The 110th Tour de France (UCI World Tour) competed on the 20th stage, the final mountain section of the year, from Belfort to Le Markstein-Ferland, a ski resort in the Vosges Mountains, on July 22nd.
■ Maillot Blanc’s Pogacar wins the final mountain stage (©SprintCycling)
Austrian Felix Gal (AG2R, Citroën Team) was second in the section, and Danish Joonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) in Maillot Jaune was third.
There is only one stage left in this year’s tour. On the 23rd, Vinguego will make a triumphant return to Paris, the capital of France, wearing the Maillot Jaune for the second year in a row.
■ Maillot Jaune is protected by Vingegaard and makes a triumphant return to Paris (photo: ASO /Charly Lopez)
Ciccone wins mountain prize
● 20th Stage Course Profile (MAP : ASO)
151 competitors entered the 20th stage. Viktor Campenaerts and Jasper Debuist (Lot Destiny) were the first to attack. Kampenaerts continued to escape the first Baron d’Alsace (Category 2) alone, but he was caught with 4.4km to the summit.
Giulio Ciccone (Riddle Trek) in Maillot Apova started the stage just six points behind second-placed Galle in the mountains. He joined the escape and led the way through three category 2 passes and one category 3 pass, securing the mountain award.
■ In the first half, Maillot Apova’s Ciccone earned mountain points and secured the mountain award (photo: ASO /Charly Lopez)
Local Pinot Attacks
The other star of the day was local Frenchman Thibaut Pinault (Groupama FDJ). He escaped from the pack with two teammates on the 56.5km descent of the Croix des Moynas and joined the lead pack. He attacked at the end of the Category 1 Petit Palon Pass and passed the summit alone to great cheers.
With 4.5km to go until the final Platzerwasel summit, Pinault was caught up by Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) and Warren Barguil (Team Arkea Samsic) to lose the chance to win the stage, but was awarded the day’s Fighting Spirit award.
■ Pinault escaped the Category 1 Petit Palon Pass alone and made local fans go wild (©Sprint Cycling)
In the maillot jaune group, the maillot blanc Pogacar attacked at the Platzerwasel pass, followed by the maillot jaune Vingegaard and Gal. They quickly caught up with the first three, leaving the top six with four kilometers to the summit. However, only Maillot Jaune and Maillot Blanc could keep up with Gal’s acceleration.
At the back, Simon Yates (Team Jaiko AlUllah) attacked first, with his twin brother Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) joining later, and the two of them chased the lead group. The Yates brothers were 12 seconds behind when Gal led the top of the mountain, eight kilometers from the finish line.
The Yates brothers caught up to the three with 5km to go, leaving them in the lead. Adam Yates continued to lead, and Pogacar seemed to pay off in the end by sprinting Maillot Jaune’s Vingegao.
(photo : A.S.O. /Pauline BALLET)
David Godu (Groupama FDJ) from France, who was 10th overall until the day before, fell behind the main group after carelessly falling on the downward curve of the Petit Baron Pass. He was more than five minutes behind on this stage and looked like he was out of the top 10 overall.
However, Sepp Kuos (Jumbo-Visma), who crashed with Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiaz) on the downhill slope of the Baron d’Alsace pass in the early stages, finished more than 20 minutes late, dropping from 9th place overall.
■ Comments from Pogacar, who won his 11th win in the section
“Today I finally felt like myself again. I felt really good from start to finish. After many days of suffering, I felt good again and it was great to win the segment.
Waiting for Adam Yates to come back. Because he knew him and knew he could lead extremely well. He made the end less nerve-wracking and a little easier to win. I’m very happy that the team has done such a great job again.”
■ Pogacar, who won his 11th overall section win and his 2nd section win in this tournament (photo: ASO /Charly Lopez)
■ 20th Stage Results
[July 22 / Belfort to Le Marcstein-Ferland / 133.5 km]
1. T. POGAČAR (UAE TEAM EMIRATES / SLO) 03h 27′ 18”
2. F. GALL (AG2R CITROEN TEAM / AUT)
3. J. VINGEGAARD (JUMBO-VISMA/DEN)
4. S. YATES (TEAM JAYCO ALULA / GBR)
5. A. YATES (UAE TEAM EMIRATES / GBR) + 00′ 07”
6. W. BARGUIL (TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC / FRA) + 00′ 33”
7. T. PINOT (GROUPAMA – FDJ / FRA) + 00′ 33”
8. P. BILBAO LOPEZ (BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS / ESP) + 00′ 33”
9. T. JOHANNESSEN (UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM / NOR) + 00′ 50”
10. R. MAJKA (UAE TEAM EMIRATES / POL) + 00′ 50”
11. J. HINDLEY (BORA – HANSGROHE / AUS) + 00′ 50”
12. C. RODRIGUEZ CANO (INEOS GRENADIERS / ESP) + 00′ 52’’
24. D. GAUDU (GROUPAMA – FDJ / FRA) + 05′ 07”
83. S. KUSS (JUMBO-VISMA / USA) + 20′ 39”
■Overall results after the 20th stage (maillot jaune)
1. J. VINGEGAARD (JUMBO-VISMA / DEN) 79h 16′ 38”
2. T. POGAČAR (UAE TEAM EMIRATES / SLO) + 07′ 29”
3. A. YATES (UAE TEAM EMIRATES / GBR) + 10′ 56”
4. S. YATES (TEAM JAYCO ALULA / GBR) + 12′ 23”
5. C. RODRIGUEZ CANO (INEOS GRENADIERS / ESP) + 13′ 17”
6. P. BILBAO LOPEZ (BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS / ESP) + 13′ 27”
7. J. HINDLEY (BORA – HANSGROHE / AUS) + 14′ 44”
8. F. GALL (AG2R CITROEN TEAM / AUT) + 16′ 09”
9. D. GAUDU (GROUPAMA – FDJ / FRA) + 23′ 08”
10. G. MARTIN (COFIDIS / FRA) + 26′ 30”
[Awards]
■ Point Award: J. PHILIPSEN (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK / BEL)
■Mountain Award : G. CICCONE (LIDL – TREK / ITA)
Rookie Award: T. POGAČAR (UAE TEAM EMIRATES /SLO)
■ Team results: JUMBO-VISMA (NED)
Fighting Spirit Award: T. PINOT (GROUPAMA – FDJ / FRA)
■A local Pinault, who escaped alone on the way, won the Fighting Spirit Award (photo: ASO /Charly Lopez)
triumphant return in paris
● Course profile of the 21st stage (MAP : ASO)
On July 23rd, the final day, the 21st stage will be held over 115.5km from Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to the Champs-Elysées in Paris.
(photo : A.S.O. /Charly Lopez)
(photo : A.S.O. /Pauline BALLET)
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