He was the dolphin Chris Froome Tuesday morning. He still is Tuesday evening and, for him, this is probably a real satisfaction. Even so, 12 seconds up on the boss rose to nearly three minutes. But he sat its candidate status on the podium in this first mountain stage, he feared so much. “ The first mountain stage is always dangerous, it can be a shock to the body, especially after a first rest day, said the American. I think it will get better and better for me and I am very satisfied with our position. ” Probably not a direct threat to Froome, but it’s better than defend themselves.
Tejay Van Garderen – Panoramic
Nairo Quintana – 3rd overall at 3’09 “
At the pedal, it is one that has best resisted. He was also the only opponent of Chris Froome to keep in touch with him before the Columbia will attack. Then it was not able to answer. Just Colombian he could try to limit the damage, losing a little more than a minute at the top. “ I thought I would be well on the climb and besides, I think I climbed well. But Froome was stronger than me “, he noted. But if he could not do anything against Froome, he moved to the podium and disability in general, anything already considerable (3’09 “) is still prohibitive. He does not have the speech of a beat. “ I feel good physically and mentally, I have good sensations, it will get better as the days “, if he convinces.
A picture of a Movistar team that wanted to take the race in hand, Alejandro Valverde tried to shake the tree by starting several times in the last climb. But in July 14, his attempts have turned damp squib. He finally let go to finish two minutes from Froome. Still, it is in on it: the fifth step, 4th overall. “ Froome is strong but the Tour is not over ” warns the Murcian, which stands more than ever as a lieutenant Quintana, never mentioning his own ambitions but holding that “ Nairo still can hope all this Tour “.
It was feared that he stuck in for the last week after efforts at the Giro. But see stuck in such proportions from the very first Tour cervix is still a big surprise. He still finished behind Geraint Thomas, Adams Yates and Tony Gallopin and that’s worrying him. On arrival, the Pistolero is not really explained this failure. “ I did not want to waste time, but I could not breathe, rotating legs, I do not know why, has he questioned . It was really a bad day for mo i. ” For sure. If he admits that Froome “ showed his authority “, it is at present dominated by the other riders Columbia. “ Priority , he considers, is to rest, to step back, to study the situation with a clear head and act on all . ” An attack from afar on Wednesday? Must still have the means …
Vincenzo Nibali – 10th overall at 6’57 “
After seeing his face broken up in the end, it’s almost a miracle to say that Vincenzo Nibali still in the top 10 overall. It was the first of the favorites to release taken, more than 10 kilometers from the summit. After little help less well to Mûr-de-Bretagne, which boded no good, the Shark of Messina wanted to temper the concerns, ensuring that he felt fit. This is obviously not the case. He admitted Tuesday. “I’m not even the little brother of Nibali last year “, estimated the leader of Astana. “ I could not keep up, find the breath. As if I were without strength … ” Nibali even had trouble keeping his own teammates. Probably we will see the attack but barring a miracle, the Tour is already lost for him.
Vincenzo Nibali at the Pierre-Saint-Martin – Panoramic
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