The Tour de France can come for Emanuel Buchmann. With a strong performance at the 71. Criterium du Dauphine supported the 26-Year-old, his ambitions for the almost three weeks of the beginning of the end of the Tour de France.
Climbing specialist Emanuel Buchmann was presented at the Tour rehearsal in shining Constitution, and after eight stages in a remarkable third place in the overall standings. The German professional cyclist in the service of the team Bora-hansgrohe was only 21 seconds behind Dauphine winner, Astana Pro Jakob Fuglsang. The Dane goes to his second overall victory at the Dauphine after 2017 as one of the co-favourites in the 6. July, the beginning of the end of the tour de France.
Continuous Development
Buchmann impressed at the complicated conclusion of the weekend with his aggressive and brave style of driving – a clearly identifiable step in the development. He also showed in the individual time trial significantly improved, which is actually considered to be his weakness. In the case of the Tour from the 6. to 28. July leads Buchmann, the German Bora-team and a Top-targets-10-result.
His performance at the Dauphine Schwabe noted the silence of the Upper again his great Form this season is proof of that. Among other things, Buchmann in the Basque country had shone tour in April with a Stage victory and the third place in the overall ranking.
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