Following the incredible show of force Chris Froome, who in the first Pyrenean stage seems to have stunned this Tour 2015, the Tourmalet, the program on Wednesday is likely to ‘sit just over the hegemony of Columbia. And even put to the torture of French riders suffering.
Even through Lourdes, the Tour de France no longer seems to expect miracles, it is already resigned to see Chris Froome won on July 26 on the Champs-Elysées, 30 years his second victory in the Tour. It will suffice Tuesday one first mountain stage the leader of the Sky to knock its competitors without exception, already point to the end of this first Pyrenean high with almost three minutes ahead (2’52 ” ) over his nearest rival, American TJ Van Garderen.
The Tourmalet ? This is a pass that I like and that I also fears
Jean-Christophe Péraud (14th at 9’18 “)
And this is not the day’s program, Dante, which may reassure Nibali and Contador, as Reported Froome rivals all in the red yesterday when the king of the dancer began to literally fly in the lead. Even this pure climber Quintana, the only limit the damage, will have been left to drop more than a minute to the phenomenon … On Wednesday, Pau Cauterets, 188 kilometers from the eleventh step ahead we can not rich with of course, the giant of the Tour, the Col du Tourmalet, classified Hors Category, peaking at 2115 meters and 17.1 kilometers with an average gradient of 7.3%. It took before the platoon, or rather to his survivors, swallow the Col d’Aspin (1,490 meters). Not to mention four challenges listed in the 3rd and 4th categories. Although collarless arrival in Cauterets will have nothing either a cakewalk after a menu with such a long climb of 6.4 kilometers, and an average gradient of 5%.
Under these conditions, the French, Bardet, Pinot and Péraud all distances Tuesday, could have all the trouble to redo the cherry. When Tony Gallopin first Tricolore overall (seventh at 4’33 “), will bite the bullet, as Warren Barguil (9th at 6’12″). Locally step, Jean-François Péraud may well have its bearings on its inhospitable slopes. It is also because he knows what it’s the leader of AG2R La Mondiale, already pointed to almost ten minutes behind the leader, is cautious micro France Inter on time to mention his majesty, Tourmalet: “ Originally from Toulouse, it is a collar that has a little rocked my childhood This is a pass that I like and that I also dread because it is always difficult particularly high A collar.. to go . ” Oh, we almost forgot: Thursday, the arrival of the third and last Pyrenean stage will be considered again at altitude, the summit of the Plateau de Beille. Froome is already regia … His opponents much less.
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