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No leaks, no starting points for 175 km. Then the wind takes control and a violent action comes from the Ineos de Bernal. They want to fan themselves and fuck guys Roglic and Dumoulin Jumbo. He failed, but there is a victim: Bauke Mollema makes a tremendous effort, trudges behind the group, then leaves for a minute. The Trek Segafredo, at least for now, passes the only captain: Richie Porte, also a man usually with a thousand mishaps. An action, that of the British squad, that feeds the feeling (and Alaf is proof of this) of how this Tour, more than companies and large detachments, can live in details, in unexpected situations. No leaks, no ideas. Then him, Wout van Aert. On the climb to Orcieres-Merlette, the first series of the Tour, he had set an impressive pace, which was decisive for the victory of his teammate Primoz Roglic. Also this time he works to keep the captain warm when necessary, then in the sprint he does not lose a movement. Van Aert is the classic complete rider: one who after the lockdown won Strade Bianche and Milan-Sanremo, one who racks up world titles when he cyclocross (3 elite, one under 23). He himself explains the sprint, complicated by a curve that kept the goal hidden until 100 meters. “The positioning was fundamental in this sprint, I managed to take the wheel of Bol (second place for the Dutchman) at the right moment. In the last hour there was nervousness due to the strong wind, I took advantage because the captains were safe and from tomorrow I will go back to work for them ”.
Nothing was supposed to happen, but instead … Destino Privas after the departure of Gap, a regular scene since 1931 (victory of the ‘Flanders Locomotive’ Jef Demuysère). He also often smiled at the attackers and the Italians: last year Matteo Trentin, the winner after a solitary action, was a perfect synthesis. It is the starting point to underline how ours are combining a bit, in all respects. Italian champion Nizzolo places eleventh: robetta, but after that there is nothing directly …
Speaking of sprinting, Alaphilippe spoke like this at the beginning: “We have to be focused because there will be a lot of wind in the final. And anyway we will not only think about my jersey, but we will also work so that Sam Bennett tries to win the stage. Losses across the front: Sam Bennett remains third, leaving Peter Sagan below the podium, the Slovak who from the traditional certainty of the Tour is becoming more and more enigma.
ARRIVAL ORDER
1. Wout Van Aert (Bel, Jumbo-Visma) in 4h21’22 “
2. Cees Bol (Ned, Team Sunweb) st
3. Sam Bennett (Irl, Deceuninck-QuickStep) st
4. Peter Sagan (SVK) st
5. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) st
6. Luka Mezgec (Slo) st
7. Bryan Coquard (Fra) st
8. Caleb Ewan (Aus) st
9. Clement Venturini (Fra) st
10. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) st
GENERAL RANKING
1. Adam Yates (Gbr, Mitchelton-Scott) at 22h28’30 “
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo, Jumbo-Visma) at 0’03 “
3. Tadej Pogacar (Slo, United Arab Emirates Emirates) at 0’07 “
4. Guillaume Martin (Fra) at 0’09 “
5. Egan Bernal (Col) at 0’13 “
6. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) st
7. Esteban Chaves (Col) st
8. Nair Quintana (Col) st
9. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) st
10. Romain Bardet (Fra) st
13. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) st
Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) at 0’16 “
19. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) at 0’34 “
21. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) at 0’41 “
30. Fabio Aru (Ita) at 3’37 “
