Jhonatan Narváez, riding for UAE Team Emirates-XRG, is poised to win the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under, leading by nine seconds ahead of the final stage. After finishing second last year, Narváez rode strongly, benefiting from a solid team tactic alongside Jay Vine, who suffered a crash. His ability as a climber and a sprinter grants him a distinct advantage, crucial in securing bonus seconds. Rivals like Javier Romo felt pressured by Narváez's fast finishing, illustrating how strategy and sprinting capability shape race outcomes.
"I was feeling well every day. Obviously Jay had a crash and he wasn't really good today, but that was our tactic - win the race with me or with him."
"The fear of that Narváez fast finish, and so ability to take the stage winner's ten-second time bonus, was perhaps playing in the mind of an ochre-clad Javier Romo."
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