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Mollema was part of the sixteenth stage of a huge group of 44 men, which was heavily cleared on the two mountains of the first category (Col de Mente and Col du Portillon). The Groninger, like Robert Gesink, lasted a long time and fifteen seconds after stage winner Julian Alaphilippe came fourth.
"I really did everything about it during the last climb, I think I was only five seconds away from Alaphilippe," said Mollema shortly afterwards. # 39; s arrival.
Adam Yates was the first to start the ten-kilometer descent, but took too many risks and came down. Alaphilippe took the opportunity and booked his second leg to win this Tour. Mollema arrived a little later in a band with Gorka Izagirre and Yates unlucky
"It was a pretty dangerous run, some turns were wet because it had just been raining," Mollema said. . "However, I also took risks and tried to get off as quickly as possible, but Alaphilippe was a little faster."
Restless
It took a long time before a platoon took the place of the Carcassonne platoon at Bagnères-de-Luchon. After that, the front remained disturbed with a lot of stripping.
"It was the most difficult day of the Tour up here," said Mollema. "We were leading with a big group, and there was always a full basket, and I put a lot of energy into it."
On Wednesday, the riders await another big job in the Pyrenees. The trip to Saint-Lary-Soulan is only 65 kilometers long, but the organization has piled three heavy climbs in the course. Mollema thinks there is a good chance that the best players in the standings will face each other for the win.
"Today, I knew there was a good chance that the lead group would do it, but tomorrow it will probably be different, I feel good again, I will try again "
The 31-year-old rider himself no longer plays any significant role in the overall standings. Partly because of a fall from the stage in Roubaix, he is eighteenth, more than fifteen minutes behind the bearer Geraint Thomas.
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