Elevation Gain: 126m (413ft). Total distance: 46.2km (28.5miles)
6th May - Stage 3
Our first mountain stage. We begin by taking Ocean Boulevard around to the reverse Hilly KOM, which is the first half of the Figure 8 route. Then it’s over to the Volcano and up to the top before descending down and heading to the Italian Villas then the Mayan Jungle for a reverse loop of the circuit. After climbing out of the jungle, we descend back to sea level, hit The Esses and spin a quick around the Volcano Circuit. Then it’s through downtown Watopia and out Ocean Boulevard once more to the forward Epic KOM. Our route finishes at the Epic KOM banner.
Course: Medio Fondo, Watopia. Elevation Gain: 981m (3220ft). Total distance: 72.9km (45.1miles)
7th May - Stage 4
We give everyone’s climbing legs a break with a mostly flat and fast stage. Enjoy it while it lasts because tomorrow is the Queen Stage!
Course: Sand and Sequoias, Watopia. Elevation Gain: 147m (482ft). Total distance: 42.6km (26.5miles)
8th May - Stage 5
The Queen Stage with a finish up Alpe du Zwift.
Course: Quatch Quest, Watopia. Elevation Gain: 1710m (5610ft). Total distance: 46.5km (28.9miles)
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