New day ahead for training AG2R Citroen ! Indeed, on this 19th stage of the Tour de France, the French team was once again active by sending men into the breakaway. Among them were found Ben O’Connor, and the Australian once again made quite a number. In the company of Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious) et Kasper Asgreen (Soudal Quick-Step), O’Connor managed to extricate himself from this group. The three men played for victory in the sprint, the Australian launched first, but was countered by Asgreenwhich was itself overwhelmed by Mohoric. Despite the disappointment of this 3rd place, the clan AG2R Citroen was still satisfied with this day, as the general manager explains to us Vincent Lavenu. “Ben was active, sensitive. We know that when a big break develops like that, with more than 30 riders, it won’t necessarily happen in the sprint, so there are plenty of initiatives. And often, those who take the initiative first are well served, and that’s what happened”said Lavenu at the microphone of Cyclism’Actu.
Video – Vincent Lavenu, at our microphone, at the finish of this stage
#TDF2023 At the end of an intense day, Matej Mohoric won just ahead of Kasper Asgreen on this 19th stage of the #TourdeFrance. Party in the breakaway, the Slovenian comes there to seek his 3rd victory on the Tour.
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“Thibaut Pinot will be an actor in the race”
“It still had to be strong, because, at three, they resisted the return of a group of nine. This 3rd place still satisfies us”, he continues. On the eve of the famous Markstein stage, Vincent Lavenu also returned to the career and ambitions of Thibaut Pinotwho will be on his land this Saturday. “Thibaut Pinot has marked the history of our sport. He’s a boy who has a very good image, good behavior and who is a very good rider. Obviously he will be super motivated, he will have a lot of supporters at his side, who will push him to the top. think tomorrow (SATURDAY)Thibaut Pinot will be a player in the race.”
Back to the 19th stage of the Tour de France: Mohoric deprives Asgreen of the double!
Another crazy day on the roads of the Tour de France ! At the end of a huge struggle of more than 100 kilometers to form the victorious breakaway, a group of around thirty units played for victory in the final of this 19th stage on Friday – the fastest of this Tour with more than 49 km/h on average! And it’s finally Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) who won at Poligny after a very tight sprint, depriving the winner of the day before Kasper Asgreen (Soudal Quick-Step) double for a few centimeters! Declared winner at the photo-finish, the 28-year-old Slovenian won a 3rd career success on the Big loop – after his double in 2021 -, also offering a 3rd bouquet to his team on this 2023 edition. Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citroën Team) completed the day’s podium.
Forty seconds later, the green jersey Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) again took 4th place by sprinting out the group of 9 strong men who were in pursuit. The Belgian is ahead Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek, 5e), Christopher Laporte (Jumbo-Visma, 6e), Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost, 8e), Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates, 9e), Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers, 10e), Mathieur van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck, 12th)… A ranking worthy of the greatest Spring Classics, proof of the difficulty of this day! Taken by the Jumbo Visma of the yellow jersey, the main peloton crossed the line more than 13 minutes late, with no rider dangerous enough up front to threaten Jonas Vingegaardnor upset the general classification.
Tour de France – Classification of the 19th stage
Tour de France – Provisional general classification after the 19th stage
2023-07-21 19:37:02
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