The decision on the seventh and longest stage of this year’s Tour de France falls as expected in a bunch sprint. According to 231 kilometers of the Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen has in the finish in Chartres, the Handlebars at the front.
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Tour de France: victory for Dylan Groenewegen on the 7. Stage
The decision about the win of the day fell on the last meters. In the position the best feeling and the best legs proved to fight Dylan Groenewegen. The 25-year-old Dutchman who was celebrated in the previous year, the prestige of victory on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, made his second Tour stage win of career to a significant matter, and could, with a clear
Lead before the finish line to cheer. On the final tricky passage leagues Uphill left Groenewegen the previous sprint king Fernando Gaviria in second place and the winner of the Green Jersey, Peter Sagan, not a Chance.
Kittel in the Finale, not because
The German Sprinter Marcel Kittel, André Greipel and John Degenkolb had to do with the decision. John Degenkolb rolled in Sixth to the finish, Greipel was Eighth, Rick Zabel landed in eleventh place. Kittel, in the previous year, with five stage wins of the great Sprint Dominator, handle in the final in the first one. He finished the race off on the 118. Rank.
“There was a misunderstanding in the final. Marcel just was not there. I received a kilometers before the finish the Order, to go,” said teammate Zabel from the turbulent Finale. For Kittel, the so far disappointing Tour continued. “It is a pity for Marcel. We had focused on the first week,” said Zabel. At least Degenkolb was pleased: “It was a good day and a good Sprint. I had a decent Punch,” he said.
Van Avermaet continues in Yellow
The stage on Friday began a frantic and high Tempo. Again and again attacked the driver, whose breakaway attempts, but the field quickly were suppressed. After 35 kilometres, Yoann Offredo managed as a soloist with the escape. The Frenchman went out in the meantime, around nine minutes ahead, was against the Chase from the peloton but powerless. After a little more than 100 kilometres at the top Offredo was caught.
Subsequently, the stage for a long time was unspectacular, the driver, contrary to rolled rather slowly to the target. The tempo section was at the end of the case for Tour-ratios leisurely 40,33 hour kilometers. Only on the last ten kilometres the sprinters ‘ teams brought their victory contender, moved up the pace tremendously.
Also on the 8. Stage on Saturday, he’s in the Yellow Jersey with Greg Van Avermaet
The Yellow Jersey, the Belgian Greg Van Avermaet continues to bear. In front of the spectacular Roubaix-section on Sunday the eighth stage on Saturday in the sign of the French. On your national holiday, the local driver will be put on the 181-kilometre-long section from Dreux to Amiens doing everything it can to leave at the end as the stage winner celebrate.
ww/asz (dpa, sid)