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Although he was bothered by a headwind at the top of the last climb of the day, Dan Martin was prominent on the first big day in the mountains at the Tour de France on Tuesday.
The Irish racer was attacking near the top of the Col de la Colombière and while he was being brought down the descent by the group of leading contenders, he nevertheless showed his strength with the movement.
"It's good to have eliminated the first," he said, referring to the stages of the race. "It's still a bit nervous after the day off, I'm pretty happy with that, it was a headwind in the last climb, every bone in my body said do not attack." knew that if the guys were five or ten seconds from the back, at the bottom, it could take a minute. "
Six riders remained in front of the breakaway, including the winner of the race. Step Julian Alaphilippe (QuickStep Floors). Martin was the best overall contender, winning the sprint for seventh place. His display shows that he has recovered from his accident last week.
The Tour continues with two days ending at the summit. These should suit Martin, and give him the opportunity to try to improve his current overall ranking of 17th place.
"The next two days will be brutal and I will see how my legs are going," he said. "But I'm expecting a lot more attacks tomorrow."
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