18th stage: The final revenge of Romain Bardet – France Info

STEP OF THE DAY
The striking contrast of Romain Bardet


We waited Wednesday on stage Digne-les-Bains – Pra-Loup, on the same route as the stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, he brilliantly won on June 11. But suffered a hypoglycemia, Romain Bardet has missed, finishing 36th at ten minutes behind the winner. Revenge, the AG2R-La Mondiale rider gave everything on Thursday to go win the greatest victory of his career, the second of a French on this 2015 Tour de France after his teammate Alexis Vuillemoz to Mûr-de-Bretagne. A 24-year-old, who was sixth in the last Tour even finds its place in the Top 10, confirming his comeback after a difficult first part of the Tour.
Bardet makes almost all step ahead, since was part of the breakaway of the day, consisting of 29 riders left in the first kilometers, led by Pierre Rolland, also vengeful after his disappointment of yesterday. The breakaway worked until 50km from the finish, where Thomas de Gendt accelerated before the Glandon pass. But the Belgian was taken and Bardet took advantage of the end of the climb to go alone. The French did not experience failure in the last climb of the day, the laces Montvernier, he had already climbed the Dauphiné. In the end, Bardet wins with 33 seconds ahead of Pierre Rolland and a 59-Anacona Fuglsang-Jungels trio, members of the early break.
This second Alpine stage being the “easier” of the four program at the end of the Tour, since the top of the Glandon was located 40km from the finish, we did not expect necessarily fight between heavyweights. However, Alberto Contador has successfully tried his hand in this pass off classified category. Froome did not try to catch up and left a big minute ahead at Pistolero, who joined a group of escaped before him. Nibali has also tried his luck. But the Yellow Jersey group returned, the train, on the fugitives before the summit. Finally, all members of the Top 10 have arrived at the same time, 3’02 Bardet. Friday, Stage Profile (two passes of the first category, the final climb to La Toussuire and the Iron Cross, out of category, in the middle of the stage) should be more conducive to attacks by Quintana, Nibali, Contador and co . They do not really have a choice if they want to dislodge even Chris Froome of the first step, which would have it, a miracle.
TOUR DE FRANCE 2015
> Ranking the 18th step (Gap – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 1865km) – Thursday, July 23, 2015
1- Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale ) in 5h03’40
2 Pierre Rolland (FRA / Europcar) 33 “
3- Winner Anacona (COL / Movistar) to 59 “
4- Bob Jungels (LUX / Trek) to 59″
5 – Jakob Fuglsang (DAN / Astana) to 59 “
6 – Serge Pauwels (BEL / MTN-Qhubeka) at 1’01
7 – Cyril Gautier (FRAN / Europcar ) to 1’50
8 – Carusa Damiano (ITA / BMC) at 1’50
9 Andrew Talansky (US / Garmin-Cannondale ) to 1’55
10 – Warren Barguil (FRA / Giant-Alpecin) at 3’02

… 12 – Chris Froome (GBR / Sky) at 3’02
15 – Alberto Contador (ESP / Saxo-Tinkoff) in 3’02
17 – Nairo Quintana (COL / Movistar) at 3’02
18 – Vincenzo Nibali (ITA / Astana) at 3’02

… & gt; & gt; & gt; The full rankings here
Overall standings (after 18 of 21 stages)
1- Chris Froome (GBR / Sky) in 74h13’31 ”
2 – Nairo Quintana (COL / Movistar) at 3’10 ”
3 – Alejandro Valverde (ESP / Movistar) at 4’09 ”
4 – Geraint Thomas (GBR / Sky) to 6 ’34′ ‘
5 – Alberto Contador (ESP / Saxo-Tinkoff) at 6’40′ ‘
6 – Robert Gesink (PBS / LottoNL-Jumbo) at 7’39 ”
7 – Vincenzo Nibali (ITA / Astana) at 8’04 ”
8 – Mathias Frank (SUI / IAM) at 8’47
9 – Bauke Mollema (PBS / Trek Factory Racing) in 12’06 ”
10 – Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) at 12’52
…

& gt; & gt; & gt; The complete standings here

THE FRENCH
French lived their finest stage since the start of the Tour, with the victory of Romain Bardet and second place of Pierre Rolland. With seventh place Cyril Gautier and tenth Warren Barguil is even a full house for the Blues in St-Jean-de-Maurienne. They were also seven traffic in the break of day. Among them, four Europcar riders (Rolland, Gautier, Sicard, Voeckler), who wanted to show their jerseys while still ten days their Bernaudeau boss to find a buyer. Thibaut Pinot was also in the breakaway but cracked in the end of the rise of Glandon and was made up and then overtaken by the bunch of favorites, to arrive at 16’12 Bardet. Overall, Romain Bardet’s victory allows him to re-enter the Top 10 at the expense of Warren Barguil. (11th).
THE LIFE OF JERSEYS
Yellow jersey (overall leader) Chris Froome (GBR / Sky
Chris Froome remains yellow, then there are only three steps to dispute Britain’s was. attacked by Contador and Nibali in Glandon. He did not try to catch them at all costs, and eventually joined them in the process, helped as usual by Geraint Thomas.
Green jersey ( points classification): Peter Sagan (SLQ / Saxo-Tinkoff)
For once, Peter Sagan has not slipped into the breakaway Slovakian therefore left Thomas de Gendt take. the 20 points of the intermediate sprint of the day, but the Belgian (7th to 335pts) posed no threat
Polka Dot Jersey (the best climber). Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP / Katusha)
Change is in the best climber! Member of the early break, Joaquiml Rodriguez, second behind Froome Thursday morning, took the lead of the first five passes of the day. He then experienced a big soft coup in the rise of Glandon, but it is enough for him to take the jersey. Indeed, Romain Bardet, took the lead last two passes of the day, the same number of points as the Spaniard, but Rodriguez has spent more than 2nd class passes in first place, and so will be in red and white Friday .
white jersey (best young rider): Nairo Quintana (COL / Movistar)
Since Wednesday, we did not see the Colombian climber attacking uphill. He remained quietly in the wheels of Chris Froome. Note that Romain Bardet is now second in the best young rider classification at 9’42
Combative step. Romain Bardet (FRA / AG2R-La Mondiale)
> He attacked from the first kilometers in the company of 28 other riders and then accelerated in the Glandon to get the victory: Romain Bardet is logically voted the most aggressive rider of the day
Friday, July 24. 2015: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – The Touissuire-Sybelles (138km)