the luxembourgish Bob Jungels (Ag2r Citroen) he demolished the Puertas del Sol alone as the winner of the ninth stage of the Tour de France, contested between Aigle (Switzerland) and Châtel (France), which is 192.9 kmwherein Tadej Pogacar He boosted the yellow jersey by 3 seconds thanks to an acceleration at the finish line.
On a day of devastation marked by heat, Jungels, a winner of Liège-Bastogne and a stage in the Giro, made his Tour debut with great success, alone in the last 60 kilometers, striving his the pursuers are useless.
Jungels won at Châtel-Las Puertas del Sol in 4:46:39, beating the Spaniards in 22 and 25 seconds. Jonathan Castroviejo (Ineos) and Carlos Verona (Movistar), second and third respectively. Both defeated French Pinot in the end, giving up 40.
In the favorites sector is a new announcement of Pogacar. There was no blow, but the Slovenian was gradually moving away from his rivals. The tables were already signed, but he started 200 meters from the finish line, entered with Vingegaard at the wheel and ‘peaked’ by 3 seconds on Geraint Thomas, Yates, Enric Mas and Nairo Quintana.
The victims of the Tour’s hottest day punished Russian Vlasov with a charge of 27 seconds, Rigoberto Urán 6.27 minutes, sank, and eliminated his Colombian compatriot Daniel Martínez, who entered more than 16.
The Tour is heading into a second day of rest where Pogacar is the absolute skipper, followed by 39 seconds behind undisputed opposition leader, Danish Jonas Vingegaard, who has already moved on from Geraint Thomas in 1.17 minutes . Enric Mas took one position, he was eighth at 1.50, and Nairo Quintana closed out the top ten at 2.13.
Getaway with four Spaniards
Day of the mountains, but no major slopes, which helps a breakaway that tried to start, from the flag in the unprecedented city of Aigle, headquarters of the International Cycling Union, where the academy they trained, among others, the quadruple winner of the Tour de France Chris Froome and the Colombian Daniel Felipe Martínez, both in the race.
The peloton operates animated in the valleys of the Vaud canton, on a single flat area of the sun, in a section surrounding Lake Leman, in that area where the terraces of the vineyards that climb the slopes are seen in the panoramic view. French ‘philosopher’ Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) has stayed at the hotel, affected by Covid, a problem that is starting to worry the Tour’s upper echelons, including leader Tadej Pogacar.
After 50 km, a large getaway was arranged with 21 men ready to open the doors of the sun to Châtel. Teams of favorites turned on the traffic light for the adventure. They include 4 Spanish, Ion Izagirre, Luis León Sánchez, Carlos Verona and Castroviejo.
Four nationals with a desire to break the Spanish fasting streak on the Tour. Since Omar Fraile on Mende’s day in 2018, there have been no Spanish victories in the Grand Boucle. They got into an important project, of which the best classified was Colombian Rigoberto Urán, 3.24 behind Pogacar.
The inexhaustible Van Aert also made it through the expedition, taking steps every day to wear the green Paris jersey he had sewn so well. In addition, 9 of the 21 who ran away knew what it felt like to win stages on the Tour. In the experience of the elect does not remain.
The Jungels soar
One more day the UAE of Pogacar will have to start work, assuming the speed of the peloton to avoid extreme differences. Marc Soler, the Slovenian luxury operator, shot to solidify the breakaway in about 3 minutes, which was a delay at the top of Col des Mosses (2a), km 108 of the race.
The interesting part is in the last 70 km where the first two on the menu, the Col de la Croix (8.1 km at 7.6%), where the Germans Geschke and Jungels are crowned prominently, along with the chasing 20 seconds behind and the group of favorites. led by Soler at 2.25. While down Jungels disappeared, a winner in Liege-Bastogne.
Jungels was charged with the faith and courage to give the winning pulse to the pursuers and to the celebrity squad, which Soler exhausted with his massive work outside Pas de Morgins (1st, 15.4 km at 6.1%), along the summit at Châtel, a ski resort located in Haute-Savoie, neighboring Switzerland, where the Luxembourger cyclist continues to dream of success.
The Spaniards caress it
From behind they show weaknesses. Van Aert and Urán descended into the pursuing group, and Daniel Martínez and Vlasov surrendered along with the general’s men. Wear takes it. As Jungels struggled to turn his jersey on to cope with the intense heat, Frenchman Thibaut Pinot attacked away from the top of the Morgins, starting an exciting hunt.
Pinot filed Jungels time until he was about 20 seconds with 9 kilometers left. He gave the impression that the hunt was near. The cyclist from Lure growled between shouts of “Pinot, Pinot!” which came from the crowded canals of the ascent, but he did not finish a return that will be remembered for a long time.
He lacks the strength that Jungels has, who, suffering a trial, managed to sign his deed. He was the last survivor that day. The 29-year-old runner from Rollingem, 8-time national time trial champion and 6-time on the road, who hasn’t won far from his country since 2019, has not allowed himself to get caught, neither Pinot, nor Castroviejo and Verona. At least two Spaniards on the podium.
Source: La Verdad

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