Standings after week 3
General classification:
- Del Toro (🇲🇽 UAE)
- S. Yates (🇬🇧 Visma) at 1’20’’
- Ayuso (🇪🇸 UAE) at 1’26’’
- Carapaz (🇪🇨 EF) at 2’07’’
- Gee (🇨🇦 IPT) at 2’54’’
- Caruso (🇮🇹 Bahrain) at 2’55’’
- Tiberi (🇮🇹 Bahrain) at 3’02’’
- Bernal (🇨🇴 Ineos) at 3’38’’
- Arensman (🇳🇱 Ineos) at 3’45’’
- Roglitch (🇸🇮 Bora) at 3’53’’
Mountain classification:
- Fortunato (🇮🇹 Astana) 197 pts
- Ayuso (🇪🇸 UAE) 54
- Tarozzi (🇮🇹 Bardiani) 50
- Double (🇬🇧 Jayco) 36
- Scaroni (🇮🇹 Astana) & Del Toro (🇲🇽 UAE) 31
Points classification:
- Pedersen (🇩🇰 Lidl-Trek) 240 pts
- Kooij (🇳🇱 Visma) 135
- Van Uden (🇳🇱 Picnic) 88
- Del Toro (🇲🇽 UAE) 80
- Van Aert (🇧🇪 Visma) 78
Intermediary sprints:
- Tonellii (🇮🇹 Polti) 64 pts
- De Bondt (🇧🇪 Decathlon) 51
- Pedersen (🇩🇰 Lidl-Trek) 50
- Epis (🇮🇹 Arkéa) 44
- Tarozzi (🇮🇹 Bardiani) 36
Breakaways:
- Tarozzi (🇮🇹 Bardiani) 406
- Tonellii (🇮🇹 Polti) 368 km
- De Bondt (🇧🇪 Decathlon) 302
Redbull KM:
- Del Toro (🇲🇽 UAE) 33
- Tarozzi (🇮🇹 Bardiani) 30 pts
- Tonellii (🇮🇹 Polti) 19
Teams:
- UAE🇦🇪
- Bahrain🇧🇭 at 22’56’’
- Astana🇰🇿 at 31’23’
- Visma🇳🇱, Bora🇩🇪 & Movistar🇪🇸 between 35 and 40 minutes
NB: I didn’t have to use a single French flag while writing down any of those multiple classifications… 😞
He didn’t seem cooked to me at any point, therefore the second option should be the right one.
Imagine losing a Grand Tour you lead with some margin: not because you have not the legs and are overpowered in the long run or on multiple short attacks or on an unfavourable terrain; not because you have a bad day on the wrong day; not because there are natural or provoked circumstances that put you in a catastrophic situation; but just because you and your team are a bunch of wallies. 🤣
Has to be the worst day on the car ever for the DS team at UAE. And conversely the best day ever for whoever was in the Visma car, I hope it’s Jesper Mørkøv (brother of Michael Mørkøv who is now Danish national team coach).