‘Cannibal’ Pogacar defeated Vingegaard in a film finale and solidified his leadership

He did it again. Tadej Pogacar (23 years old) He returned to the ‘crime’ scene, to the place where in 2020 he humiliated his countrymen. primoz roglic snatched the yellow jersey of the leader with insulting superiority in a time trial to be remembered and this Friday he repeated the victory in the first top finish of 109th edition of the Tour de France. ‘Handsome’ he’s not Belgian, but he has the same killer instinct as the ‘Cannibal’ Eddy Merckx.

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If the increase in La Planche des Belles Filles it is surprising, with seven kilometers of its average gradient of 8.5% and 600 meters of level difference, with sectors where the level difference reaches 22% and with an honest public leaving their throats and the palms of their hands. cheering To these cycling heroes, the ToUr organization added a stretch of terrain, ‘sterrato’ at the end, 1,000 meters that increased the stiffness of the stage to the point of intolerance, but added an epic setting. And in these stages, where the best play takes place, the classy actor in the group is not left behind.

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The stage came very long at the beginning of the last sunrise, which was 176.3 kilometers, between the towns of Tomblaine Y The Super Planche des Belles Filles. Seven brave men want to break platoon law – Kämna, Schachmann, Geschke, Teuns, Furbridge, Barthe, at Erviti ng Movistardays on which telephone training was seen-.

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The escape, like ripe fruit, will fall on the hot asphalt. The German of Cofifdis Geschke was the first to seek to loop the loop and alone from the escape, up to his height, with just over 5 kilometers, his countryman Kämna He reached for it and left. The member of Bora he left his life on the bicycle. Sometimes he gave the feeling that his disrespect would have a reward, but the machine of UAE, which is not Swiss but has the same precision, began to work perfectly. Relay after relay passed their strongest unit, with just over 700 meters left, a goal -oriented one like the Pole Motherstepped aside and waved his arm, said to his leader: “To you all, champion.”

Pogacar took the hand of some extraterrestrial capable of following his speed, which without excess, the small group lost units, including at the end of Enrique More. however, ‘Handsome’ he did not print the brutal and ruthless attack expected of him, he presented his most terrestrial version, which he took advantage of. Vingegaard to discuss success. At times it seems the Dane from Jumbo-Visma I would have discussed the success with Pogacar, but when he sat down at the tables, he didn’t leave a single crumb. He got up from his bike to put things in their place, he passed Vingegaard and as he did when he was overtaken, he turned back in an exchange of looks that says a lot and that doesn’t mean free. Y Kämna?, you may wonder, he gave up a few meters from the end to lose 14 seconds to a rider who, except for a big surprise, went straight again to make history and add his third consecutive Tour. And we’re only in the seventh chapter of a book that yes, there are a total of 21 chapters, but it doesn’t seem like many changes to the script will be experienced by the plot.