Post by account_disabled on Jan 10, 2024 2:15:52 GMT -6
The Irishman Daniel Martin (UAE Emirates) was the most powerful on the Wall of Brittany this Thursday and, thanks to a devastating attack within the last kilometer, he managed to win the sixth stage of the Tour ahead of the Frenchman Pierre Latour (AG2R) and the Spanish Alejandro Valverde (Movistar).
Martin, 31 years old and nephew of Stephen Roche - winner of the '87 Tour - crowned the summit of the "little Alpe d'Huez" in Brittany as the winner with a time of 4h.13.43 on Binance App Users Data the route between Brest and the wall where Alexander Valverde was left with honey on his lips after a comeback that left him in third place.
The 2-kilometer climb at 8 percent did not cause havoc among the favorites, but there were major upsets due to untimely breakdowns, which affected the Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, who lost 50 seconds and went from seventh place to fifteenth overall, and the Frenchman Romain Bardet, who left 28th.
There was no blood in the explosive climb. Valverde gave time to Richie Porte, leader Van Avermaet, Nairo Quintana, Mikl Landa and Vincenzo Nibali. Others got lost in the fray, like Chris Froome, who lost 5 seconds, and the Colombian Rigoberto Urán, who lost 8.
Van Avermaet fought for a stage that suited him well, but had to settle for keeping the golden garment for one more day. He is followed by the British Geraint Thomas (Sky) and the American Tejay Van Garderen (BMC), 3 and 5 seconds behind.
Among the favorites for the title or the podium, the "leader" is Urán (EF), seventh, followed by Valverde, eighth and first Spaniard. In a 15-second handkerchief, Landa, Froome and Dumoulin, the great victim on the wall, also come together. The only one distanced, more than a minute behind his rivals, is the Colombian Nairo Quintana.
The stage left Brest, the city that launched the Tour in 2008, the year of Froome's debut, then with the Barloworld jersey. The usual rebellion of the modest ones immediately formed, with 7 on the run: Pichon (Fortuneo), Turgis (Cofidis), Smith (Wanty), Gaudin and Grellier (Direct).
Martin, 31 years old and nephew of Stephen Roche - winner of the '87 Tour - crowned the summit of the "little Alpe d'Huez" in Brittany as the winner with a time of 4h.13.43 on Binance App Users Data the route between Brest and the wall where Alexander Valverde was left with honey on his lips after a comeback that left him in third place.
The 2-kilometer climb at 8 percent did not cause havoc among the favorites, but there were major upsets due to untimely breakdowns, which affected the Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, who lost 50 seconds and went from seventh place to fifteenth overall, and the Frenchman Romain Bardet, who left 28th.
There was no blood in the explosive climb. Valverde gave time to Richie Porte, leader Van Avermaet, Nairo Quintana, Mikl Landa and Vincenzo Nibali. Others got lost in the fray, like Chris Froome, who lost 5 seconds, and the Colombian Rigoberto Urán, who lost 8.
Van Avermaet fought for a stage that suited him well, but had to settle for keeping the golden garment for one more day. He is followed by the British Geraint Thomas (Sky) and the American Tejay Van Garderen (BMC), 3 and 5 seconds behind.
Among the favorites for the title or the podium, the "leader" is Urán (EF), seventh, followed by Valverde, eighth and first Spaniard. In a 15-second handkerchief, Landa, Froome and Dumoulin, the great victim on the wall, also come together. The only one distanced, more than a minute behind his rivals, is the Colombian Nairo Quintana.
The stage left Brest, the city that launched the Tour in 2008, the year of Froome's debut, then with the Barloworld jersey. The usual rebellion of the modest ones immediately formed, with 7 on the run: Pichon (Fortuneo), Turgis (Cofidis), Smith (Wanty), Gaudin and Grellier (Direct).