Nothing stops this peloton.
Neither the cobblestones of the north on Wednesday, nor the longest stage of the Tour this Thursday, 220 km and 2,300 m of elevation between Binche and Longwy.
Everything is swallowed up, engulfed, hurtling down at breakneck speed.
48.7 km/h average in Arenberg.
Another 49.4 km/h at Longwy.
Two stages in a row in the top 5 of the fastest of the 21st century.
At the head of this TGV, a Slovenian captain with a child's face, Tadej Pogacar, who put on the first of his long collection of 2022 yellow jerseys at the end of a masterful sprint at the top of this bumpy arrival.
“I didn't expect to win here and take the jersey, he admitted on arrival.
The race was amazing.
I hadn't imagined it before the start, I just followed the movement.
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