Thomas showed who the captain is

Thomas showed who is the captain

SAINT-LARY-SOULAN. Tour: Froome, his teammate of Sky, lost a lot of time, Quintana won the Pyrenean leg

Thomas extended his head. Image: APA / AFP / JEFF PACHOUD

Welshman Geraint Thomas made a big step yesterday in the general victory of the Tour de France. The British cyclist outdistanced his first pursuer and team-mate, Christopher Froome, 48 seconds off the 65-kilometer climb from three Bagnres-de-Luchon to Saint-Lary-Soulan. The victory of the day on the 17th section was won by the Colombian Nairo Quintana. In the overall standings, Thomas now leads 1:59 minutes ahead of Dutch world time trial champion Tom Dumoulin. Froome slipped to third place (2:31).

"It was a free kick for the entire team, we waited a long time," said Quintana, who was actually at the 105th edition to win them. But he lost a lot of time early in the game because of defects, and was then lost in the Alps. Now the Colombian climber of the Movistar team has given back a strong sign of life.

That he wants to create his first victory on the Tour and indeed allowed, argued Thomas yesterday with another impressive appearance. On the last meters of the stage, he leaves his companions Dumoulin and Slovenian Primoz Roglic and takes a few more seconds. Froome has already had to pay tribute to the pace, which is why Thomas now occupies first place in the dominant Sky team.

Before the last Pyrenean section of Friday, the sprinters have the floor again today. But if Peter Sagan, the man in point jersey, this time a voice for victory can speak, is debatable. The Slowake sank yesterday at 70 km / h on the descent of the pbad of Val Louron-Azet. After crossing the finish line, he had to go to the hospital for further examinations

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The hero of the Tour is once again honoring Wels

there will be no more this event," says Paul Resch. there is enough, so there will be the 20th edition of Wels's downtown cycling criteria presented by ON (from 16 h30) Wednesday The German tour hero John Degenkolb gives the honor as in 2015.

Macher Resch recalls the beginnings. "When we created in 1999, we were happy about 1500. A year later, I took Mario Cipollini, who was then the star of the time, and I went to another level of the race. "The criteria of Vienna, Graz and Bad Ischl are no longer there.Resch held with Wels against the position and brought the best riders in the city just every year.
The self-taught fan of the 39, Italy, who even wants water at the city fountain this year again in Giro-Rosa, this year would like Vincenzo Nibali helicopter to Wels, After his vertebral fracture, suffered on the tour of Alpe Huez, but this plan was history.

Now he made his tour with Degenkolb, who on July 15 with the triumph on the stage of Roubaix after six seconds squares Flee defeated, a take In addition, almost all the best red, white and red riders like Lukas Pstlberger, Michael Gogl, Riccardo Zoidl and Felix Groschartner, as well as the female elite and offspring. If Cipollini returns as a spectator 17 years after his last appearance in Wels will not be decided until Sunday.

Race to the elimination planned

This 20th edition does not happen definitively on any disk. Resch wants to give the men's race this year a special touch. "From the 30th lap, the last two riders will be withdrawn every three laps, and the pros will definitely not enjoy it," said Resch. But who pays (entry fee), can also buy

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