can’t Mathieu Van der Poel repeat the success of the inaugural stage in 84th edition of the Tour of Luxembourg. This second attack, which is 155 kilometers, starting from Junglinster and Schifflangehe also decided to sprint and this time the Danish Mads Pedersenformer world champion, defeated the wearer of the rainbow jersey in a tight outcome.
This second Luxembourg attack had other early protagonists before the day was decided at full speed in a long sprint. Pepijn Reinderink and Alexandre Kess They were two of the adventurers who broke the law of the platoon. The most persistent isand Reinderinkwho maintained his challenge at just 31 kilometers.
Already in the last circuit, which had to be done in three laps and with a slope of less than a kilometer of hardness (7.4%), attacks took place again taking advantage of this climb. One of those who tried it was Juan Ayuso, action that remained like the rest of nothing.
The stage will be decided by the sprint, as expected. The place Alex Kirsch launched incredibly Mads Pedersen and as the Dane launched himself at a sprint, no one could reach his height. Van der Poel stuck to his wheel and tried, but he didn’t have the necessary energy or find the right space at the right time.
New partial victory of the season for Pedersenwhich will be one of the wheels to follow on Swiss World Cup and 42 for your team Lidl-Trekwhere he has a contract until 2025.
This Friday, third stage, of 201.3 kilometers, in between Rosport and Diekirchwith decisiveness Montée de Haemerich (special category, 1.1 km at 7.4%) with 2.9 kilometers to go.
Source: La Verdad
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