The last mountain stage to settle scores between the yellow jersey Vingegaard and Pogacar, 2’18 “behind
To settle the scores in the standings between the yellow jersey Vingegaard and Pogacar who follows him at 2’18 ”, the last mountain stage of the Tour is ready as a stage. Once again a very low mileage day in search of the best show. It starts with the col d’Aubisque (16.4 km at 7.1%), then the new col de Spandelles (10.3 km at 8.3%) and finally the classic arrival at Hautacam: 13.6 km at 7.8% with peaks of 12% at 5 km from the end. Lourdes, where Our Lady appeared for the first time to the shepherdess Bernadette Soubirous on 11 February 1858, means once again Gino Bartali, first in this city in 1948. He, the pious Gino, very devoted. At the top of Hautacam, the Tour has come five times: the first with the French Leblanc in 1994, a month before winning the World Championship in Agrigento; the last, very sweet, with Vincenzo Nibali in the yellow jersey in 2014. One of the greatest technical performances of the Shark, so much so that his coach Paolo Slongo revealed to us: “You will never see Vincenzo again in a day like this”. Fourth stage victory in a magical Tour that ended in triumph on the Elysian Fields, 16 years after Pantani.
July 21, 2022 (change July 21, 2022 | 11:26)
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