It is a spectacular, but fall-rich part of the section, this ninth stage of the tour de France. The German John Degenkolb will not stop and continues in Roubaix as the first on the Zielllinie.
In the finish, John Degenkolb spread with a jubilant cry of the poor, then the tears of joy flowed in the dirt-smeared face of the Roubaix specialists. Ironically, at the site of his greatest career success Degenkolb has the downturn in the German professional cyclists in the 105. Tour de France completed and the longed-for first stage victory in the tour de France celebrated.
Degenkolb won on Sunday after a fabulous final print of the spectacular and fall, 9 rich. Stage over the dreaded cobbles of Paris-Roubaix. The 29-Year-old of 2015 had won, now he has to put in the most important Cycling tour in the world, impressive.
For Degenkolb also has a personal thirst ended with the first Tour stage victory after six second places of the route. “I’ve been chasing this victory for so long. This is a great victory,” he said, totally overwhelmed: “I had to do in the past so much.”
Richie Porte will be eliminated tears rich
Greg Van Avermaet, 2017 winner of Paris-Roubaix, had to oppose Degenkolb on the last meters nothing. The Belgian was Second, but still the Yellow Jersey. Meanwhile, defending champion Chris Froome remained largely unscathed, furthermore, his rival Richie from arbitration Porte tearful.
On Sunday 15 the dreaded Pave-sectors accounted for about 21.7 km human and Material-on the way to Roubaix in front of an enormous challenge. Almost every few minutes the driver crashed. But not only the delicate cobblestone, even the apparently slippery Asphalt curves provided many athletes with massive problems. Were added to a series of Defects.
Among the Victims of crashes and technical failures such as the Yellow-and-co-favourites, Romain Bardet (France/AG2R) and Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands/Sunweb). A re-breakdown in the last Pave sector at a cost of Bardet a lot of time.
Froome ends up in a ditch
Also, the controversial Froome, who is targeting his fifth Tour title, went to the ground. In the eighth Pave-sector Froome ended up in a ditch, was able to continue the race. Less lightly the Spaniard Mikel Landa (Movistar) got away. The front of the stage start Elftplatzierte crashed hard without external influence on a slippery road.
In the stage finale, Degenkolb broke away in a three-person group, one of the in addition to Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) also Van Avermaet in the Yellow Jersey. The Trio waited on the last meters, Degenkolb route.
Also Greipel involved in crash
Not until the first cobbled passage, Richie Porte made it. The Australian of Team BMC Racing was forced to abandon the race on Sunday after a fall in the initial stage in tears due to injury. In the fall was the day before his 36. Birthday, involved, among other things, the German Top Sprinter Andre Greipel.
The German from the Team Lotto-Soudal, on Saturday in a bunch sprint, the Jury returned, complaining of pain and had the medical care of the Tour on the Cycling treat. He finished in the Roubaix stage, but in eighth place.
On Monday, the first rest day on the schedule. Then you can recover the driver from the previous exertions.
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