Tim Merlier takes eights for eight tours of de France after Jonathan Milan’s sale
Tim Merlier starts in addition to Jonathan Milan to win Sunday, denying Green Jersey’s bracket after Mathie Van der Peel’s sound solo attack ended in his heart.
MerlierThe victory of the second phase this year this year’s tour is the mirror is a photo sprinter Soudal Quick Sprinter via Italian on three phases.
Belgian remained glued MilanoWheel before the shock cancellation from targets in Chateauroux after driving from 174.1 kilometers from Chinon.
“One moment I thought I was in the box, but I could go out of 200 meters before or maybe only after I don’t know again,” Merlier said.
“I’m just going to everyone and I’m happy I can beat my second phase here.”
Van der PeelThe day started with a promise as he and Jonas Rickaert They broke out early, built a command lead for more than five minutes with a tip for a tail that pushes them in a speed more than 50 km / h.
The Alpecin-Decemberck Duo persisted after accelerating in the middle syringe for the green jersey before Peloton began their chase.
“Well, five minutes and a half is much, so we tried to help, and they also started to help other teams. Pacing was quite tall,” Merlier added.
“So they were on the front, but the guys were hard on the front and guys who pulled, and the crowd was just nervous.”
However, Peloton soon began digging in the Alpecin-Deceuninck duet to reduce the supply of less than a minute with 11 km, while the SPRINT specialist WOUT VAN EART has been rejected.
While my alpecin-deceuninck tried to move on to the front of a bunch and disrupting the chase, the hard was finally reduced and slow down, leaving outside der Pole to drive a solo to the end.
Dutchman is visibly grimsan as a haunted package came behind him, and his heroic effort ended in the end kilometer when he swallowed him.
Slovenia Tadej Pogacar (UAE team Emirates) kept a yellow jersey and maintains 54 seconds alleged via Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Quick Step) in the General Classification.
The UAE team of emirates and cake suffered a large blow, however, when mountainous Domovik Joao Almeida He was forced to leave the race after the rib rick in a collision on the stage seven – just before visiting the mountains.
The 26-year-old, which completed the fourth classification last year, entered the race in great form, winning the tour of the Earth, tour of the Basquent Earth and the Tour of the Romandie earlier this year.