2023-07-15 18:11:42
We were waiting for the big explanation, and we got it. But again, it did not lead to huge changes in the general classification. Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard fought an incredible war between Annemasse and Morzine but arrived together at the end of a crazy race. And it was the Spaniard Carlos Rodriguez who won this daunting 14th stage, ahead of “Pogi” and “Vingie”.
It had, however, started in slow motion. She was neutralized after only 5 km due to a massive fall. The pileup got the better of Louis Meintjes’ Tour. The leader of Intermarché-Circus-Wanty has given up. Imitated almost 20 km later by Romain Bardet. The Frenchman fell on a descent. Victim of a concussion, the 12th in the general classification never left.
The Jumbo-Visma then started the steamroller. Giulio Ciccone, the last survivor of a breakaway in which Thibaut Pinot or Julian Alaphilippe had slipped, was caught just under 60 km from the finish in the Col de la Ramaz.
The skimming machine UAE Team Emirates has been milling from the first hectometres of the last difficulty of the day: the Col de Joux Plane, classified out of category. Fatal tempo to David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ). Wout van Aert and Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) also got their hands dirty, but less than 5km from the summit, only Adam Yates (UAE) held the candle in front of Pogacar and Vingegaard. Until the pass of arms.
Pogacar attacked, pulling Vingegaard off his wheel, but never really letting go. The Dane then came back, little by little, in the wheel of the Slovenian. Before even jumping it for the bonus at the top of Joux Plane and recovering a few seconds. One in reality, after calculating those of the finish, where Pogacar overtook Vingegaard in the sprint for the stage podium.
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