Tour, Peters wins in Pyrenees, Pogacar wins 40 ‘, Pinot and Aru collapse

First Pyrenean stage arriving at Loudenvielle, where Gilberto Simoni won in 2003: victory for Frenchman Nans Peters (Ag2R La Mondiale), 26, first in Anterselva in the 2019 Giro. The best of the greats is Tadej Pogacar, who after losing 1 ‘ 21 “on the day of the fans he shoots directly after the attack on Peyresourde and in goal the Slovenian from the United Arab Emirates wins 40” with the yellow jersey Adam Yates, who remains at the top of the classification, and in the group one of the best with Roglic, Bernal, Quintana, Lopez, Landa and Guillaume Martin. So: Yates leads with 3 “at Roglic and 9” at G. Martin. The best of the Italians is Damiano Caruso, an irreplaceable shoulder for Landa. Day to forget for Thibaut Pinot and Fabio Aru, their delay is announced around 20 ‘. Retreat of Giacomo Nizzolo and Diego Rosa.

In the Peyresourde Alaphilippe accelerates before jumping, then it is Pogacar who is serious: two attacks, Roglic responds immediately, then Quintana. Adam Yates in crisis, Bernal in difficulty who does not respond and prefers to climb regularly. At the top, 9 km from the finish line, Frenchman Peters, survivor of the morning escape, passes first. Pogacar wins 45 ”in Landa and Porte, 1 ‘in the group of Roglic, G. Martin, Quintana and Bernal. At the top they attack Quintana and Roglic, and then the Slovenian goes downhill. Resumed.

The chronic The action that divides the group and causes Roglic’s rivals to speed up excessively was carried out by Wout Van Aert in the last five kilometers of Port de Balès. The Belgian, already winner of two stages, accelerates when the tracks go from 7% to 9%, and then to 10.2%, which is the hardest section of this climb where on the 2010 Tour he wore the Andy Schleck yellow jersey. a chain jump and Alberto Contador attacked him. Well, Van Aert puts everyone on the ropes and then drives Roglic down the hill. Impressive: he as a metronome and rivals who clap, sway, seek relief they cannot get.

Program Tomorrow the ninth stage, which precedes the first rest day on Monday. It is the Pau-Laruns, km 153, with the Col de Marie Blanque 18 km from the end: the ascent measures 7.7 km at 8.6% and peaks of 12%.