Spanish cyclist Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers) took his third Spanish victory this Saturday by winning the fourteenth stage of the 110th Tour de France, a 151.8-kilometer contest between Annemasse and Morzine Les Portes du Soleil. Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) retained the yellow jersey after neutralizing the attacks of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates).
At 22, the Granada man gave a masterful performance. With nine kilometers left, Morzine caught the first two in total. After reigning Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorius) in the tenth stage and Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) in the twelfth stage, before leaving alone to conquer the third Spanish stage victory of this Tour.
On a mountainous day marked by a massive drop in the first kilometers, forcing the race to stop for half an hour, and ending with men like Colombian Spaniard Antonio Pedrero (Movistar) leaving the race. Esteban Chaves (EF Education-EasyPost) or South African Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty)-, Pogacar and Vingegaard they put up a new battle that put Slovenia ten points behind Dane overall.
Pogacar, winner of the ‘Grande Boucle’ in 2020 and 2021, entered the finish line in second, just ahead of the current champion of the Tour de France, but bonuses prevented him from cutting more seconds overall and now the man from Almuñécar is third. , at 4:43, after the defeat of Australian Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), who lost almost two minutes.
The 5.5 kilometer accumulation disrupted the start of the day, which welcomed the runners with rain. Race Management had to stop the test for a few minutes to deal with those affected, while others were doomed to abandon it. On the resume, hostilities broke out.
Attacks followed one another in the first section, with five riders crowning Col de Saxel in the third category first; Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich) crashed on the way down and later retired.
By then, Italian Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and Norwegian Tobias Halland Johannenssen (Uno-X Pro Cycling) had managed to stand out with about twenty runners catching them before they reached the top of the Col de Cou. Another prime port, the Col du Feu, allowed fugitives to increase their revenues by more than a minute.In the peloton, it’s breaking down more and more with the harshness of the climb.
At the front, the leading group was reduced by eleven units – among them Spaniards Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious), Gorka Izagirre and Alex Aranburu (Movistar) – and the chasing group was swallowed before Jambaz Colonel’s intermediate run.
Candidates were also falling from the front on their way up the Col de la Ramaz, until Ciccone tried to leave alone with 59 kilometers left. Jumbo-Visma stopped him and led a group of up to 25 riders, among whom Wout van Aert began to set the pace.
Belgian crowned before meBegin the long descent towards the last obstacle: the Col de Joux Plane. Men got away with it on her rise Like Simon Yates or Pello Bilbao, and the yellow jersey group also suffered.
At 3.7 kilometers from the summit, Pogacar, classified as Special, launched his tenth attack, to which Vingegaard responded after a few minutes’ hesitation; actually managed to get all eight bonus points at the top. At the back, Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers) was crowned 20 seconds behind the duo with Australian Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) at 1:30 and Simon Yates at 3:00.
10km ahead Briton Adam Yates (UAE Emirates) catches up with Andalusia and they both jump for the last two winners del Tour hunted a kilometer later. Then the Spaniards, to everyone’s surprise, He was alone to get to the finish line first and move up to third place in the provisional general classification.
The gala tour will continue with the fifteenth stage this Sunday, just before the final rest day on Monday. Runners will encounter 179 kilometers of high mountains between Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil and Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc.A very challenging day on the Côte des Amerands, with sections up to 17% incline where maximum stiffness peaks.
General classification of the Tour de France
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Carlos Rodriguez IGD 03:58:45
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Tadej Pogacar UAD +0:05
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Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen TJV +0:05
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Adam Yates UAD +0:10
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Sepp Kuss TJV +0:57
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Jai Hindley BOH +0:01:46
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Felix Gall ACT +0:01:46
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Peio Bilbao López de Armentia TBV +0:03:19
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Simon Yates JAY +0:03:21
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Guillaume Martin COF +0:05:57
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David Gaudu GFC +0:05:57
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Thomas Pidcock IGD +0:08:40
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Emanuel Buchmann BOH +0:09:14
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Rafal Majka ICJ +0:09:43
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Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas IGD +0:09:43
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Wilco Kelderman TJV +0:13:02
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Wout van AertTJV +0:13:02
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Felix Grossschartner IAD +0:13:02
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Chris Harper JAY +0:13:02
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Thibaut Pinot GFC +0:13:47