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He pbaded the pavement step, which more than one step, is a torture for the pedalists by the degree of difficulty and the risk they face. Falls and punctures in excess
The first touchdown was the Colombian Rigoberto Urán who lost 1 minute 28 seconds in front of the favorites. In the overall standings, he went from sixth place (he lost 49 seconds) to 22 (he loses 2 minutes and 53 seconds). Now he is the last among the favorites in the title.
Very bad news in the fall and the retirement of Richie Porte du BMC. Unfortunate because the Australian was the first call to dispute the title at Froome. Without him, the Briton has a lesser rival. The previous year also had to retire with a fall.
From Tuesday, (tomorrow the cyclists have a deserved rest) the team Movistar must define who will be the leader of the team. This has been reported by the team's athletic directors in the previous days. If it's by best location in the overall standings, it must be Mikel Landa. If it is experience and previous results, it should be Nairo Quintana. We will see who they are inclined to.
Movistar took it cheaply. The fall of Mikel Landa allowed him to delay more than a minute and 30 seconds and, finally with the help of three companions, he lost only 7 seconds against Froome and Nairo.
The paved stadium still leaves injured. This time it was Richie Porte, Rigoberto Urán and Colombian Egan Bernal who suffered a fall that left him with a broken finger and lost 16 minutes.
But all suffered and had many difficulties. Quintana and Nibali were cut off from the field at the start of the stage. Froome, Landa, Dumoulin, Egan Bernal and Urán Falls. Bardet three punctures. It was the panorama of favorites.
On Tuesday, the second part of the Tour begins with three consecutive stages where the mountain appears on the stage. Two of them end in a mountain first prize where distinguishes the legendary Alpe D & # 39; Huez. There is another story …
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