Nor the long and threatening shadow of Colossus Puy de Dome What awaits this Sunday for the survivors of 110th edition of the Tour de France this helped the peloton reach the eighth stage of the race in stride. A day marked by mileage -this Saturday is the second longest stage of the Tour-, the sweltering heat, the different falls that took place and the demanding outcome of the day. A stage finish that looks up slightly, with little change in elevation with 500 meters to go, and it doesn’t fit the profile of a born sprinter. Despite this, and after another day Matthew van der Poel perfectly matched his pitcher’s pad, Jasper Phillipsen he sold his defeat against a magnificent Mads Pederson.
The Dane faced the last few meters in a very good position and used all his power to show his best version and achieve his 31st victory as a professional and the 25th for his team, Lidl-Trekin front of Philipsen and of a Van Aert so big, that despite being locked in one of the sprint stages almost came back.
The two great favorites for the glory of Paris, well accompanied by their teams, entered in good place and at the same time, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacarattentive to what could happen in the final part of the stage, with two climbs in the fourth category that further accelerated the pace of a peloton that rolled at full speed (Pedersen won at an average speed of 47.7 km/h) . .
the brave Anthony Turgis f.He was the last of the three first breakaways caught by the peloton, eight kilometers from the finish line. The peloton passed him at full speed and Campenaerts the one who almost cut off the peloton in his movement, stuck to the wheel of the Belgian Fred Wright and a little while longer Mattias Skjelmose he gave every last drop of sweat in the thought that his Lidl-Trek partner Pedersen might take advantage of his effort, as it were.
The Belgian had the worst day Steff Crass and the british Mark Cavendish, both had to leave the race after the fall. The most painful, in every sense, of ‘Cav’ As for his 38 years, this is theoretically his last Tour and he is fighting to break the record of 34 stages of victory that keeps him tied with Eddy Merckx. They also went to earth, among others, Simon Yates and Michael Landa, both losing 47 seconds; a difference that, who knows, maybe this Sunday can give them the necessary energy to Puy de Dome ‘volcano’ to try to be great protagonists in Massif Central.
Source: La Verdad
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