The final judgment is missing Tour de France and the climbers will play their last cards in a very tough Pyrenean stage, with two special category ports and one first class and the finish line located in the mythical Hautacam.
There will only be Saturday’s time trial left to give definitive shape to the final general of the edition, which predicts a sure battle in the 143.2 kilometers between the Marian sanctuary of Lourdes and the finish line located at 1,520 meters above sea level.
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This will be the hard journey
The day, short, has hardly any rest, with the first 60 kilometers in saw teeth, leg breakers, that leave no rest, before facing the three colossi.
The Aubisqueanother of the classics of the Pyrenees and its 16.4 kilometers at a 7.1 percent slope, with the summit located 76 kilometers from the finish line, will wear down the forces, but also marks the beginning of hostilities .
Its descent, with the Souler in the middle, ends at the foot of the Spandelles, an unprecedented climb on the Tour, which the organizers have included with the intention of not crossing the valley that traditionally leads to Hautacam.
The discovery of Spandelles gave them this opportunity and the fact that the local authorities fixed a badly deteriorated road eventually convinced the Tour that its slope could be included in the 2020 course.
Hautacam, the last judge of the mountain in this Tour, a legendary climb for its hardness. There are 13.6 kilometers that begin with a narrow road that widens as it goes up, until after the first seven, the mountain, in the purest Pyrenean tradition, becomes a capricious succession of slopes, which as soon as they mark 6.8% as being above 11 percent.
The day started with two pieces of news, the non-departure of Imanol Erviti and Chris Froome, who tested positive for covid-19.
attacks and fans
Wout van Aert He was one of the first to try to escape, but it was unsuccessful. The day went through some winds in the first kilometers, the group tried to break up, but regrouped.
Van Aert had no support and had better return to the main lot.
The leak is interesting. Daniel Martinez and Rigoberto Uran they go in it, in a lot in which there are 30 runners, including Van Aert, Tony Gallopin, Giulio Ciccone, Alberto Bettiol, Michael Woods, Dylan Tenus, Gorka Izagirre, Maximilian Schachmann, Bob Jungels, Luke Rowe, among others.
They take 19s on a chasing group and 1min 25s on the main group. 76 km to the finish.
The espacados have an advantage of 2 min 10 over their pursuers and 3 min 55 s to the leader’s batch Jonas Vingegaard.
Pogacar launches
Nairo Quintana He is very active, he moves his team, because Luis Meintjes is ahead, who is stalking fourth place in the general standings. 41 km to the finish.
Pogacar launches first attack 32 km from the finish line. Only Jonas Vingegaard endured. Nairo goes with Thomas and Gaudu, who threatens the fourth square, stays.
At the top are van Aert, Martinez, Pinot. Nairo arrives at Pogacar and Vingegaard, the same as Thomas, but Pogacar attacks again and only the leader holds him.
Thomas attacks 35 km from the finish line. Pogacar and Vingegaard stand still. Sepp Kuss, the leader’s golden gregarious. Nairo stays.
Again Pogacar leaves, Vingegaard hits him and they pass Thomas. Nairo yields 20 seconds with the first two of the general, who pass to Urán.
go ahead hold on Martinez, Van Aert and Pinotwhich take 2 min o02 sa Vingegaard.
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