The winner of the 14th stage of the Tour de France 2021 was the Dutchman Bauke Mollema.
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The fall of Peia Bilbao during the 14th stage of the Tour de France 2021.
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The driver of the Trek-Segafredo stable prevailed after the escape and managed the 183.7 km long route from Carcassonne to Quillan in 4:16:16 h.
Austrian Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe) finished second and Colombian Sergio Higuita (EF Education-Nippo) finished third. Slovenian Tadej Pogačar from the UAE-Team Emirates stable kept the yellow jersey for the overall leader.
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On Saturday, there was a hilly stage on the program with five ascents of the 2nd and 3rd category. From the beginning, a number of competitors tried to escape, but the peloton went for a long time at a high pace of about 48 km / h, so no one was able to work out a sufficient distance.
Before the first climb to the Col du Bac (3.1 km, 5.3%), a group of five members took the lead, but their lead did not rise beyond one minute and after 20 km their package caught up.
A 14-member escape has already formed in front of the second hill, Col de Montségur (4.3 km, 8.1%), with Wout Poels (Bahrain-Victorious), Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation), Konrad, Mollema, Higuita or Omar Fraile (Astana-Premier Tech).
First words from @BaukeMollema,
fresh from his win in Quillan ⬇️#TDF2021
pic.twitter.com/qnRmB0l5vC– Tour de France ™ (@LeTour) July
10, 2021
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Guillaume Martin (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits) also got there, who was in 9th place in the overall standings before the stage and was able to significantly improve his position.
However, he could not endanger Pogachar too much, as he lost more than nine minutes to him. Even before the second ascent, several sprinters emerged from the package, including the green Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep).
The strong group set a high pace and quickly developed a three-minute lead. On the next ascent of the Col de la Croix des Morts (6.8 km, 5.8%), Woods came for points, which nurtured the hope of a dotted jersey.
On another hill, the Côte de Galinagues (2.2 km, 8.8%), he scored another point and reached the top of the mountaineering competition.
In the next descent, however, he fell and injured his left hand. Woods quickly jumped back onto the bike, but it cost him enough strength to return to the group. At that time, he attacked Mollem and managed to break away from his opponents. He soon had a good minute and a quarter, and this lead came at the foot of the final climb to the Col de Saint-Louis (4.6 km, 6.8%).
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His competitors tried to chase him, but the 34-year-old Dutchman had good legs, and when he brought a one-minute lead to the top of the hill, it was clear that he would get stage laurels.
It was only 17 km down the hill and at the end along the plain. Mollema did not make a mistake and came to Quillan after winning his 17th career and second on the Tour.
The risky tactic also paid off for Guillaume Martin, who finished in 11th place with more than a five-minute lead over the group of favorites in the overall standings, so he moved up to 2nd place behind Pogačar. He loses 4:04 minutes to the yellow jersey.
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– GC after Stage 14 pic.twitter.com/biXtFVFoeN– The Red Flame (@ laflammerouge16) July
10, 2021
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The second week of the race will end on Sunday with a mountain stage with a finish in Andorra, which offers four challenging climbs and is one of the most difficult in the program.
At the same time, the peloton exceeds the highest point of the 108th year – Port d’Envalira at an altitude of 2408 meters above sea level. The route leads from Céret to Andorra la Vella and measures 191.3 km.
Tour de France 2021
14. etapa (Carcassonne – Quillan, 183.7 km): 1. Bauke Mollema (Hol./Trek-Segafredo) 4:16:16 h, 2. Patrick Konrad (Rak./Bora-Hansgrohe) +1: 04 min, 3. Sergio Higuita (Col./EF Education-Nippo ) same time, 4. Mattia Cattaneo (Tal./Deceuninck-QuickStep) +1: 06, 5. Michael Woods (Kan./Israel Start-up Nation) +1: 10, 6. Omar Fraile (Sp. / Astana- Premier Tech) +1: 25, 7. Elie Gesbert (Fr./Arkea-Samsic), 8. Quentin Pacher (Fr./B&B Hotels p / b KTM), 9. Louis Meintjes (JAR / Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux ) all the same time, 10. Esteban Chaves (Col./BikeExchange) +1: 28, 11. Guillaume Martin (Fr./Cofidis) same time
overall ranking: 1. Tadej Pogačar (Slovenian / UAE Team Emirates) 56:50:21 h, 2. G. Martin +4: 04 min, 3. Rigoberto Uran (Col./EF Education-Nippo) +5: 18, 4. Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Jumbo-Visma) +5: 32, 5. Richard Carapaz (Ek./Ineos Grenadiers) +5: 33, 6. Ben O’Connor (Aus./AG2R Citroën) +5: 58, 7 Wilco Kelderman (Hol./Bora-Hansgrohe) +6: 16, 8. Alexej Lutsenko (Kaz./Astana-Premier Tech) +6: 30, 9. Enric Mas (Sp. / Movistar) +7: 11, 10 Mattia Cattaneo (Tal./Deceuninck-QuickStep) +9: 48
scoring competition: 1. Mark Cavendish (V.Brit./Deceuninck-QuickStep) 279 b, 2. Michale Matthews (Aus./BikeExchange) 187, 3. Jasper Philipsen (Belg./Alpecin-Fenix) 174
mountaineering competition: 1. Michael Woods (Kan./Israel Start-Up
Nation) 54 b, 2. Nairo Quintana (Kol./Arkea-Samsic) 50, 3. Wout Poels
(Hol./Bahrain-Victorious) 49
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