Tour de France, Alaphilippe wins in Nice and is a yellow jersey

The Tour de France finds its D’Artagnan again. Lou-Lou Alaphilippe wins the second stage of the Tour de France, Nice-Nice, 186 km, with 39 km of unevenness and 3685 meters of unevenness. In the three-man sprint, on the Promenade des Anglais beaten by a headwind at 37 km per hour, he beat the Swiss Hirschi (Sunweb) and the British Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott). Thanks to the victory and the 5 ”bonus on the last hill, Alaphilippe is also the new yellow jersey. At the finish line, he dedicates the dedication to his father, who died during the period of confinement. In 2019, Alaphilippe wore the yellow jersey for 14 days and finished the Tour in fifth place.

THE END

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The decisive action begins in the second and last pass of the Col d’Eze, faced for 4 km. There are 113 runners in the group. Alaphilippe sprints 13 km from the finish, followed by Hirschi, a 22-year-old Swiss man from Sunweb. Go up to 30 per hour. Alaphilippe struggles to get away from Hirschi, they have 14 ”in the group from which Adam Yates comes out, who reaches them easily. At the top, at 8.9 km, Yates beats Alaphilippe and gets an 8 ”bonus. The group of 14 “. Complete descent, San Remo finish with descent from Poggio. The group pulled by Bernal’s teammates. Then, the sprint that rewards Alaphilippe.

THE CHRONIC

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Gilbert (broken left kneecap) and Valls don’t leave. The day’s escape begins immediately after the start, with Sagan, Trentin, Cosnefroy, Gogl, Skujins, Postlberger, Perez. The group gets carried away, always watched closely by Marco Marcato, Davide Formolo and Fabio Aru, three men wearing Kristoff’s yellow jersey. The gap of the group oscillates until touching 4 ‘. On the first climb, Col de la Colmiane (km 63), the Frenchman Cosnefroy passes the top. At the Col de Turini, famous for the Monte Carlo Rally, the Frenchman Pérez leads. Descending from Col de Turini, the group is pushed hard by Roglic’s Jumbo-Visma and the fugitives’ advantage is cut in half. Pogacar puncture, helped by Polanc, who chases a minute from the group. 65 km from the finish line, 1’30 “for the group and 2’18” for Pogacar. Compact group of 40 km at the foot of Col d’Eze: Pérez, Pöstlberger, Asgreen, Skujins, Gogl and Cosnefroy were taken.

LAST 40 KM

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At the Col d’Eze, Devenyns, then Gesink and Kwiatkowski make the selection. Pinot suffers but endures. At the top, Nicolas Roche passes first. Crossing the finish line with a headwind at 37 per hour, then the last step on the Col d’Eze, done only for 4 km. From the summit 8 km to the end.

MORNING

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Third stage, Nice-Sisteron, 198 km, for attackers: there are 3100 meters of altitude but it could also be an opportunity for sprinters.