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As expected, Tom Dumoulin won the time trial between Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle and Espelette, taking second place overall behind Geraint Thomas. For his part, Christopher Froome, 2nd, punished Roglic by recovering his place on the podium.
With Chris Froome, anything is possible. He had shown it on the last Tour of Italy by offering a solo ride of 80 km to finish with three minutes ahead of his opponents and endorse the pink jersey. What he did on Saturday, 31 kilometers of the time trial between Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle and Espelette is impressive.
Christopher Froome: "It's the dream"
The day before, in the climb of the Aubisque, he had folded but without breaking completely under the onslaught of Primoz Roglic. The Lotto – NL Jumbo rider took 29 seconds back to the four-time winner of the Tour, dislodging him from the podium for 13 seconds. The "return match" between the Slovenian and the British looked exciting but there was no picture. On the hilly roads of the Basque Country, the Sky rider turned his legs at very high frequencies. Only Tom Dumoulin, the reigning world champion, beat him for one second. A stage victory would have been the icing on the cake but the podium was enough for his happiness.
On crossing the finish line, he did not know if he had managed to reverse the situation. When he had confirmation, he was relieved. "Being on the podium with Geraint Thomas is the dream. It's incredible. After a very difficult day yesterday (Friday), I thought it was not possible. I am very happy.
Primoz Roglic: "I learned a lot"
On Saturday, the Sky rider found his missing legs on Friday. At the same time, Primoz Roglic lost his, while he was twirling in the Aubisque. He may have paid his efforts. Only 8 e, 1'11 '' of Chris Froome, the vice-world champion of the time trial has come down from the podium, it has troded virtually for 24 hours. Despite his disappointment, the former ski jumper positivait. "I learned a lot in this Tour. It was a great race, I loved it. No doubt it will be necessary to count on him next year for the yellow jersey. On his way, he will certainly find Christopher Froome, which we must never announce the twilight.
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