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Which final sprint: André Greipel narrowly missed the victory of the fourth stage of the Tour de France. In the decisive phase of the age of 35 years was a long time ahead until a youngster was strong.
André Greipel defeated gossamer, Marcel Kittel again without success: The German sprinters came out on the fourth leg of the 105th Tour de France and slowly empties come under pressure to move. In the second race of the day, Colombian Fernando Gaviria, veteran Greipel took third place in wild Britain and Kittel finished fifth. Before the trail in the Alps, the sprint specialists have only two more chances
And again in the badysis: @AndreGreipel arrives at a speed of behind, but @FndoGaviria and @petosagan can move up a gear. Good sport! ??♂️?♂️?♂️??? pic.twitter.com/HvvAnmjtZM
– Tour de France – DE (@letour_en) July 10, 2018
The Greipel (Rostock / Lotto-Soudal), 35, had an almost perfect sprint in Sarzeau after 195 km, but it was a bit too long and was still driven by Quick-Step Floors and Slovak champion Peter Sagan Hansgrohe. Just half a meter
Greipel in ascending form
After fourth place on Sunday, Greipel, who hammered frustrated against a bus door after the finish line, was showing a new ascending form. "I drove a good sprint to lose in the end against Gaviria, who is currently the star in the sprinters' skies, not wrong," Greipel said. "It was a difficult victory, we did not have much help to control outliers," Gaviria said. John Degenkolb (Gera / Trek-Segafredo) is eighth
Kittel (Arnstadt / Katusha-Alpecin), who has yet to wait for his victory on the 15th lap, was caught in the final and could not intervene at the front. In the previous year, the Thuringian had won five times in the first eleven stages of his life. Saturday, Kittel finished third at Fontenay-le-Comte, and a day later he was unable to intervene after a mistake.
>>> The team time trial was so tight on day 3 <<<
The yellow jersey won in Monday's time trial defended successful Belgian Olympic gold medalist Greg Van Avermaet (BMC). in front of his team-mate Tejay van Garderen (USA). Defending champion Chris Froome (Great Britain / Sky) finished atop the overall standings without wasting time.
The sprint teams did a personal job: a breakaway with four outsiders who had already started moving. Only 1000 meters before the finish, the peloton was aberration. The flying quartet was just before the following semi-finals of two Belgians and two French
Mbad crash shortly before the finish line
Five kilometers from the finish line, a Mbad casualty slows the pursuers. In the end, however, everything went his usual Sprinterlauf.
The small community Sarzeau was alone because of its mayor an extraordinary stage. It is named after David Lappartient and is the president of the UCI World Cycling Federation. The possession was both at noon at La Baue at the start as well as the final sprint in "his" city as a guest
All stages of the Tour de France 2018 in the overview
On Wednesday, the tour is literally at the end of the world as a guest: the 204.5 km on the Quimper road in the department of Finistère to The far west of France are five climbs for clbadic hunters like John Degenkolb or even an aberrant. 19659017]
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