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Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
The riders return this Saturday to the French Basque Country after 12 years of absence, and not at any time: in the middle of Bayonne festivities. On the eve of the arrival on the Champs-Elysées, the time trial, the only one of this 105th edition, starts from St-Pée-sur-Nivelle. The finish line is installed in Espelette. Between the two: a postcard route, rather rugged, with beautiful slopes and descents very technical. The first rider started at noon. A step to follow with France Bleu!
Friday, Slovenian Primoz Roglic won the 19th stage between Lourdes and Laruns, temporarily taking the 3rd step of the podium. Romain Bardet, the first Frenchman in the general clbadification, is 7th
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15h25 : The polka dot jersey Julian Alaphilippe comes from part of Saint-Pée to the applause of the public.
Julian Alaphilippe started on the track of this chrono. He said he did not want to take any risks while wanting to do it anyway. # TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/KeXpKBwjFq
– The Gruppetto (@LeGruppetto) July 28, 2018
15h20 : Here is the provisional standings at this time. 111 riders have started for the moment. All the favorites are still to come.
– Race Center France TV Sport
14h55 : Romain Sicard has arrived. He is 16th in the standings with 1'37 seconds behind 1st, Hepburn. The Basque of the Sky co-equip of Thomas and Froome, Jonathan Castroviejo, is 2nd of the provisional clbadification.
14h10 : It left for the child of the country Roman Sicard, native of Hasparren.
13h55 : Espelette lives in the colors of the Tour de France today
– Oihana Larzabal
13h50 : The Basque rider Romain Sicard (Direct Energie team) starts at 14:05. On May 29, he recognized the course of the time trial, filmed by France Bleu. " A step for punch-climbers " he concluded. " This chrono can be really decisive, after the Pyrenees which will have left traces, it can make differences "
13h25 : Michael Hepburn ( Mitchelton-Scott) takes the lead with more than 2 minutes in advance. Great atmosphere at the finish.
12h55 : Thirty riders have already left Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, and the first two riders have arrived in Espelette. They are 145 in total, to participate in this individual time trial, in the order of the general clbadification. The yellow jersey Geraint Thomas will therefore be the last to leave at 16h29
Here is the starting schedule of the riders.
12h45 : the first runner to have run , last of the general clbadification, Lawson Craddock, arrived at Espelette
– Oihana Larzabal
12h35 : It's a big day in the Basque Country as the Tour de France is stopping there in the middle of the Bayonne festivities. France Bleu also makes you live the event, starting this morning with the traditional awakening of our dear King Leo!
12h25 : It is the child of the country Roman Sicard who received this afternoon the "blue jersey" of the stage, from the hands of Ttotte Darguy, director of France Bleu Pays Basque.
12h20: Meanwhile, the caravan arrived in Espelette.
12h04 : Let's go for this against-the-clock! The first rider, Lawson Craddock, has just started from the pediment of Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
11h35: Start of the first rider at noon.
11h22 : Reminders
– ASO
– ASO
11:15 : We expect a lot of people on the edge of 31 kms of road. France Bleu Pays Basque shows you the best spots to see this 20th stage between Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle and Espelette
11h10 : Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme is on our channel. " Absolutely delighted to be here in the Basque Country, it's going to be the last fight, a real fight for the podium, two men for three places, a raw, technical, athletic course. Envy and enthusiasm "
10h50 : Seen by Xexili Foix collar of Pinodieta
– Xixili Foix
10:40 : Marking the finish line at Espelette just before the return of the rain
– Oihana Larzabal
10h25 : How to reach Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle and Espelette? Where to park? Where to see the start and the finish? Whether you are used or novice Basque routes, find in this article benchmarks to better circulate and park this Saturday. For more practical information, you can go directly to the site Infotour64 a site of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques dedicated to the circulation during the Tour de France.
10:15 : "I did not recognize my commune this morning"
10:10 : This 20th stage of the Tour is a bilingual stage. Willingness of the organizers: everything is in French and in Basque. The signage, and the animation of the stage on the spot, with a bascophone speaker and a French speaker at the start and the finish. It is our journalist Amaïa Cazenave who is the voice of the Tour de France at Saint-Pée sur Nivelle.
9h55 : Our reporter Thibaut Vincent was able to photograph the last 300 meters in Espelette, as long as we can still pbad …
– Thibaut Vincent
09h35 : we are there!
9h15: Already on the finish line at Espelette!
– Oihana Larzabal
9:10: a pbad to be crossed by the runners today, that of Pinodieta. 900m to 9%.
9h : Aupa Sicard! The Basque Country supports Romain Sicard, 73rd overall. It starts around 14:06
– Paul Nicolai
8:40: The team of France Bleu Pays Basque took the road. Direction Saint-Pée sur Nivelle to make you live this time trial.
8h30: if these 31 km are to swallow as quickly as possible, be careful the roads may be slippery with regard to weather. Météo France forecasts showers until 11am. Beware of slips and falls, especially in the descent to Souraïde after the route des Crêtes.
Discover in detail the route of the 20th stage between Saint-Pée sur Nivelle and Espelette, chrono of 31 kms hilly with the pbad of Pinodieta (900 meters at 10.2%) at the end of the course
– ASO
– ASO
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