2023-07-19 14:01:01
13:50
115km
Attack by Pogacar teammates Majka and Soler (UAE), they are chased by two Jumbo-Visma. UAE must try a coup today and decides to place men in front. Bad news for the breakaway…
13:45
117km. The Cormet de Roselend (cat.1)
Let’s go for the second pass of the day: 20km at 6% average!
13:44
117km. Junction between the 3 leading men and the pursuers
13:41
119km. Race status
Ciccone, Alaphilipppe and Neilands lead the race. Behind them at 12″, 4 riders are inserted in front of a group with Gaudu at 40″, then the yellow jersey group at 50″.
13:38
120km
At the bottom of the descent from the Col des Saisies, the van Aert group which was riding just behind the yellow jersey group rejoined it.
13:29
130km. 3 men up front
Ciccone, Alaphilippe and Neilands took a 22″ lead over the yellow jersey group. Gaudu is trapped at the back 15″ behind Vingegaard and Pogacar.
13:26
133km. Alaphilippe leads the way downhill
He is chased by Ciccone and Neilands. The rest of the leading group is not far behind.
13:23
137km. Ciccone takes the lead at the top of Les Saisies
The Italian consolidates his polka dot jersey and now holds a 15-point lead over Powless and 16 over Vingegaard.
13:22
137km. Rodriguez returns to the yellow jersey group
The INEOS Grenadiers had been trapped for a while.
13:21
138km. Pogacar and Vingegaard join the breakaway!
The fugitives were caught by the first two in the general classification. Behind, van Aert and Laporte are trying to get back into the yellow jersey leading group.
13:20
136km. The peloton explodes!
The Jumbo-Visma blows up the peloton and it’s just them and the UAE left!
13:13
142km. Less than 60 riders in the peloton
The peloton already loses a lot of elements in this first ascent. For his part, Powless, present in the breakaway, is struggling to keep up.
13:03
146km. The leading group expands
They are now 19 up front. Simon Yates managed to fit into this group when he was in the top 10 overall. Gall, Pinot, O’Connor, Uran, Lafay, Harper, Jensen, Haug Neilands, Wilsly, Champoussin, Vermaerke, Craddock, Costa, Majka (teammate of Pogacar) joined the 5 leading men.
12:59
147km. Small fall of Pogacar
The Slovenian fell at the start of the stage but without seriousness a priori! He’s been hanging out at the back of the peloton ever since.
12:57
149km. The peloton does not let go
Alaphilippe tries to raise!
12:54
149km. Counter attack
Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Soler in particular come out of the peloton on the counterattack.
12:52
150km. Col des Saisies (cat. 1)
Let’s go for the first ascent of the day: 13.4km at 5.1%.
12:51
152km. 30″ lead for the breakaway
But behind, Asgreen tries to bring the peloton back.
12:49
154km. 5 men up front
They are 5 to have gone to the front for the moment, with in particular Powless and Ciccone in the fight for the polka dot jersey! Pedersen, Mezgec and Gregaard accompany them.
12:48
154km. Grouping
End of this massive movement, the peloton regroups.
12:46
156km. The peloton split in two
A very large group has just left but without Pogacar’s teammates! The Slovenian is at the front with the Vingegaard yellow jersey.
12:43
159km. Madouas and Cort resumed
The breakaway is struggling to take shape for the moment.
12:35
165km. The offensives begin
First attack for Madouas and Cort Nielsen!
12:34
Real start!
Let’s go for the queen stage of this Tour de France!
12:26
“I feel good”… Watch out for Pogi’s awakening
12:24
The fictitious start has been given!
The peloton is now heading for the real start, given in a few minutes.
11:01
Departure given at 12:20 p.m.
The riders will start at 12:20 p.m. for ten minutes of fictitious, before Christian Prud’homme launches the big battle at 12:30 p.m.
11:01
Four climbs on the menu, including the terrible Col de la Loze
Climbed for the second time on the Tour de France, the Col de la Loze is endless and particularly steep on its last part.
11:01
The profile of this 17th stage
11:01
Revengeful Tadej Pogacar
If he still wants to hang a third Big Loop on his record, the Slovenian has no other choice: he must attack this Wednesday. But can he let go of Jonas Vingegaard?
11:01
Are the performances of Vingegaard and Pogacar worrying?
In any case, the two men have been setting records in ascents since the start of this Tour de France. Tuesday’s time trial further highlighted their dominance. Something to revive old debates.
11:01
This Tuesday, Jonas Vingegaard struck a blow
Impressive throughout the 22.4 kilometer time trial, the Dane knocked out his competitors, inflicting a 1’38 outlay on second, his eternal rival Tadej Pogacar.
11:01
Welcome !
Hello everyone and welcome to this direct from the 17th stage of the Tour de France between Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc and Courchevel.
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