Cycling: Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) celebrated his second stage win at the Tour de France. The Frenchman benefited from a fall from Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) on the descent. He also took a big step towards a mountain jersey. The favorites in the fight for the yellow jersey couldn't buy any time from each other.
Neutralization after strike by farmers
On 16th stage of the Tour de France the drivers delivered a veritable hunt towards the Pyrenees. Over more than 100 kilometers, no leading group simply wanted to form. Attacks were launched again and again, but there was always at least one team that did not agree with the composition of the escape group. Outside of the sport, a group of farmers caused irritation with 188,0 kilometers to go. After you Thrown bales of hay on the street have, they were using by the police tear gas kept in check. When the peloton passed this spot just a few minutes later, some pros were tearing their eyes. As a result, the race had to be neutralized for a short time before it continued in a closed formation. In the duel for the mountain jersey, it should also be between Warren Barguil (Fortuneo-Samsic) and Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors). Both Frenchmen topped up their accounts in the early stages.
#TDF2018 Farmer's protest. Looks like Gendarmes use pepper spray on the farmers which affected some riders. Race stops for some eye washing😳 pic.twitter.com/NU7MDDDQm1
— Ian (@herrbartlett1) July 24, 2018
44 men break away, Gilbert with a spectacular fall
After a driving time of around three hours, the breakaway group of the day finally formed. No fewer than 44 men were able to break away from the peloton. With it greg van avermaet (BMC) the best-placed driver in the overall standings was far behind, that was it TeamSky happy with the situation. The British team was the only team that did not have its own man in the breakaway group. This leading group flew apart until the final climb, as some riders only had to help out or were simply out of shape. So too lost Warren Barguil the connection, with which the mountain jersey undertaking can probably be regarded as a failure. For a short time Philip Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) as a soloist before falling down a descent. Fortunately, nothing bad happened to the Belgian, so he was able to continue in the peloton after the moment of shock.
Ledars Philippe Gilbert kraschar! pic.twitter.com/t1X62bwpMp
— Eurosport Sverige (@EurosportSE) July 24, 2018
Julian Alaphilippe benefits from downfall of Adam Yates
In the final climb up to the Col du Portillon Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) went on the offensive and took the lead of the race. As a soloist, he was the first to get to the top and plunged into the dangerous descent to the destination of Bagnères-de-Luchon. Got about 25 seconds down Julian Alaphilippe valuable points for his mountain jersey. On the hunt for the leading Briton, he was able to catch up second by second. In a left-hand bend, Adam Yates' front wheel slipped away, allowing Julian Alaphilippe to pass without any problems and celebrate his second stage win. Meanwhile, there were attacks in the peloton by Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin), Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) and Mikel Landa (Movistar) – ultimately just a flash in the pan. There were no significant changes in the overall ranking. This will certainly change tomorrow.
Menudo #TDF2018 This is the home of Julien Alaphilippe 🔝🔝 Segunda Victoria ✅ and it is important to have the mountain ⚪️🔴
[📹 Via @Eurosport_NL] pic.twitter.com/2pf8eR2uQg— Kirolbet.es (@Kirolbet_es) July 24, 2018
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