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(nda) Roglic, a former ski jumper and cross-country skier, took more risks in descending nearly 20 km than his rivals. The 28 – year – old Slovenian finally crossed the finish line with 19 seconds in advance. Geraint Thomas and Romain Bardet secured the other podiums in the sprint of a group of Siebner pursuers.
Leader Thomas – with the active support of his Sky team aids – had everything under control from the third to the last day of the tour. The 32-year-old Briton is ahead of the 31-kilometer time trial on Saturday and the last (flat) stage in Paris with 2:05 minutes ahead of Dutchman Tom Dumoulin.
The third is Roglic (2:24), who has doubled Chris Froome (2:37), overall winner, with his second victory on the circuit. The Brit was caught up at the start of the 16-mile climb to Aubisque, but thanks to the help of Colombian Egan Bernal, he came back downhill.
The goal was met, just like Julian Alaphilippe in the last mountain stage. The French belonged again to the dissident group. He was the first to reach the passes of the Aspin Pass and the Col du Tourmalet, ensuring his first triumph in the ranking of the mountain at an early stage. Alaphilippe succeeds fellow countryman Warren Barguil
However, after the "worst day of the bike for ten years", Peter Sagan spoke after the stage. The winner of the reigning world champion, who fell two days earlier, s' violently crushed and lost the connection early. But he bit his teeth and reached the Gruppetto with about 38 minutes late. "In a Classic, I would have dropped out and if I did not wear the green jersey, it would be too," says Sagan.
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