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(procycling.no): The Bastille Day was celebrated during the Tour de France with a mass match in Amiens on the 181st stage of the eighth stage, where Alexander Kristoff (Emirates United Arab Emirates) entered a new top ten Placement behind Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) who won his second consecutive victory this year
A failed attempt by Philippe Gilbert (Quick Step) in the last two kilometers did not baffle the Dutchman Greipel (Lotto Soudal) and Fernando Gaviria (Quick Step) after the Germans and Colombians barked against the fence on the left side of the road when they fought for Peter Sagan's wheel (Bora-hansgrohe)
away Greipel with his head several times. After the finish line, both had to be moved following the dangerous event. Thus, Sagan and John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) were moved to the podium, while Kristoff sailed to 6th place, eventually finishing in 4th place.
Several of Kristoff's opponents disappeared in a 15-kilometer goal, when team captain Dan Martin came down and had to go back. Without his usual finalist striker Roberto Ferrari, the Norwegian had to fend for himself on Saturday's spur, where Lotto Soudal seemed to mobilize a winning shot for Greipel before Amund's captain Grøndahl Jansen came back in the last meters.
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– I was not really asked, and I was not in position. There was little support today, since Martin needed help, says Kristoff to procycling.no and the other Norwegian press.
– It is difficult to do it alone in such a conclusion. There was a lot of trouble in the race and many who were wondering. We had to stop walking several times. If it had been a little more "smooth", I could have a good speed. But I had to stop all the time to find out if something was going to roll and how I should drive.
– It's hard and it must really be a little lucky. Today, I am a little too far in the track. In fact, it could be fine if the spur had been a little cleaner and I had a nice track. But first it was Cavendish who was pushing, and then there was the danger that I was not passing either. When I looked for a solution from the other side, suddenly Degenkolb began to turn to this side. Kristoff ended as a result of Gaviria and Greipel's lasting settlement
– There was a lot of struggle between Greipel and Gaviria, and Gaviria tried to take a hatch that was not there. I mean that he was driving a little bad today. He tries to win, like everyone else, but he tries to repel Greipel, and it's easier said than done. He is a powerful guy
While Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) retained the yellow leader jersey, Martin finally lost 1 min 16 sec. Fourth overall, Julien Alaphillipe (Quick Step) was also involved in the peloton and crossed the finish line far behind the other favorites to find himself out of the top 10.
– J & # 39; listened to the radio that everyone had to give up). It's stupid for the compilation, but we hope it'll be fine, Kristoff said.
Van Avermaet in yellow
The eve of the potentially very potent cobbled appetite of Roubaix, this would be another recipe day for Amiens requests. . Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe) was the first to attack, but the German brought no one with him and was finally taken care of.
Instead, Laurens Ten Dam (Team Sunweb) was to enter a gap that would go far, composed of Marco Minnaard (Wanty Groupe-Gobert) and Fabien Grellier (Direct Energy) passing
. most of the six minutes, but had to lose when the main rope strings six kilometers to the left of the stage. Quick Step Floors, Lotto-Soudal and Dimension Data are at the front for much of the day and give Amiens a slap shot. Before that time, a major throw went 15 kilometers from the goal, which included Martin and Alaphilippe. Van Avermaet increased his overall lead by taking a second on the bonus team included towards the end of the stage.
Belgium now leads to seven seconds ahead of Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) and nine seconds ahead of teammate Tejay van Garderen. Before the paved Sunday leg, Chris Froome (Team Sky) is in 12th place at 1:05 behind.
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