Tour de France 2024: Dylan Groenewegen of Jayco AlUla crosses the end line as stage winner(Picture credit score: Tim de Waele/Getty Photos)
Tour de France 2024: On far proper, Dylan Groenewegen wins stage 6 dash in Dijon(Picture credit score: Tim de Waele/Getty Photos)
The peloton rockets on the end straight in Dijon and into the shadows for the primary photograph end of the Tour
Stage winner Dylan Groenewegen of Jayco AlUla reacts after the victory in Dijon(Picture credit score: Daniel Cole / Pool / Getty Photos)
The peloton stays in a holding sample on the wide-open roads of stage 6(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Race chief Tadej Pogačar stays close to the entrance of the peloton(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Race chief Tadej Pogačar is simple to identify within the peloton within the yellow jersey among the many pack of riders biking to Dijon(Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
The peloton faces the lingering menace of echelons with 100km to go(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Favourites Primož Roglič and Wout Van Aert of Visma-Lease a Bike experience on far left aspect of peloton, Mark Cavendish and Michael Mørkøv of Astana Qazaqstan within the centre because the race heads to Dijon(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Nicolas Prodhomme of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rides alongside Sean Quinn of EF Training-EasyPost, carrying the colors of US nationwide champion on his equipment and bike on the nation’s Independence Day (Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Jasper Stuyven of Lidl-Trek (left) shares a subject, perhaps sprinting, with Arnaud De Lie of Lotto-Dstny(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Stage 5 winner Mark Cavendish of Astana Qazaqstanrides close to the entrance of the peloton on the 163.5km stage 6 from Mâcon to Dijon(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Axel Zingle of Cofidis and Jonas Abrahamsen of Uno-X Mobility, within the Polka dot Mountain Jersey, participate within the breakaway(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Jonas Vingegaard rides within the peloton, protected by his Visma-Lease a Bike teammates(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Race chief Tadej Pogačar of UAE Crew Emirates is prepared for the stage 6 begin in Mâcon(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Decorations in Mâcon previous to the stage 6 begin(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Followers of Mark Cavendish cheer on the stage 6 begin in Mâcon(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Luke Durbridge (left) and Elmar Reinders congratulate Crew Jayco AlUla teammate Dylan Groenewegen on the end on the stage victory(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Dylan Groenewegen of Jayco AlUla celebrates at podium as stage 6 winner (Picture credit score: Tim de Waele/Getty Photos)
Biniam Girmay of Intermarché-Wanty celebrates at podium as Inexperienced Dash Jersey winner(Picture credit score: Tim de Waele/Getty Photos)
Tadej Pogačar of UAE Crew Emirates at one other podium as Yellow Chief Jersey winner(Picture credit score: Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
UAE Crew Emirates’ Tadej Pogačar celebrates with the general chief’s yellow jersey(Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
Remco Evenepoel of Soudal-QuickStep celebrates as White greatest younger jersey winner(Picture credit score: Tim de Waele/Getty Photos)
Jonas Abrahamsen of Uno-X Mobility celebrates at podium as Polka Dot Mountain Jersey winner(Picture credit score: Tim de Waele/Getty Photos)
Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla) delivered a surprising dash to win stage 6 of the Tour de France in a photograph end, beating Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) narrowly to the road in Dijon.
A busy run to the road noticed Alpecin-Deceuninck deliver again their greatest leadout from 2023 with World Champion Mathieu van der Poel delivering Philipsen in preferrred place to launch for the road. However exploding with extra velocity out of Arnaud De Lie’s wheel behind him was Groenewegen, who held off the Belgian with a to bike throw.
Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) maintained his prime sprinting kind with third on the day within the inexperienced jersey however he lacked the top-end velocity to match the larger man Groenewegen.
This was the Dutchman’s first win on the Tour since stage 3 of the 2022 race and his sixth profession win on the French Grand Tour.
“I am actually pleased. The sensation is so wonderful, within the purple white and blue jersey – earlier than I stated it might be a stupendous image however it was that shut that I couldn’t have a good time on the end line,” stated Groenewegen who celebrated previous the final together with his teammates when it was confirmed he’d received.
“Ultimately, we grabbed it and the group labored so exhausting, additionally the final days. Yesterday I used to be disenchanted in myself as a result of the group did a very good job. As we speak we nailed it once more. Within the ultimate kilometres, we stayed calm and went on the proper second. Then I acquired into the slipstream and I really do not know what occurred however I used to be first.”
Uno-X Mobility had been the best-placed group within the ultimate kilometre after a frantic ultimate strategy noticed Asatan Qazaqstan and Mark Cavendish washed out of rivalry for stage quantity 36, till Alpecin moved up with Van der Poel and Philipsen. However final yr’s prime sprinter on the Tour didn’t have sufficient for the highly effective Dutchman.
“It slowed down just a bit bit. It was Uno-X and Alpecin combating for place, then I went and I feel it was Philipsen was on the best and we had been sprinting subsequent to one another. I really like these sprints subsequent to one another and I beat him simply on the end line, in order that’s good,” stated Groenewegen.
“Yesterday I used to be actually disenchanted in myself. I did not even dash. Now at the moment we’ve a victory. A victory within the first week means loads to me and likewise for the group. The dash subject is actually sturdy, all of the lead-out groups are actually sturdy. I am so happy with how we did at the moment and hopefully, we will do it as soon as extra once more.”
After a day which posed fixed threats of echelons en route heading from Mâcon within the crosswinds, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates) arrived safely within the bunch after one other chaotic finale, regardless of being remoted earlier within the day in one of many splits.
It uncovered a weak point in UAE’s climbing-heavy roster, because the yellow jersey rode alone within the entrance group till racing got here again collectively 70km from the road, with Visma-Lease a Bike and Purple Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe dominating the echelons. No injury was finished to the highest 10 however Visma will like what they noticed within the struggle for total victory as Juan Ayuso and João Almeida struggled on the flat.
