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Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) demonstrated the power of World Champion specialty to win the individual time trial between Saint-Pee-Sur-Nivelle and Espelette, 31 kilometers, in which the British Geraint Thomas (Sky), third, took the yellow jersey and teammate Chris Froome took the third step of the podium.
In a final match between Dumoulin and Froome, it's finally "The Butterfly of Maastricht" who took the glory of the Basque Basque Country chrono He flew at 46 at the time to mark the time of 40.52 minutes, less than a second ahead of Froome and 14 seconds ahead of Geraint Thomas, who won the 2018 Tour in the absence of Paris Day
. ] In the fight for the stage and for the podium missed the Slovenian Primoz Roglic, who started on the podium and was sent off by Froome. The leader of Loto Jumbo lost 1.12. The Spaniards did not have their day, although Marc Soler scored his head with an honorable ninth place at 1.22. Mikel Landa, far from his best feelings was delayed by 3.11 and the Colombian Nairo Quintana 4.06
The podium was set. Thomas, Dumoulin and Froome will be photographed on the Champs Elysees. This will be the sixth time in the last 7 years that the British anthem has been heard in the French capital. Finally, there will be no sleep at Movistar. Landa finished seventh and Quintana tenth. Far from the ambitious plans made on July 7 at the beginning of the 105th edition
The crossing of the French Basque Country with a final in Espelette, a city of 2000 inhabitants that serves the delights of Basque cuisine for 5 centuries. his famous peppers. In combat, the three best specialists of the World against the clock for two places on the podium
Dumoulin, Roglic and Froome, podium of the last World Cup, were to compete for the second and third place of the podium in Paris, not the first Thomas, who came out with a mattress more than 2 minutes
While the heavyweights came out of the overall standings, the Spanish Marc Soler (Movistar) was king for a few moments, scoring the best time with 42.15. Big time for the Catalan, exfutbolista who went cycling at 17, the hope of rotten Spanish cycling. This sensation lasted him for a long time, as he was first displaced by the Danish Kragh Andersen and the Polish Kwiatkowski (41.42) later.
"Kwiato", mated in the "hot" chair in front of the TV, he became the man to beat. the big candidates. At the first checkpoint, Thomas made it clear who was leading the Tour. At Ustaritz, at km 13, "G" clocked the fastest time with 16.31 minutes, with Froome at 14 seconds, Dumoulin at 16 and Roglic at 44. The Slovenian was already third at Froome.
He was still watching Kwiatkowski screen. He saw how Geraint Thomas passed like an exhalation through km 22, the control of Suraibe-Xurxurieta, where he was still king. Froome at 12, Dumoulin at 14 and Roglic, clearly deteriorating at 1.01 minutes. Goodbye to the podium. The effort for his victory at Laruns took his toll on the former skater.
Kwiatkowski finally left. He was raised by his partner Froome, but the Kenyan-born cyclist remained standing. Dumoulin arrived with the colors of the rainbow to show that the gold medal of the Bergen chrono was not a coincidence. And then, arms raised, euphoric, the heir of Wiggins and Froome, a Welshman who extends the dominion of Heaven in the Tour de France.
This Sunday concludes the 105th edition of the Tour with the twenty-first stage between Houilles and Paris, 116 kilometers.
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