00:01The fifth edition of the Tour de France EFGH Singapore Criterium.
00:06The stars of the Tour de France are back in Singapore, but before the racing got underway,
00:11a chance for the amateur riders to meet Mark Cavendish and to take on the course themselves.
00:35Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
00:40Four! Three! Two! One!
00:44Wow!
00:45I think I'm not going to race at the moment.
01:00The appetizer today, the team time trial and a surprise, Mark Cavendish on the start line.
01:07Teams of riders, four of them and the time taken on the first rider from each team to cross the
01:14line.
01:15Baptiste Weistroffer underway for the Lotto Intermarché team and Mark Cavendish riding well in his squads.
01:23All out racing in the humidity.
01:25He's at Del Toro, firing his way towards the finish line, looking to try and go top of the leaderboard
01:31for UAE Team Emirates XRG.
01:34And they did. One second ahead of XDS Astana with Singapore in third place.
01:42Then the parade ahead of the big race.
01:47All smiles from those taking part and the crowd enjoyed it very much.
01:52Mark Cavendish was also there. Some gifts from him to all the fans.
02:02Let's take a look at what the riders faced.
02:0625 laps of 2.4km, 60km in total, taking on the sights and sounds of Singapore.
02:14Four smiles on the start line.
02:19The teams of UAE, Decathlon, Lidl Trek, Uno X Mobility, Alps and Premier Tech, Lotto Intermarché, XDS Astana, the Singapore
02:29team and then a squad of stage winners taking on the course.
02:36Early attacks included Baptiste Weistroffer, no surprise that he wanted to drive on the breakaways.
02:44The first of the intermediate sprints, former green jersey winner Binyam Gamay trying to get on terms.
02:55Sitting in the peloton, Isak Del Toro in the white jersey.
03:02Weistroffer looking for the most combative rider of the race.
03:08Non-stop attacking with the average speed at over 43km an hour.
03:14The second of the intermediate sprints, Binyam Gamay opens up his advantage.
03:19Being challenged now by Jordi Muss.
03:27Vátec always involved in the action.
03:29Hubart also at the head of the group.
03:33Singapore throwing riders time and again into the breakaways.
03:42The third of the intermediate sprints coming up.
03:47Alps and Premier Tech on the front.
03:50The young fans getting inspired.
03:53Binyam Gamay ahead.
03:56But Caden Groves looking for this one.
03:59Groves a stage winner of the tour in Pontalier in 2025.
04:06The final sprint for the points classification.
04:10Gamay secures the points.
04:16Into the tail end of the race.
04:18Isak Del Toro.
04:20Sexas.
04:20Mauro Schmidt.
04:21Soren Várensgold.
04:23On the attack.
04:31Big moves towards the end of the race.
04:33Isak Del Toro fires away.
04:3734 seconds to the peloton.
04:39Sexas cannot get on terms with the fast moving Mexican.
04:44One lap of racing to go.
04:46Sexas though refusing to give in.
04:50Nearly 44 kilometers an hour the average speed.
04:53Sexas desperately trying to close the gap.
04:56But Del Toro, the Mexican, rampages into the finish line in Singapore.
05:01He wins the EFGH Singapore criterium.
05:05Sexas just one second behind.
05:08There was a rivalry between you and Paul the whole year.
05:12And it goes on and on.
05:13Yeah, I mean one day he will win and another one maybe it's myself.
05:17And yeah, it's part of life.
05:18So we enjoy these kind of moments.
05:21And well, tough life that we pick.
05:27Today's winner is at Del Toro of UAE team member XRG.
05:31There's our podium.
05:35Del Toro wins ahead of Sexas and Várensgold in third place.
05:43Time to say goodbye with all the stars of this year's race.
05:53Time to say goodbye.
