Tour de France Stage 20 Dwell: Jura mountain gives final probability for assault

Sadly Kuss has bandages on the facet of his left eye. He will must struggle much more ache through the stage. 

Vingegaard has correctly eased up because the assaults splits and reforms. 

After all, different riders are attempting to get throughout, together with three riders from Uno-X. 

The race blasted by way of the intermediate dash, with Mads Pedersen profitable to attain 20 factors. 

Everybody is targeted on the assault and the crash victims.

90km to go

The presence of Vingegaard within the assaults is just not welcome by different riders. They’ve little probability of getting away with the yellow jersey within the transfer and Warren Barguil makes that clear to the Jumbo chief. 

With Vingegaard within the assault, UAE are chasing to defend their possibilities of profitable the stage. 

Sepp Kuss additionally has an facial damage, to his left eye space. 

Rodriguez is tucked in behind  an Ineos crew automotive as he chases again to the peloton.

He has cuts to his chin, nostril and eye. 

There are 16 riders within the assault, together with race chief Jonas Vingegaard.

Sepp Kuss additionally crashed and is being handled by a race physician for cuts on his proper elbow.

A replay exhibits that one thing went into the highway, Rodriguez prevented it buthen misplaced his entrance wheel and banged his face on the highway. 

Sadly Rodriguez is 1:30 down on the attackers.

Ineos are calling all of the crew again to assist Rodriguez.

Rodriguez has minimize his eye and maybe hit his head.  He additionally has cuts and highway rash on his proper arm and leg. 

He’s chasing with a teammate.  

There are a number of splits within the peloton.

Rodriguez is up and chasing.

The crash got here after Alaphilippe pushed the tempo.

Carlos Rodriguez is one in every of them! 

Crash! Two riders goes down on the descent.

That is how Lild-Trek bossed the KOM dash. 

Now the riders dive down the gorgeous and testing descent from the Ballon d’Alsace.

Skelmose tactically completed second to attain 3 factors, whereas Pedersen additionally rode exhausting to complete third and rating 2 factors. 

That every one helped Ciccone prolong his lead within the KOM competitors. He has 93 factors now, with Gall on 82 factors.

He kicked with 150m to go and took the 5 factors. 

Ciccone is first to the highest. 

Lidl wind it up for Cicco!

1km to the summit and the hectic dash for the KO factors.

Mads Pedersen can be working for Ciccone however Vingegaard is near the entrance now. 

Ineos have made a tactical name to comply with UAE, as a result of they need to win the stage. 

Matthias Skelmose is enjoying a key function for Ciccone. He is main him in a small assault, with 3km to the summit. 

The velocity is excessive and so some sprinters have already been dropped. 

115km to go

Trentin goes deep to shut down Campenaerts.

What’s UAE’s recreation plan? What occurs now?

Apparently, the GC groups are attempting to regulate the racing to play their playing cards later.

Lidl-Trek are attempting to cease the assaults to maintain the peloton collectively for Ciccone. 

The climbs kicks in and AG2R assaults however Ciccone marks him.  

Jasper De Buyst is swept-up because the climbers surge however Victor Campenaerts continues to be racing out entrance.  

120km to go

Jasper De Buyst and Victor Campenaerts are pushing on because the climb begins.

The counter-attacks will certainly come quickly, with the KOM factors on the summit of the Ballon d’Alsace, the primary battle of the day.

There are huge gaps within the GC prime 10 , however nonetheless room to maneuver. The competition for the polka-dot jersey can be tight, with Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) holding a slender six-point benefit on Felix Gall, the motivated AG2R Citroën rider who celebrated a stage win in Courchevel earlier this week. 

“After the queen stage, after the victory, in fact, I imply, everyone seems to be drained now, we’re within the third week, nevertheless it price a whole lot of power,” Gall mentioned. “I’m simply trying ahead to when it’s over.” 

Hindley was extra open about his plan of assault when chatting with Cyclingnews.  

The injured Australian slowly dropped from third to seventh total after a high-speed crash on stage 14, however confirmed indicators of enchancment on the Col de la Loze and is up for the competition. 

“No matter how I’m feeling, I feel all-in. It’s solely 130 kilometres and, what have I’m going to lose? However I feel everybody will probably be like that,” he mentioned. 

What ought to we anticipated at present Jai? 

Jasper De Buyst is away with Campenaerts however the different groups appear assured they are often caught on the Ballon d’Alsace climb.

Lidl-Trek are controlling the assault to guard Ciccone’s KOM lead.

125km to go

The peloton has eased barely and so the hole is rising.

Different riders are on the transfer, making an attempt to cross to the assault. 

But once more Victor Campenaerts  is the primary to surge away. 

He ias joined by a Lotto teammate and a Movistar teammate.

Allez! They’re off! 

Christian Prudhomme has waved his flag ands the primary assaults are launched.

The roads are flat and  then the Ballon d’Alsace begins. It’s 11.5 km lengthy at 5.3%. 

There are indicators of cross winds within the early kilometres, including an additional twist to the racing.

All of the anticipated attackers are on the entrance of the peloton.

Le Markstein is a stage end for the primary time on the Tour. 

Final 12 months Le Markstein was the end of stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift: Annemiek van Vleuten received after going solo for almost 70 kilometres and received the yellow jersey.

The riders have left the beginning space and now face neutralised sector of  6.6km earlier than the 133.5km stage begins.

We count on assaults from the very begin. 

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1… C’est Parti!

The  jersey wearers on the entrance of the beginning grid, we’re prepared to begin the stage. 

1 minute to go!

We’re 5 minutes from the stage begin.

Click on under to learn Sophie Smith’s particular preview. 

‘Actually explosive’ – Vingegaard able to defend yellow in Tour de France mountain finale

Vingegaard is making ready for an explosive final stand on this 12 months’s Tour de France as climbers within the peloton put together to go all-in on the penultimate stage within the Vosges. 

The defending champion’s crew have in contrast Saturday’s stage – that options a minimum of six categorised climbs – to final 12 months’s run to Hautacam, which Vingegaard received forward of Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates). 

Jumbo-Visma sports activities director Merijn Zeeman mentioned there’s nonetheless a lot to play for. 

“It’s a really exhausting stage,” Zeeman mentioned. “It’s the third week, everyone seems to be drained however there are nonetheless a lot of issues to struggle for: mountain jersey, stage win, all of the completely different locations within the GC ranging from the tenth place to the rostrum. 

“We’ll comply with our plan and we’ll race like we at all times do however biking is with 22 groups, and I feel you will notice a whole lot of various things tomorrow with a whole lot of completely different pursuits. It is going to be unnoticed all on the highway, and everybody will go full gasoline.” 

As we countdown to the beginning Jumbo-Visma and race chief Jonas Vingegaard signal on. 

Vingegaard leads Pogacar by 7:35 and so at present will certainly be about management and staying secure to allow them to journey into Paris to have a good time a second Tour victory. 

Nevertheless if the race explodes, look ahead to the Dane to attempt to win in yellow. 

That is how shut the KOM competitors is. 

Lidl-Trek signal on, with Giulio Ciccone within the polka-dot jersey.

They’ll journey to defend the jersey however faces a number of main rivals. 

UAE signal on. How will Tadej Pogacar carry out within the mountains at present after struggling within the Alps. He might attempt to win the stage or might crack once more.

We’ll discover out very quickly. 

Ineos  are subsequent to signal on. Right this moment they may look to assist Carlos Rodriguez climb to 3rd place on the ultimate GC podium. The  younger Spaniard is 1:16 down on Adam Yates (UAE Crew Emirates). 

Allez Tibo! 

Barry Ryan has adopted Pinot’s profession intently within the final 12 years and wrote this particular function. It is an effective way to know Pinot and what this stage means to him and the game. 

‘I feel I’ve come full circle’ – Thibaut Pinot takes Tour de France bow on dwelling roads

“There’s tons feelings… It’s a big day for me,” Pinot mentioned on stage. 

I hope every thing goes effectively. My option to retire is made and that’s why I’ll give it my all at present.”  

Thibaut Pinot will get a particular cheer on the sign-on podium. That is his final Tour de France mountain stage of his profession, with the beginning simply 30km from his dwelling and hundreds of his followers ready for him on the Petit Ballon climb. 

Firstly in Belfort, the riders are signing on and making ready for the ultimate mountain stage.

It’s quick at 133.5km however it is going to be intense. 

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