The Champs Elysées they exalted Tadej pogacar, the new king of the Tour de France. The Slovenian, who already fixed his yellow jersey in 2020 after going again to Primoz Roglic In the time trial of La Planche des Belles Filles, a tribute was given along with his crew by way of the streets of Paris.
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In any case, this final stage of the French spherical – which many criticize is just not 100% aggressive sufficient to determine the basic – provided two nice incentives: test if Cavendish may lastly break free from the record of Merckx (the 34 triumphs that the English equal earlier than reaching the metropolis of affection) and visualize if Van Aert, The person who’s value every thing, managed to shut in an unbeatable manner profitable the dash in a race the place he gave victories in the mountain stage and chrono. This Sunday, the Belgian additionally conquered a dash ‘ready’ for ‘Cavs’.
The ‘basic’ who repeats
Pogacar, the ‘gammer’ of style, cemented the victory in the first week of the Tour. You sweep in the clock placing time to your rivals. Earlier than his present in Laval Espace Mayenne, Alaphilippe He had already given the dream picture to his countrymen along with his idyllic premiere in Landerneau; Van der poel he had cried in yellow for his grandfather; Merlier did ‘double’ for Alpecin and Cavendish was warning in Fougres of what was to come.
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On Chteauroux, Valence and Carcassonne the remainder of the triumphs of ‘Cavs’ earlier than touchdown in Paris. Mohoric, doubly, Or? Connor, Van Aert, Politt, Mollema and Konrad they raised their arms thanks to their driving whereas the Belgian repeated in a chrono the place every thing was already determined.
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In the mountains, regardless of the impetus of Vingegaard (the just one who made Pogacar undergo – he did it on Mont Ventoux) and Carapaz, nobody saved Kuss and the talked about Van aert managed to take a victory away from a yellow jersey that ‘paved’ the manner to Paris due to the massive variety of falls that occurred at the starting of the competitors and that despatched folks like Roglic, your important rival, or Marc Soler.
Haunted by polemics
Throughout these three weeks there have been a number of controversial moments. The primary got here in the first stage when a German fan threw the peloton inflicting falls and accidents that, in the finish, marked the Tour. There was additionally a raid on Pau al Bahrain Due to an alleged reference to doping, there have been complaints about unusual noises on bicycles or doubts relating to unusual drinks. TO Pogacarin addition they nagged at him about the previous of his administrators and about his excessive efficiency. Truly, nothing actually severe to maintain onto.
Unhealthy fortune for the Spanish
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It was not the greatest race for the cyclists in Spain who didn’t elevate their arms and it has been three years with out doing it. The final to achieve this was Omar friar in 2018. Cortina, Erviti and Valverde they got here shut to doing so. Personal Omar and Izagirre they leaked into leaks that they may not remedy whereas different nationwide corridors had to concentrate on the leaders.
These, Enric Mas and Pello Bilbao they managed to sneak into the Prime 10. The primary was 6 when he tried to attain the podium or at the least enhance the Prime 5 of final 12 months and the Basque, who solely cooks all his dishes, was 9 after a complete race operating towards him.
It was one other ‘grey’ Tour for the Spaniards. The loss in phrases of the variety of members, the absence of an amazing ‘rooster’ that fights for the highest ranges and the circumstances of the race have prevented successes from being celebrated in our nation. The Spaniards had no luck in which Cavendish (regardless of his ‘stumble’ in Paris) and, above all Pogacar, had been the nice winners.
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