Euskaraz irakurri: Tadej Pogacarrek irabazi du Tourreko azken mendiko handia stage, Le Markstein Felleringen

The Slovenian cyclist UAE Emirates Tadej Pogacar ha cattle this saturday the vtwentieth and penultimate stage of the 2023 Tour de Francein Le Markstein Felleringand has been awarded, in this way, its second win in this 110th edition of the Tour, in the last great mountain day of the race. Pogacar has beaten the Austrian from the AG2R Felix Gallto Danish from Jumbo-Visma Jonas Vingegaard and the brothers Simon and Adam Yates (Jayco and UAE)on a day that has completely defined the general ranking; in her, vingegaard continue as leaderlacking only the last stage, with pogacar second and adam yates third, and Simon Yates has managed to overtake the Spanish INEOS-Grenadiers Carlos Rodríguezfifth, with Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious) in an excellent sixth position.

With the Tour about to end, with only the traditional ride on the Champs-Élysées to go on the last day of the race, the cyclists have once again offered a great show this Saturday, full of alternatives and attacks, with many riders looking to improve their position in the stage and in the general. The UAE had warned that they were going to try to win, and they have met their objective; Pogacar has known how to get up, after spending a bad day on Wednesday, and ends the Tour in the best possible way, with another victory. Simon Yates has managed to move up to fourth place, and Rodríguez has fought with everything, despite suffering a fall, to defend his position. Pello Bilbao has also made a strong commitment; The one from Gernika-Lumo, brilliant for yet another day, finished eighth, and only had half a minute left to finish fifth in this Tour de France.

The stage, hard and nervous, with the cyclists already severely punished for three weeks of racing, has recorded a lot of movement from its first kilometers. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), the leader of the mountains, trying to take advantage of his chances to win that classification, has sought and managed to score points in the first ports of the day, which began with three 2nd category and one 3rd category, before the two 1st category that reached the end. Several high-level men have stood out with the Italian: Jon Izagirre, Skjelmose, Pidcock, Barguil, Pinot, Urán, Vermaerke, Kung… Big names for the last big stage of this Tour.

A little less than 60 kilometers from the finish line, with the race at the La Schlucht pass, ten men were leading the race, with the peloton one minute behind: Tom Pidcock (INEOS), Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), Giulio Ciccone and Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-dstny), Kevin Vermaerke (DSM), Chris Harper (Jayco-AlUla), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) and Rigoberto Urán (E F Education-EasyPost). It was difficult to predict what was going to happen, short of the most complicated of the day, the Petit Ballon and the Platzerwasel.

thibaut pinotwho came out with extraordinary motivation, because he is saying goodbye to the Tour and cycling this year and, furthermore, he was riding at home in this Saturday’s stage, he attacked in Petit Ballon and managed to go ahead, with Pidcock, Barguil and Harper trying to hunt him down. The rest of the breakaway, including Ciccone, who had already ensured his victory in the mountains, have been left behind. The group of Vingegaard and Pogacar remained at a distance of just over a minute, while the fans concentrated in the port cheered Pinot non-stop, who gave everything to seek victory.

He has not been able to fight it, because in the Platzerwasel the strongest in the general have taken a step forward. Pidcock and Barguil have caught Pinot when Tadej Pogacar has started and has stayed with Vingegaard and Felix Gall; It didn’t take long for the three of them to arrive with the leaders, and soon they left them behind. Simon and Adam Yates, with Carlos Rodríguez injured after suffering a fall in the first kilometres, sought to overtake the INEOS cyclist, and Pello Bilbao also sought to overtake the Spanish rider.

The leading quintet, the first four overall plus Gall, eighth, played for the stage victory. Pogacar has not given an option. He was immediately in the lead, and has maintained his position until he has been able to celebrate the victory, under the banner of the finish line. Her balance is not bad: two stages, and second overall. Vingegaard is going to win a Tour in Paris that has left many images to remember, and an outstanding level of competition.

Source: Eitb

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