22-07-2022, 23:48
Christophe Laporte secured another stage win for Jumbo-Visma in an early sprint to the line holding off Jasper Philipsen, Alberto Dainese and a host of others with a 1 second advantage. It turned out to be a tactically fractured race with neither the GC teams nor the sprint teams taking control, giving the 3 breakaway riders a chance of success with 1km to go, but eventually they were caught.
None of the leading contenders in each of the classifications changed, so I'm not bothering to repeat them.
Tomorrow sees the second Time Trial, this time over 40.7kms from Lacapelle-Marival to Rocamadour. As usual the riders leave the start in reverse GC order with 2 minutes between each rider. The long, undulating course ends with a short climb at almost 8% levelling off just before the line. Wout van Aert, although still involved as a domestique for Vingegaard and Laporte, had a relatively easy day out and is definitely saving himself for tomorrow. Others to watch will be Fillippo Ganna, Ving/Pog, Stefan Kung and Tom Pidcock.
I won't be around to watch it, nor will I be watching the Coronation Procession on Sunday, which is only enlivened by the desperate sprint over the final 800m.
If you have Eurosport, you might be interested in watching the Tour de France for women, which starts in Paris, also on Sunday, hopefully before the rampaging men arrive on the Champs Elysees. Their race finishes on Sunday 31 July in La Super Planche des Belles Filles. More information can be found on https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en as well as on the Eurosport website/TV guide.
None of the leading contenders in each of the classifications changed, so I'm not bothering to repeat them.
Tomorrow sees the second Time Trial, this time over 40.7kms from Lacapelle-Marival to Rocamadour. As usual the riders leave the start in reverse GC order with 2 minutes between each rider. The long, undulating course ends with a short climb at almost 8% levelling off just before the line. Wout van Aert, although still involved as a domestique for Vingegaard and Laporte, had a relatively easy day out and is definitely saving himself for tomorrow. Others to watch will be Fillippo Ganna, Ving/Pog, Stefan Kung and Tom Pidcock.
I won't be around to watch it, nor will I be watching the Coronation Procession on Sunday, which is only enlivened by the desperate sprint over the final 800m.
If you have Eurosport, you might be interested in watching the Tour de France for women, which starts in Paris, also on Sunday, hopefully before the rampaging men arrive on the Champs Elysees. Their race finishes on Sunday 31 July in La Super Planche des Belles Filles. More information can be found on https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en as well as on the Eurosport website/TV guide.
Cabbage is still good for you