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The UAE Team Emirates rider wins the first stage of the 2020 Tour de France.
The runners accelerate to seek victory.
Another fall! Just after passing the 3km sign. Several of the Movistar involved, Miguel Ángel López again, Thi aut Pinot … Tenth fall of the day.
Absolute calm in the peloton, although they are already starting to pick up the pace.
The teams begin to assemble for the final sprint.
We are in the final stretch of the day. Benoit Cosnefroy goes solo.
One more fall! Now it was George Bennett of the Jumbo-Visma.
All quiet in the peloton so far.
Hard crash by Ion Izaguirre against a warning. Just when Astana was looking to shoot down.
The escape for Gautier and Schär is over.
2 hours and 19 minutes of race. 21 seconds of advantage have the escapees. Now it’s just Michael Schär and Cyril Gautier.
Another fall! Andrey Amador goes to the ground for the second time. Another involved is Mikel Nieve. Very bumpy stage.
We are now 10 kilometers from the intermediate sprint dispute.
The differences increased again. 2 minutes and 40 seconds remove the escapees to the platoon.
Another fall. Julian Alaphilippe suffers the consequences of the rain.
The rain does not stop and everything becomes more complicated on these descents. The difference of the escapees before the peloton is maintained in one minute.
Another drop in the peloton. Here one of the Arkéa-Samsic was affected, which due to the distance of the camera has not yet been identified.
What follows now is the dispute of the intermediate sprint in the second pass through the finish line, which will take place in the next 30 km.
One hour and 23 minutes of running. The difference between the escapees and the platoon is 1:10.
Miguel Ángel López had been left unhooked from the peloton, but his teammates are already coming to help him return.
In the intermediate sprint, the winner will add 20 points in the points classification, while the arrival because it is on flat ground, probably in a sprint, will award 50 points to the winner.
There is a fall in the squad! Several riders have been affected, including the Italian Domenico Pozzovivo.
The difference between the platoon and the escapees remains at an average of 2:30. At times it goes up to 2:40 and down to 2:25.
We are ready to continue with the best moments of the first stage of the 2020 Tour de France.
Stage 1 of the Tour de France can be seen in Colombia through ESPN and Caracol TV. Broadcasts will begin at 6:50 am
The youngest champion of the Tour de France has been the French Henri Cornet, who did it at the age of 19 in the 1904 edition; while the oldest has been Firmin Lambot, 36 years old in the 1919 edition.
Since 1985, a Frenchman has not won the Tour de France. After the last one that Bernard Hinault won, the titles have been distributed to cyclists from eleven different countries.
“I am happy because I make one of my dreams come true, to be in the Tour de France. I feel happy, very motivated, it is my debut and I come without pressure, to enjoy this beautiful race. Colombia has been going through a good time for two years, young people are well prepared, like Harold Tejada, first year, but more talented young people will come and we will have Colombian cycling for a long time ”
“It’s always a tough race. The squad is strong, with a lot of climbers. We know the rivals and we will try to do our best. We have good information. It remains to be seen how our legs respond to us. ”
“I still have a little pain in my back, to be honest. In the Dauphiné the pain was very strong, but these days I am improving. I feel better and I hope that throughout the Tour I will continue to work hard on my back, trying to recover, especially during the last week. There may be more of us, four Spanish speakers, but the team has not stopped being English. We are Ineos, it is an English team, so I think the mentality remains the same, and it does not stop being. It’s an English team, that’s something we have to make clear and something we have to respect. ”
“We have good riders. Warren Barguil is having a good time and will go with us on the mountain. Winner Anacona is improving and he will get better than what we have seen. We are not the strongest team and we must be fishing all the time and forcing more than normal. Between Ineos and Jumbo-Visma they have a great responsibility to lead the race, and we will be enjoying and taking advantage of that work. ”
