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Here is a more in-depth have a look at the Col de Turini
93km to go
We’re climbing once more, albeit on an uncategorised drag that may take us onto the day’s second climb, the Col de Turini.
5 riders have managed to get away from the yellow jersey group on this descent: Carapaz, Bardet, Soler, Tratnik, Champoussin.
Rodríguez is again.
The three-man breakaway has reformed on this descent, with Armirail and Kelderman each linking again up with Mas. They’ve a minute over the yellow jersey group.
That Jorgenson transfer ought to get the tongues wagging. UAE made a peace providing to Carapaz however the American disrupted it for no obvious motive. He was denied a stage win yesterday by Pogačar’s eagerness, which triggered complaints from the Visma workforce administration. Pure pettiness maybe.
The yellow jersey swelled to 25 riders in direction of the highest of that climb, and it may properly swell once more on this descent. Rodriguez – sixth general – is not far behind in the intervening time. Buitrago and Gall are different members of the highest 15 general who’re with him.
Jorgenson nips via to disclaim Carapaz the utmost assortment of factors from that group. Unsure why – Jorgenson cannot win that competitors.
The lowered yellow jersey group involves the highest nearly a minute in arrears. Will Pogačar problem Carapaz for the polka-dots as we speak? No, he is not that a lot of a cannibal. The Ecuadorian is ushered via.
108km to go
Mas accelerates out entrance and Kelderman is dropped, Armirail goes all-out to get again on.
Ineos have nobody in there. Carlos Rodriguez dropped already.
17 riders within the yellow jersey group, 15 seconds down on Armirail, Kelderman, and Mas out entrance, and 2km from the summit of this primary climb.
Soler pushes issues on for UAE now. Armirail sees him from one of many quite a few hairpins on this climb, and waves his arm in frustration. ‘You mentioned you were not going to do that’, he is considering.
UAE are attentive right here as Ciccone will get on board with the accelerations. Loads of the highest 10 on GC getting concerned right here.
The yellow jersey group splits once more underneath that newest push. A extremely chaotic begin right here on a cat-2 climb on a day when Pogačar mentioned he’d permit a breakaway to go clear.
Carapaz assaults! And Jorgenson hits out too! Tempo is lifted.
Enric Mas (Movistar) assaults now because the tempo eases off within the yellow jersey group.
113km to go
Derek Gee – eighth general – has gone with Kelderman and now Bruno Armirail units off for AG2R. Behind, UAE at the moment are setting tempo in a closely fragmented GC group that has swallowed a lot of the break.
Wilco Kelderman units off now because the yellow jersey approaches. Riders everywhere right here.
And that yellow jersey group is coming throughout to the break!
There are solely 25 riders within the yellow jersey group, with loads of splits on this climb.
We will see Adam Yates up entrance for UAE, Matteo Jorgenson for Visma.
The Col de Braus is a category-2 climb measuring 10km at a median gradient of 6.6%>
Just a few new additions to the lead group as we hit the climb. Full composition on the best way shortly.
The highway now dips down forward of the climb correct and we’ve got this 14-man lead group, a bigger pack, and a gruppetto that is already forming with the sprinters.
14 riders on this entrance cut up being pushed by Powless.
The peloton is splitting right here.
We’re on a kicker forward of the Col de Braus and EF are attempting to tear it up already, with Powless now setting a tempo for Carapaz.
That six-man break has been swallowed up as we begin to climb.
12 groups have received a stage at this Tour. That leaves 10 that have not:
Bora at the moment are chasing within the peloton, at 15 seconds. Hindley seemed to be in that transfer however then dropped again, and his workforce at the moment are on the again foot. They have not received a stage at this yr’s race and misplaced their chief – and star signing – Primož Roglič to damage, in order that they’ll be determined to get one thing out of this race.
Waerenskjold and Hindley drop away as Neilson Powless, Hugo Houle, Anthony Turgis and Jordan Jegat come throughout to Costa and Cort to make a six-man group.
Waerenskjold is now joined by his teammate Magnus Cort. Rui Costa and Jai Hindley are hitting out with extra now leaping from the pack.
Soren Waerenskjold takes off solo for Uno-X as issues quiet down within the bunch after the opening flurry. Loads of riders biding their time right here.
Uno-X look eager right here, EF as properly.
The race is underway
Right here we go then. Race director Christian Prudhomme rises from the sunroof as we method kilometre-zero.
We’re edging nearer to kilometre zero so we’ll be correctly underway in only a few minutes.
And here is Pogačar’s response after yesterday’s victory, his fourth of this Tour (and fifteenth of all) and one which successfully sewed up a 3rd yellow jersey.
Here is the race chief firstly somewhat earlier
They’re off
The riders have all signed on and have gathered on the beginning line – they’re going to be rolling very shortly. We’ve got a prolonged impartial zone as we speak so racing correct is predicted to get underway in round 20 minutes.
There will be a race on the entrance and there will be a race on the again. Arnaud Démare missed the time reduce yesterday however Mark Cavendish fights on, with another gruppetto slog to go earlier than he can full his last Tour de France. A slight disgrace that he will not get to cap it off in Paris, however with that record-breaking thirty fifth stage win within the bag his farewell Tour has been a powerful success.
Here is Jonas Vingegaard’s response after yesterday’s deadly blow.
Certain is a sizzling one
A look above and it’s best to see the particular jersey wearers, they usually’re just about set in stone now. Pogačar clearly has yellow firmly on his shoulders, likewise Evenepoel has no shut competitors within the younger rider classification, and Biniam Girmay can’t lose the inexperienced jersey for factors classification winner. Richard Carapaz took the polka-dots yesterday after main over the Cime de la Bonette, and whereas it is not mathematically sure, solely Pogačar may divest him of the mountains jersey, so he for one might be hoping the Slovenian is nearly as good as his phrase.
The one factor is, the Tour is over. Something can occur after all, and Tadej Pogačar might want to keep upright and wholesome as we speak, however barring a rare flip of circumstance, he’ll be topped as a three-time champion in Good tomorrow. Even he has already acknowledged as a lot, ignoring the usual cautious tone of GC leaders and vowing benefit from the day trip on climbs he is aware of properly, dwelling in Monaco. His closest rival Jonas Vingegaard – not that shut at over 5 minutes down – has virtually admitted defeat too, so there’s little or no suspense left within the battle for the yellow jersey.
We’re already in Good, the place this Tour de France unusually concludes on Sunday, however we’re heading again inland and into the Alpes Maritimes for what’s a giant outdated day of climbing contemplating we’re not within the excessive Alps. Yesterday was marked by excessive altitude HC climbs, and whereas we do not get close to the 2000-metre barrier as we speak and are restricted to cat-1s, we do have extra climbing in whole, with 4,600 metres of elevation (in comparison with 4,400 yesterday). With a distance of 132.8km, that leaves little room for flat roads, and the fixed up-and-down ought to make for an action-packed day trip.
Round an hour to go till the stage will get underway in Good.
And a glance again on the stage 19 outcome and present normal classification.
Here is the route profile and map of as we speak’s stage 20.
Round 90 minutes to go earlier than the beginning of as we speak’s last mountain stage.
Bonjour and welcome to Cyclingnews’ stay protection of stage 20 of the 2024 Tour de France!
