A chaotic day of echelon action at the Tour de France
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Crosswinds hit the Tour de France Friday afternoon, just 20 kilometers from the start of the stage which travelled to Pau. The city, located in the heart of Béarn, made its first appearance at the race in 1930, and now returned after five years, the previous stage finish it had hosted being the stage 13 individual time trial of the 2019 edition, which Julian Alaphilippe won with the yellow jersey on his shoulders after an amazing ride.
The bunch rolled out of Agen, and it took just a couple of minutes for the crosswinds to split it into small groups, just as a breakaway was taking shape. Remco Evenepoel immediately booked a place in that move, which put some pressure on the chasers, who had to chase hard and spend a lot of energy in order to make the catch.
The white jersey and his Soudal Quick-Step teammates remained vigilant, so when new echelons formed in the last 60 kilometers of the day – as soon as the peloton exited a sheltered point – they were well placed at the front. Evenepoel and Mikel Landa were among our four riders in the main group, who pushed an insane pace, sweeping the escapees and opening an insurmountable gap in the chasers. Remco did some big turns at the head of the reduced bunch, who had to deal with the numerous attacks coming from those hoping to avoid a mass gallop in Pau.
All these moves were brought back and the day came down to a messy sprint, won by Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). A crash that occurred in the closing kilometer blocked Remco Evenepoel, but the Belgian got the same time as the rest of the riders and will go into the first Pyrenean stage sitting in second overall.
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Race details
1 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin - Deceuninck |
3:23:09 |
2 |
Wout van Aert Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:00 |
3 |
Pascal Ackermann Israel - Premier Tech |
0:00 |
4 |
Biniam Girmay Hailu Intermarché - Wanty |
0:00 |
5 |
Nikias Arndt Bahrain - Victorious |
0:00 |
6 |
Jasper Stuyven Lidl - Trek |
0:00 |
7 |
Clément Russo Groupama - FDJ |
0:00 |
8 |
Bryan Coquard Cofidis |
0:00 |
9 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
0:00 |
10 |
Søren Wærenskjold Uno-X Mobility |
0:00 |
55 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
56 |
Mikel Landa Meana
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
64 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
70 |
Gianni Moscon
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
155 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal Quick-Step |
13:29 |
157 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal Quick-Step |
13:29 |
159 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal Quick-Step |
14:12 |
1 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
52:40:58 |
2 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:06 |
3 |
Jonas Vingegaard Hansen Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
1:14 |
4 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
4:20 |
5 |
Carlos Rodríguez Cano INEOS Grenadiers |
4:40 |
6 |
Mikel Landa Meana
Soudal Quick-Step |
5:38 |
7 |
Adam Yates UAE Team Emirates |
6:59 |
8 |
Giulio Ciccone Lidl - Trek |
7:36 |
9 |
Derek Gee Israel - Premier Tech |
7:54 |
10 |
Matteo Jorgenson Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
8:56 |
25 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal Quick-Step |
33:16 |
53 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:16:57 |
71 |
Gianni Moscon
Soudal Quick-Step |
1:37:12 |
123 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:08:01 |
134 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal Quick-Step |
2:17:58 |
1 |
Biniam Girmay Hailu Intermarché - Wanty |
346 pt |
2 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin - Deceuninck |
271 pt |
3 |
Anthony Turgis TotalEnergies |
141 pt |
4 |
Jonas Abrahamsen Uno-X Mobility |
133 pt |
5 |
Bryan Coquard Cofidis |
127 pt |
6 |
Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny |
125 pt |
7 |
Wout van Aert Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
114 pt |
8 |
Pascal Ackermann Israel - Premier Tech |
102 pt |
9 |
Fernando Gaviria Rendon Movistar Team |
100 pt |
10 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
96 pt |
12 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
82 pt |
51 |
Mikel Landa Meana
Soudal Quick-Step |
20 pt |
79 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal Quick-Step |
8 pt |
80 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal Quick-Step |
7 pt |
1 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
36 pt |
2 |
Jonas Abrahamsen Uno-X Mobility |
36 pt |
3 |
Jonas Vingegaard Hansen Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
28 pt |
4 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
18 pt |
5 |
Valentin Madouas Groupama - FDJ |
16 pt |
6 |
Carlos Rodríguez Cano INEOS Grenadiers |
12 pt |
7 |
Stephen Williams Israel - Premier Tech |
10 pt |
8 |
Frank van den Broek Team dsm-firmenich PostNL |
9 pt |
9 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
6 pt |
10 |
Ben Healy EF Education - EasyPost |
5 pt |
15 |
Mikel Landa Meana
Soudal Quick-Step |
4 pt |
1 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
52:42:04 |
2 |
Carlos Rodríguez Cano INEOS Grenadiers |
3:34 |
3 |
Matteo Jorgenson Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
7:50 |
4 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
8:35 |
5 |
Ben Healy EF Education - EasyPost |
11:02 |
6 |
Javier Romo Movistar Team |
14:35 |
7 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal Quick-Step |
32:10 |
8 |
Thomas Pidcock INEOS Grenadiers |
54:29 |
9 |
Frank van den Broek Team dsm-firmenich PostNL |
1:03:45 |
10 |
Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ |
1:04:26 |
1 | UAE Team Emirates | 158:12:09 |
2 | Soudal Quick-Step | 21:03 |
3 | INEOS Grenadiers | 22:22 |
4 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 24:14 |
5 | Bahrain - Victorious | 43:55 |
6 | Lidl - Trek | 54:39 |
7 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 57:16 |
8 | Movistar Team | 1:00:32 |
9 | EF Education - EasyPost | 1:06:37 |
10 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 1:31:29 |