The dominance of Solution Tech NIPPO Rali continues at the Tour of Kahramanmaraş. In the queen stage of the short Turkish stage race in the .2 category, the Eshab-ı Kehf Cave-Başkonuş Yaylası covering 135.3 kilometers, the Italian team struck again with the third different winner in as many days of racing, as after Tsarenko two days ago and Rajovic 24 hours ago, today it was Santiago Umba's turn to raise his arms to the sky.

The Colombian, already victorious this year at the GP Vorarlberg p/b Radhaus Rankweil and in the fourth stage of the Tour of Magnificent Qinghai, demonstrated his explosive power by crossing the finish line ahead of the veteran Spanish rider Benjamín Prades (VC Fukuoka) and teammate Kyrylo Tsarenko, who, with the bonus seconds earned thanks to third place, remained ahead of the South American in the general classification by just two seconds.

Considering instead the thirty-one second advantage of the Ukrainian over the first rider not wearing Solution Tech colors (the experienced Estonian from Kinan Racing Team Rein Taarämäe), with one stage remaining (the Yeşilgöz-Kahramanmaraş of 110.8 kilometers with a finale that favors sprinters), it can be said that our team has considerably improved its chances for a double in the final standings, a result that is not excluded could be enhanced tomorrow by a fourth partial victory given what Rajovic achieved in the sprint in yesterday's stage.

STAGE RESULTS

1. Santiago Umba (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali)

2. Benjamín Prades (VC Fukuoka) s.t.

3. Kyrylo Tsarenko (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali) +0:02

4. Rein Taarämäe (Kinan Racing Team) +0:02

5. Awet Aman (Istanbul Team) +0:02

6. Adne van Engelen (Terengganu Cycling Team) +0:22

7. Daniil Pronskiy (Team Vino - North Qazaqstan Region) +0:37

8. Mathias Bregnhøj (Terengganu Cycling Team) +0:48

9. Fergus Browning (Terengganu Cycling Team) +1:33

10. Jo Hashikawa (Kinan Racing Team) +1:33

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Kyrylo Tsarenko (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali)

2. Santiago Umba (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali) +0:02

3. Rein Taarämäe (Kinan Racing Team) +0:31

4. Adne van Engelen (Terengganu Cycling Team) +0:37

5. Awet Aman (Istanbul Team) +0:41

6. Mathias Bregnhøj (VC Fukuoka) +0:57

7. Benjamín Prades (Terengganu Cycling Team) +1:43

8. Fergus Browning (Terengganu Cycling Team) +2:33

9. Jo Hashikawa (Kinan Racing Team) +2:36

10. Gerard Ledesma (VC Fukuoka) +2:52

OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS

Points classification: Santiago Umba (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali)

Mountain classification: Kyrylo Tsarenko (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali)

Best young rider classification: Noah Shelton (Project Echelon Racing)

Team classification: Terengganu Cycling Team