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Unfortunate fall for Neilands, Guillaume Martin climbs in the general classification and enters the Top10

Publié le 2023-07-17 09:48:00
Mis à jour le 2023-07-19 09:13:02

Several breakaway attempts take place during the first 30 kilometres. None manage to form.
1 km from the top of the first difficulty (Col des Fleuris), Woods, Neilands, Houle and Barguil connect with the breakaway of 26 riders.
Lutsenko and Alaphilippe break away.
At 130 kms from the finish, the duo have a 45" lead.
33 riders make up the chasing group. Among them: Martin, and Izaguirre for Cofidis, Woods, Teuns, Houle, Neilands for Israel Premier Tech, Barguil and Guglielmi for Arkéa-Samsic.
km 105. 35 runners escaped.
6'45" ahead of the peloton.
In the ascent of the Col de la Croix de Fry, Teuns and Woods (IPT) stall...
Van Aert attacks 400m from the summit of the Aravis. Krists Neilands takes his wheel and holds on!
Less than 37 km, boom! Neilands falls on the descent.
He bumps into a wall. Stunned, he let the fight for the win slip away, but very fortunately he set off again and finished the stage.
A few minutes later, Martin goes straight. Without gravity.
There are twelve kms left, Hugo Houle inserts himself between the pursuers and the leading trio. It will be taken back.
Guillaume Martin takes a good seventh place, the two riders of the Arkéa-Samsic formation, Guglielmi and Barguil, finish ninth and tenth. Teuns and Houle are eleventh and thirteenth.
In the general classification, Guillaume is now tenth, a handful of seconds behind Gaudu. Step by step...

COFIDIS 2024
Israel Premier Tech
Guillaume Martin
Krists Neilands
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