The Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen to win the 15. Stage of the Tour de France in the final Sprint in Carcassonne, ahead of Jon Izaguirre, and Bauke Mollema. So he gives the Cycling team Astana to the second days successively
The Top favourites Chris Froome spared their forces for the Pyrenees. On a weekend of runaway victories for the Team Astana, the contenders have held on to the Yellow Jersey back, and in the case of the 105. Tour de France leave it to the riders from the second row on the big stage. First, the Spaniard Omar Fraile, now the Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen – you took advantage of the rare opportunity and secured, and the Kazakh Astana team, the days of victories on stages 14 and 15.
Like on Saturday, given on the 15. Stage 181.5 km to Carcassonne, the outliers Happen. A nearly 30-member group of world champion Peter Sagan (Slovakia/Bora-hansgrohe) and Geschkes German team-mate Nikias Arndt (Buchholz). She was nearly given as much time as those on Saturday, which had driven out a roughly 20-minute cushion.
Dominant Outliers
The decision for the stage win fell after the descent from the Pic de Nore, the last hurdle before the finish in Carcassonne. From the small group, a Trio, which made the victory in the Sprint. This Tour had debutant Cort Nielsen, the majority of the power reserves. The feeling of a Tour-Etappensiegs had a want to feel on Saturday Geschke once again. Almost exactly three years after his surprise success on the Alpine stage to Pra-Loup, the hard struggle of the 32-Year-old but to no avail. “The dream was within reach,” said Geschke: “Unfortunately, a few were stronger than me. If you are in a Situation like this, you want to win the stage.”
Sunweb-Pro Simon Geschke focused after the trial, the victory of the 14. To get stage, back to the usual role as a helper of the podium candidate Tom Dumoulin. The Dutchman remains in front of the high mountain stages of the final week in third place, the first persecutor of the leading Sky-double top Geraint Thomas and Froome.
The “Big Three” of the 105. The tour de France [Mehr] [weniger on the hilly terrain in the South of France, renounced the attacks. The goal on Sunday, they reached with about 13 minutes behind. Thomas is in the Maillot jaune, 1:39 minutes ahead of Froome. Dumoulins behind in the overall standings is 1:50 minutes.
On Monday, the second and last rest day of the tour in Carcassonne. Froome, Thomas and co. can once again recharge your energy for the final effort in the Pyrenees. The decision on the overall victory will fall.
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