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Follow us on GoogleIsaac del Toro beat his young rival Seixas at the Singapore Criterium exhibition event at the weekend. The Mexican champion shook off the Decathlon CMA CGM rider, who could not catch back up. The sprinters were also there, adding drama to each of the laps.
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Sprinters brought the drama to Tour de France Singapore Criterium
Seixas and del Toro were not the only big names on the start list in Singapore, with sprinters such as Biniam Girmay, Jonas Abrahamsen, Jordi Meeus, and Kaden Groves.
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The criterium featured 25 laps of a 2.45km circuit, with every fifth lap ending in an intermediate sprint. The riders covered just over 61 kilometres in total.
For the first 10 laps, no breakaway mangaged to establish themselves, though multiple groups tried.
Girmay, Abrahamsen, and others battled it out for the intermediate sprints
Former green jersey winner Biniam Girmay took the first intermediate sprit, beating Jonas Abrahamsen, though Jordi Meeus then beat him at the sprint at the end of the tenth lap.
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Girmay took the points prize
Kaden Groves claimed the third, and most competitive, sprint, again beating Girmay into second. The Eritrean then delivered a win on the fourth and final intermediate sprint, claiming the points prize in the process.
Del Toro and Seixas jumped onto the front with 12km remaining
The young duo went on the attack after the final intermediate sprint, jumping ahead to join Mauro Schmid, and Søren Wærenskjold. That four-man group gained an advantage of over half a minute on the bunch.
With three and a half kilometres remaining, del Toro launched a merciless solo attack, leaving Seixas down the road, whilst the other pair were left even further.
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Seixas went on the hunt for the Mexican, but despite having him in his sights, was unable to catch him.
Del Toro crossed the line victorious, with Seixas in second. Wærenskjold beat Schmid to the line for third.
Kaden Groves was the first of the bunch to cross the line, winning a sprint to take fourth.
Humidity was almost too much for del Toro
In the post-race interview, del Toro said he was "suffering right to the line" because the humidity in Singapore was so high.
He said he was pretty excited by the race, but that "it was much tougher" than he thought it would be.
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