Delgado wins tour
NZPA-Reuter Madrid Pedro Delgado won the Tour of Spain cycle race yesterday — a confidenceboosting triumph ahead of his attempt to repeat last year’s Tour de France success. The Spaniard, whose win in the 1985 tour launched him to international fame, finished the 3665 km, 22-day test within the safety of the pack. Colombian Fabio Parra, aiming to emulate his victorious compatriot Luis Herrera in 1987, had to settle for second place, 35 seconds be-
hind, according to unofficial results. Another Colombian, Oscar Vargas, was third. The 177 km final stage was something of a formality. Delgado had survived a brave last-minute attack by Parra in the mountains on Monday to maintain a lead sufficient to make victory a matter of avoiding an accident. Belgium’s Jean Henderickx beat the pack in a final sprint up Madrid’s Castellana Avenue at the end of a gently-paced ride from near Delgado’s hometown of Segovia.
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