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Key events
Jeremy Whittle's report
Recap yesterday’s fascinating shape successful nan Voges.
White jersey standings
1. Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM Team 51:23:47
2. Juan Ayuso (ESP) Lidl - Trek +3
3. Isaac Del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates - XRG +31
4. Lenny Martinez (FRA) Bahrain Victorious +3:06
5. Davide Piganzoli (ITA) Team Visma - Lease a Bike +13:56
Points standings
1. Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl - Trek 397
2. Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin - Premier Tech 361
3. Biniam Girmay (ERI) NSN Cycling Team 347
4. Tim Merlier (BEL) Soudal Quick-Step 307
5. Max Kanter (GER) XDS Astana Team 255
6. Olav Kooij (NED) Decathlon CMA CGM Team 210
7. Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 159
8. Anthony Turgis (FRA) TotalEnergies 129
9. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates - XRG 127
10. Milan Fretin (BEL) Cofidis 117
King of nan Mountain standings
Paret_Peintre concisely held nan virtual red-spotted jersey yesterday, earlier Pogacar’s last assault.
1 T. PogacarUAE Team Emirates - XRG 52
2 V. Paret-PeintreSoudal Quick-Step 43
3 R. CarapazEF Education - EasyPost 38
4 J. VingegaardTeam Visma-Lease a Bike 35
5 P. SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM Team 24
6 T. PidcockPinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 18
7 I. Del ToroUAE Team Emirates - XRG 18
8 N. ProdhommeDecathlon CMA CGM Team 17
9 A. BaudinEF Education - EasyPost 16
10 L. MartinezBahrain Victorious 16
GC standings
Yellow jersey standings.
1 T. PogacarUAE Team Emirates - XRG 51:18:28
2 J. VingegaardTeam Visma-Lease a Bike +4:30
3 R. EvenepoelRed Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe +5:04
4 P. SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM Team +5:19
5 J. AyusoLidl Trek +5:22
6 F. LipowitzRed Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe +5:44
7 I. Del ToroUAE Team Emirates - XRG +5:50
8 M. SkjelmoseLidl Trek +7:35
9 T. PidcockPinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team +7:59
10 L. MartinezBahrain Victorious +8:25
William Fotheringham's shape guide
Stage 15, Sunday 19 July: Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison, 183.9km
South east done nan Jura flirting pinch nan Swiss separator for overmuch of nan shape and 2 horribly steep climbs successful nan last quarter: nan first class Col de la Croisette is 5 kilometres astatine an mean of 11% and nan super-category decorativeness ascent is 11km astatine 9%. This is simply a upland shape wherever nan break whitethorn enactment away, arsenic nan wide contenders are improbable to get moving until nan Croisette, 131km into nan stage. A axenic climber who is not successful contention wide should win: why not past year’s Mont Ventoux victor Valentin Paret-Peintre?
Preamble
Bonjour! Thanks for joining us for a 2nd consecutive time successful nan mountains, this clip darting on nan separator pinch Switzerland. The organisers are spoiling america pinch an uphill intermediate sprint astatine 17km, 3 categorised climbs followed by a half hour, hors catégorie, large bang of a finish.
If nan yellowish jersey is disappearing into nan region connected nan backmost of a skinny Slovenian, who picked up his 4th shape triumph of this Tour yesterday, location are still plentifulness of intriguing puzzle pieces to spot – nan greenish jersey, nan achromatic (all of France is down young Paul Seixas), and nan conflict for nan podium places down nan inevitable Pogacar.
There’s a remainder time tomorrow for nan riders, truthful it’s each successful earlier nan last week. And nan Guardian sofa has plentifulness of space, truthful bring un café and driblet by.
