2024-07-17 20:24:09
Latvian cyclists Toms Skujiņš and Krists Neilands finished in 11th and 72nd place, respectively, in the 17th stage of the multi-day cycling race “Tour de France” on Wednesday.
The victory was celebrated by the Olympic champion from Ecuador, Richard Carapas (“EF Education – EasyPost”), who finished in four hours, six minutes and 13 seconds.
Britain’s Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla) was 37 seconds behind, while Enrique Mass (Movistar) was another 20 seconds slower.
Skujiņš (“Lidl – Trek”) lost two minutes and 39 seconds to the winner, earning 25 world ranking points for this stage.
Neiland (“Israel – Premier Tech”) lost 17 and a half minutes to Karapas and took 72nd place in the competition of 148 cyclists.
The Slovenian Tadej Pogačar (UAE) is still in the lead in the overall standings, ahead of the Danish Jonas Vingegord (“Visma/Lease a Bike”) by three minutes and 11 seconds, while the Belgian Remko Evenepool (Soudal Quick-Step) is five minutes and nine behind Pogačar. seconds.
Skujiņš is one hour 54 minutes and four seconds behind Pogachar, occupying the 40th place, while Neyland loses two hours 51 minutes and 56 seconds to the leader, occupying the 63rd place.
Due to security and logistical concerns related to the 2024 Paris Olympics, the French Tour will end in Nice instead of Paris. Cyclists will cover 3,492 kilometers during the bike ride.
Skujiņš is starting his sixth “Tour de France” cycling race, while Neyland is participating in the prestigious cycling race for the fourth time.
For the last two years in a row, the Danish cyclist Jonas Wingegord has been undefeated in the Tour de France.
2024-07-17 20:24:09