Peter Sagan has completed the challenging 11th stage of the Tour de France, in which cyclists twice climbed the myths of Mont Ventoux.
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Cyclists during the climb to Mont Ventoux in the 11th stage of the Tour de France.
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The versatile racer Wout van Aert, who also overshadowed the climbers and enjoyed the triumph after the solo, did the best with a challenging challenge.
The interesting thing is that Belgian in Tuesday’s sprint ending only the leader of the scoring competition, Mark Cavendish, defeated.
Sagan scored three points in the fight for the green jersey, finishing 13th in the sprint prize.
In a demanding mountain test, he finished on the 140th place, he fit into the limit.
However, he came to the finish line in pain, according to information from RTVS, his knee injury was restored.
“It’s not much. For the last hour and a half, my knee started to hurt, so I barely ran out. I didn’t expect it to boil over like this again. It stings me in it, as if needles stabbed me. I hope it will be better, “he said in the show Goals – points – seconds.
The profile of Thursday’s 12th stage should suit him, the question is to what extent he will be limited by pain.
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His rival Cavendish came to the finish with a loss of 40 minutes and 40 seconds behind the winner in 147th place.
As on Sunday, he could count on the help of his Deceuninck-QuickStep teammate David Ballerini, Michael Mörköv, Tim Declercq and Dries Devenyns.
“We knew we would not be as close to the time limit as on Sunday, but we had to be focused all day. Colleagues helped me in the mountains, “said the 36-year-old Brit for Cyclingnews.com.
“I’m very tired – I think like everyone else. I’ve done many starts on the Tour de France, but this is one of the hardest editions.
It’s great to be here. I talked to race director Prudhomm and told him how much I loved the event.
I’m a man who keeps his word, so I won’t resign. I will drive as long as I can, “he added.
A video appeared on social networks in which Cavendish paid homage to Tom Simpson.
The Brit after the heart collapse on the 1967 Tour three kilometers before the finish ended right at the track. It happened during the climb to the famous hill, with which the riders had to fight twice today.
At the memorial, Cavendish’s cap was added directly from the bike of the winner of the 33 stages of the Tour:
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