Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo) conquered this Wednesday the eleventh stage of the Tour de France when crowning the final climb to the Col du Granon, a victory that allowed him to position himself as leader of the general classification, stripping Tadej Pogacar of the yellow jersey.
The Danish, second in the last edition of the Tour, surpassed in 59 seconds a
Nairo Quintana who came to lead the race in the last sectionand was 2 minutes and 51 seconds ahead of the leader of the UAE, which drops to third place overall, 2 minutes and 22 seconds behind the new leader.
(Nairo Quintana, another feat in his Tour de France legend, video)
(Nairo Quintana, tremendous stage, 15 s from the podium of the Tour de France)
The Frenchman Romain Bardet was sandwiched between the two favorites, 2 minutes 16 seconds behind. Quintana is in fifth place, 2 minutes and 37 seconds behind.
This Thursday the Tour faces a tough stage, ending in the mythical Alpe d’Huez, where Luis Herrera won in 1984.
Iban Mayo is a Spanish cyclist who won that day in the 2003 Tour, an authority to analyze what can happen in the fraction.
Mayo finished that year in fifth place overall and is an authority to talk about what happens in this edition.
Will Nairo be able to finish on the Tour podium?
Jumbo Visma sentenced the race?
(Tadej Pogacar, with blood in his eye, announces a battle on the Tour)
(‘Nairo Quintana has a lot of class, but you give him a hard time’: Rigo)
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