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Tour de France: Mühlberger after the farmers protest the eight forts
BAGNERES DE LOUCHON. In the first stage of the Tour de France Pyrenees, Gregor Mühlberger (Bora) of Upper Austria got a good eighth place at 56 seconds from the winner Julian Alaphilippe.
Although it was initially slowed down by a farmer's demonstration, Gregor Mühlberger started on the 16th stage. Bild: Reuters
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe celebrated his second victory on the first stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees. The Quickstep professional won him on Tuesday as a soloist. The wearer of the jersey took advantage of a crash leading the British Adam Yates into the final downhill.
At the top of the ranking, nothing has changed on the 218 km section of Carcbadonne in Bagnères-de-Luchon. The duo of British Sky Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome has not yet put in danger and continues to lead Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb). The trio reached together in the first big pursuit group the goal of the 16th stage. Wednesday, the unusually short stretch of 65 km Bagnères-de-Luchon follows several ascents to Saint-Lary-Soulan
Alaphilippe, 26, who had already won the tenth stage, appeared during the last ascent of Col du Portillon already beaten by Yates. In the descent, the British came in turn to fall. Although the Mitchelton professional was able to continue, he did not approach the Alaphilippe mountain jersey racer. The unlucky man was eventually overtaken by Gorka Izaguirre (Bahrain) and finished at the same time with the Spanish 15 seconds behind the winner in third place.
Respect for Mühlberger
The beginner of the Tour Gregor Mühlberger had until the last climb of the group belongs. In the last kilometers of the day, the 24-year-old from Upper Austria was unable to keep pace with Yates and Co., but still achieved an honorable result with the top ten results on the difficult mountain stage.
Meanwhile, Peter Sagan is already the winner of the green jersey. The world champion is in the points standings because of his huge advantage does not catch up anymore. If the Slovak reaches the finish line in Paris on Sunday, he will equal German record holder Erik Zabel with the sixth success in the Sprinter standings.
Chaos after the demonstration of the farmers
At the beginning of the demonstration, farmers walk in the street The straw bales blocked, caused agitation. The ground had to stop and some drivers were hit by tear gas used by the police to lift the blockade. After a short break and the medical treatment of some professionals, the luggage continued his journey.
Former world champion Philippe Gilbert had a scary moment. The Belgian made a spectacular descent on a wall in the ditch, but he remained unharmed and was able to continue
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