Well, the gap was kept at the modern standard of 2 minutes, and half of the breakaway was limited when it came to climbing, so there wasn’t much of a fight.
L. Martinez tried to go for the mountain jersey, but he missed the first point (attacking very early because the second half was flatter), and then UAE had started a strong pace and caught him before the last 3 climbs. The idea was sound (IMO) but the result is meagre.
Many crashes again. Alaphilippe unlucky to get a puncture right when the peloton accelerated and never slew down again. Healy stopped in a crash. Both of them caught up with the back of the peloton after long (especially for Alaphilippe) and intense efforts, but never had a second to recover and never could go further up.
Asgreen joined them, solid addition. They’re still not going to win, of course, but it should at least be a fight now.
Well, the gap was kept at the modern standard of 2 minutes, and half of the breakaway was limited when it came to climbing, so there wasn’t much of a fight.
L. Martinez tried to go for the mountain jersey, but he missed the first point (attacking very early because the second half was flatter), and then UAE had started a strong pace and caught him before the last 3 climbs. The idea was sound (IMO) but the result is meagre.
Many crashes again. Alaphilippe unlucky to get a puncture right when the peloton accelerated and never slew down again. Healy stopped in a crash. Both of them caught up with the back of the peloton after long (especially for Alaphilippe) and intense efforts, but never had a second to recover and never could go further up.