Skujiņš keeps the royal shirt "Tour de France"; In the long run, Gruevengene wins



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  Skujiņš keeps the royal shirt

Photo: Reuters / Scanpix / LETA

Dutch cyclist Dilan Gruevenveen (LottoNL Jumbo) competed on Friday in the seventh round of the multi-faceted cycling race of the Tour de France, while Latvian athlete Toms Skujins did the excellent job of trekking. -Segafredo in the interest of the team. himself in position 138. Carnikavietis has retained the direction of the royal badessment of the mountain, informs the Latvian Federation of Riding.

The seventh stage of the Tour de France was the longest of all stages of cycling. The 170-degree cyclists measured forces over a distance of 231 km without any significant upsurge. In the first line of start-ups, in addition to other senior executives, the holder was the owner of the royal shirt Toms Skujins.

At first, there was an active struggle for participation at dawn. At this point, the numerically important breakthroughs have not been launched for a long time. The will of the Belgian team, "Wanty Groupe Gobert", Joan Ofredo, has been out of the fork for a long time. The 31 year old cyclist proved excellent, but it was clear that a large group would receive the refugee sooner or later. The predominance of 100 kilometers up to the finish line was only 1 minute, but after 10 kilometers Ofredo were captured.

It should be noted that in the middle of the distance, the group of side winds, as yesterday, was separated. The AG2R La Mondiale and Trek-Segafredo units represented by Skujin were at a great pace. Later, the peletons were joined again. Meanwhile, Laurent Pihon of the French team "Fortuneo-Samsic" went to Solo, which allowed the group to enjoy the title of section chief of more than 40 kilometers. The refugee was made 35 kilometers before arrival.

There was no serious breakdown until the arrival. The best sprinters started a battle for the coming finish. The notable group was also Toms Skujins, whose goal was to get John Degencolumn, the best striker in his clbad. Another two kilometers before the finish, Thomas was in front of the group.

The fate of the winner was dissolved by a lively finish, in which the best Dutch sprinter Dylan Gruevenweg proved to be the fastest. The 25-year-old athlete went on the track for 5 hours 43 minutes and 42 seconds. Fernando Gavirija (Quick-Step Floors) is second, but Pieter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) is the best three.

The sprinter of the Trek-Segafredo team, John Degencolomb, finishes fifth (+00: 00: 00). Tom Skujins did a lot of work for him. The Latvian who had started in the king's shield in the last two kilometers, had given up all the forces, had lost contact with the leaders and was ranked 138 at the finish (+00: 02: 00). Tom has kept the royal shirt of the mountain.

There was no change in the overall headboard. The leader is Van Avermouth, who has been lagging for six seconds by British athlete Geraints Thomas. Skujins, whose goals in the first stage do not include the fight for individual scores, ranked number 118.

In the eighth stage of the bike, which will take place on Saturday, participants will race at a distance of 181 kilometers without heights severe. [ad_2]
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