Euskaraz irakurri: Mads Pedersen Philipseni gailendu zaio Limogeseko sprint

Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) won the eighth stage of the Tour de Francethis Saturday, July 8, ending in Limoges, ahead of Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)who had won the previous three, while the also Danish Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) is still in yellow in a general with few changes.

It is the second victory of the 27-year-old Lidl-Trek runner, after the one achieved last year in Saint-Etienne, by being able to overcome a Philipsen who was left at the gates of poker. The third was the Belgian Woud van Aert (Jumbo Visma)for many the great favorite of a sprint that ended in a slight upward slope.

There were attacks from the initial bars, but it was difficult for the breakaway to form. Finally, there were three cyclists who opened a gap with respect to the peloton and Leading the race: Tim Declerq (Soudal-Quick Step), Anthony Delaplace (Arkea) and Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies).

The leading third came to have five minutes as the maximum advantage over the peloton. Little by little the advantage of the escapees was diminishing. It seemed that everything was going smoothly, but when there were 61 kilometers to go, there was a fall in the peloton: among others, Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan Team) crashed and had to leave the Tour. Therefore, the Briton will not be able to surpass the record of 34 stage victories obtained in the Tour de France that he shares with Eddy Merckx.

The day went on, and an attack by Turgis left the Frenchman alone at the head of the race. However, the peloton broke down the escape with 8 kilometers to go to reach the finish line.

Thus, the peloton entered the final meters grouped. With 4 kilometers to go there was another crash in the peloton: this time, Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) was one of those who went to the ground. The man from Murgia (Araba) was able to continue and finish the stage, although lost 47 seconds to the leading group.

The winner decided to sprint and in the final meters MAds Pedersen was the best. the danish ssurpassed Philipsen and Van Aert. Gorka Izagirre (Movistar) also lost time and crossed the finish line 33 seconds behind of the winner. Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla) entered alongside Landa and also lost to 47 seconds from the favorites group.

The general classification continues to be led by Jonas Vingegaard and leads Tadej Pogacar by 25 seconds (UAE Emirates). Third is Jai Hindley (BORA-hansgrohe) at one minute and 34 seconds of the leader. Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) is 12th at 6 minutes and 10 seconds of Vingegaard, while Mikel Landa is 14th, 6 minutes and 36 seconds behind the leader.

Classification of the 8th stage and general classification.

Source: Eitb

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