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This Tuesday, September 1, the fourth stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France that left the Slovenian as the winner and favorite for the title Primoz Roglic, who prevailed in a final sprint after traveling 160.5 kilometers between Sisteron and Orcières-Merlette.
The leader of the general classification is still the French Julian Alaphilippe, while in the top 10 are Colombians Egan Bernal (6), Esteban Chaves (8), Nairo Quintana (9) and Miguel Ángel López (10).
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Precisely Nairo Alexander Quintana, leader of the Arkéa-Samsic squad, remains one of the cyclists with greater prominence in the ‘Grande Boucle’ since this Tuesday he crossed the finish line in fourth place and is still in the dispute for the title.
Regarding what was his day, Quintana assured that he felt in good shape and highlighted the work of his team to keep him protected.
“It was a good day for us, I felt good, the team protected me, we finished with the best, just as we had planned during the first week,” he said.
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Nairo also referred to an aspect that could define the title of the Tour de France and it deals with the time bonuses granted at the end of each stage and when passing some mountain passes.
“The bonuses are not killing a little, but we will try to avoid them every day and sprint harder,” added the Boyacense.
And it is that the triumph of Roglic this Tuesday allowed him to discount ten seconds to Alaphilippe and is now third overall at just seven seconds, while his main rivals are at 17.
