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EFE · Road Competition · 08/31/2020
A pocket rocket called Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) lived up to his nickname by winning explosive speed in the third stage of the Tour de France, disputed between Nice and Sisteron, of 198 kilometers, in which the French Julian Alaphilippe ( Deceuninck-Quick Step) enjoyed his first day in yellow.
It gives quiet, supersonic finale with Caleb Ewan as the protagonist, capable of finding the hole by doing “eses” in a populated sprint to award with authority his fourth stage in the Tour, winning the pulse of the Irish Sam Bennett (Deceuninck Quick Step) and the recent European champion, the Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (NTT).
With a time of 5 hours, 17 minutes and 42 seconds, Ewan, a 26-year-old cyclist with oriental features due to the Korean nationality of his mother, closed a rest day with a chilling fact: he made the last 500 meters at 70 km / h. h. It more than justified the `Pocket Rocket thing.
An outcome planned for the sprinters’ display on a relaxing day for the men of the general classification. Alaphilippe retained the lead, although her team was left without Bennet’s victory at Sisteron. The British Adam Yates (Mitchelton) kept the second place, 4 seconds behind and the Swiss Marc Hirschi (Sunweb) the third to 17. The favorites, all 17 seconds behind the yellow jersey.
ESCAPE AND SIESTA IN THE BALL
It was a stage for sprinters and they contested it, although the route was only flat for the last 50 kilometers. Another non-aggression pact on the eve of the first stage with a high finish from Orcires Merlette, where the favorites will come out to show credentials, if there is no other non-aggression agreement, of course.
The day began with an undulating profile crossing the Napolon Route to chain four ports before entering the field of getting ready to prepare the sprinter party. Until then, three Frenchmen volunteered for the escape on duty.
To the adventure Benot Cosnefroy (Ag2r) for defending the mountain jersey, Anthony Prez (Cofidis), with the intention of taking it off and Jrme Cousin (Total Direct Energie) to be the protagonist as the last survivor of the project.
Prez became the virtual leader of the climbers when he first crowned Col du Pilon (3rd) and La Faye (3rd), but then he had the misfortune to fall. He missed the experience of getting on the podium to put on the red dot jersey.
Then the lonely and barren escape of Cousin began, first in the Col des Lques and de LOrme (4th). His effort earned him the prize of combativeness, but his absorbed by the group at 30 goal, when the Deceuninck began to demonstrate their obligations as leaders of the leader and aspiring to the stage.
Ewan SPECTACULAR SPRINT
Many hopefuls for success, several teams at the forefront to place their candidates. The nerves caused a fall with Wout Van Aert affected, but without serious consequences. The Ineos poked out to avoid scares to Egan Bernal, with Rowe stretching the group.
An approach in which everyone fought for the best place to surprise rivals. Peter Sagan appeared ready to end his drought, but settled for fifth place and the green jersey. There the continental champion Giacomo Nizzolo was in contention, and Bennett led the way to finish the job, but from behind came Ewan climbing positions between runners, in a skillful, risky and spectacular maneuver that led him to victory.
Fifth success of the season for the “aussie” cyclist, a rider who has 4 Tour, 3 Giro and 1 Vuelta stages in his palm.
This Tuesday the fourth stage takes place, with the first goal up after a 160.5 kilometer route between Sisteron and Orcires Merlette (1, 7.1 km at 6.7 percent). Before the last climb, four more passes: Col du Festre (3), Cola de Corps (4), Cota de lAullagnier (4) and Col de Saint-Lger-les-Mlzes (4).
Classifications [Clasificaciones completas]
Stage classification:
1. Caleb Ewan (AUS / Lotto-Soudal) – 5:17:42
2. Sam Bennett (IRL / Deceuninck-Quick Step) – mt
3. Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA / NTT) – mt
4. Hugo Hofstetter (FRA / Israel Start-Up Nation) – mt
5. Peter Sagan (SVK / Bora-Hansgrohe) – mt
Edward Theuns (BEL / Trek-Segafredo) – mt
7. Cees Bol (NED / Sunweb) – mt
8. Matteo Trentin (ITA / 300) – Mt
9. Bryan Coquard (FRA / B & B-Vital Concept) – mt
10. Niccolo Bonifazio (ITA / Total-Direct Energie) – mt
General classification:
1. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA / Deceuninck-Quick Step) – 13:59:17
2. Adam Yates (GBR / Mitchelton-Scott) at 0:04
3. Marc Hirschi (SUI / Sunweb) at 0:07
4. Tadej Pogacar (SLO / UAE Emirates) at 0:17
5. Davide Formolo (ITA / UAE Emirates) at 0:17
6. Egan Bernal (COL / Ineos) at 0:17
7. Tom Dumoulin (NED / Jumbo-Visma) at 0:17
8. Sergio Higuita (COL / Education First) at 0:17
9. Guillaume Martin (FRA / Cofidis) at 0:17
10. Esteban Chaves (COL / Mitchelton-Scott) at 0:17
Next stage, 4: Sisteron – Orcires-Merlette / 160.5 Km.
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