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After a fall (22nd km), the good shot started with about fifteen runners: McNulty (UAE Emirates), Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Castroviejo (Ineos Grenadiers), Cosnefroy, Jungels (AG2R-Citroën), Konrad, Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Verona (Movistar), Geschke, Izagirre (Cofidis), Sanchez (Bahrain Victorious), Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), Goosens (Intermarché-Wanty Gobert), Dombrowski (Astana), Uran (Ef EDucation- Easypost), Barguil (Arkea-Samsic), Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo), Latour (TotalEnergies), Niv, Houle (Israel Premier Tech) and Bonnamour (B&B-KTM).
3'14'' at 89.9 km from the finish.
Bob Jungels was soon to spring into action…
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The brilliance of Bob Jungels
AG2R-Citroën had a day that looked like a split.
At the back of the pack, the Australian Ben O'Connor not spared from mechanical problems and crashes since the start in Copenhagen experienced another difficult day.
At the head of the race, the Luxembourger Bon Jungels gave a smile to the formation of Vincent Lavenu by giving way to the group of breakaways to spin alone, 2 km from the top of the Col de la Croix (62 km from the finish) , let slip a controlled descent and count 1' in advance at 37 km from the finish.
Jungels (winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2018), a brilliant comeback after having operated on his legs (for iliac endofibrosis in 2021).
He signs his 2nd victory on a grand tour (after a bouquet on the Vuelta in 2017), the first victory of
a Luxembourger on the Tour since Andy Schleck in 2011 at the top of Galibier.
The AG2R-Citroën team (21 victories on the Tour) signs a third consecutive stage victory on the Tour (after Nans Peters in Loudenvielle in 2020 and Ben O'Connor in Tignes in 2021).
Thibaut Pinot's last stand
A little tight and unhappy when he arrived in his garden at La Planche des Belles Filles (7th stage), the Franc-Comtois driver remains attached to his goal on this Tour: a stage victory.
He snagged the good breakaway this Sunday.
An ideal opportunity to regain momentum and rely on the cheers that accompany it.
He started against 9 km from the top of the Pas de Morgins.
The Franc-Comtois found himself 50 '' at 14 km from the finish.
And 25'' at 4 km from the line.
Finally 4th in the stage (doubled in the last kilometer by the Spaniards Castroviejo and Verona).
Sublime epilogue of a last stand that put him back in the saddle.
Awarded the Fighting Spirit Award.
Pogacar grapples
The yellow jersey came out like a devil of its box in the last hectometres.
To glean what could be.
And pocket three seconds on Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates, Enric Mas, Nairo Quintana, Romain Bardet or David Gaudu.
But not on vigilant Jonas Vingegaard who finished in the shadow of the lively Slovenian.
Pogacar, determined to jump at the slightest opportunity.
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Alexandr Vlasov is losing ground
The leader of the Bora-Hansgrohe team was one of the main leaders to give up in the final (15 km from the finish).
The Russian gives up 27'' to Tadej Pogacar and the main candidates for places of honor.
He retains 12th place in the general classification (3'12'' from Tadej Pogacar).
Mathieu van der Poel struggling
The Dutchman drags his sentence on this Tour.
The Giro-Tour sequence cut him off in his tracks.
The leader of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team hangs on but suffers.
Van Aert spends his days in front, Van der Poel finds himself quickly ejected.
He finished in the gruppetto (113th at 27'35'').
Christopher Froome, another day in the shade
The quadruple winner of the Tour is only a shadow of himself.
As soon as difficulties arise, he suffers.
The Briton quickly in difficulty (46th on arrival) dropped 12'02''.
Daniel Martinez, Ineos leaves feathers
The How much was, with Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates part of the Ineos trident eager to maneuver to try to destabilize Tadej Pogacar and have several cards.
Martinez, this Sunday, lived a day without (70th at 16'2'').
