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‘I attempted every part’ – Jasper Stuyven’s assault falls quick in Tour de France gravel stage



Probably the most combative rider award that Jasper Stuyven ended up with on stage 9 of the Tour de France clearly wasn’t a lot of a comfort, the frustration thick within the Lidl-Trek rider’s voice throughout the put up stage interviews. That first win on the French Grand Tour for a second had appeared inside attain, however was snapped from his grasp as soon as once more.

Stuyven has 4 instances stepped as much as the stage podium, his greatest consequence being a second place on stage 7 in 2021, the yr he gained Milan-San Remo. That point he was out entrance with eventual winner Matej Mohorič, however ended up being dropped on Sign d’Uchon, however on this yr’s gravel heavy stage Stuyven was the one who tried to drop all his rivals as an alternative. 

Out entrance with the break, Stuyven cannily waited till a rival assault try was reeled again in earlier than shortly countering at simply over 11km to go. He established a small hole regardless of the scrambling behind to try to forestall the highly effective European gravel champion get away.

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