The last stage of the 34th Iran (Azerbaijan) Cycling Tour started from Sare’in to Tabriz at 10:20 local time on Sunday, October 6, 2019. The riders have to ride 189.2 km to finish their competition. Excluding Mohammad Ganjkhanlu who has already guaranteed his position as the best sprinter of the TOUR, the other jerseys are still wide-open to be challenged. Savva Nivikov, the best rider yet, needs his teammates to protect him to maintain his dominance in the Tour. Savva Novikov, at the age of 20, has the highest chance to win the race. Savva Novikov (from Nokosphinx, Russia) is challenged by Hamid Pourhashemi (from Iran National team), Cristian Raileanu (Sapura, Malaysia), Yucef Reguigui (Terengganu INC. TSG), Artem Ovechkin (Terengganu INC. TSG, Russia) and Kent Main (Protouch, South Africa). However, the end of the day will show the rider who has well recovered from the tiredness of the tough race, 198 km, on Saturday.
The riders on route today are affected by the crosswind which blows from the Sabalan Mountain. The gusts of wind in the crossroads are also difficult to challenge. It is due to the crosswind that the peloton continues to push forward, the riders often pedaling side by side to draft.
By the way, the race today from the start has proved to be a hard one and the teams use all the tactics to protect the rider who has a chance to win the race. The 68 riders on the route are now, 11:15, at a tough competition for a homerun.