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Gallery: Too-close crowds and a Pyrenean rollercoaster on stage 8 of the Tour
There were two main battles on stage 8 of the 2020 Tour de France. One for stage honours from a breakaway that led by more than 12 minutes at one point. Another for the GC contenders in the bunch behind, trying to maintain or improve on their overall standing. Nans Peters (Ag2r-La Mondiale) won the …
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TDF Power Analysis: Pogacar’s Peyresourde attacks and new climbing record
“Tomorrow we fight again! Tour is not finished, vamos” – Tadej Pogacar Tadej Pogacar was one of the several riders to lose to time on stage 7’s brutal crosswinds, which ripped the field apart. After losing 1’25” on the General Classification as well as the Young Rider’s jersey due to an untimely puncture on a …
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Jumbo-Visma had an off day, but Primoz Roglic managed just fine
Even when things go a bit wrong for Jumbo-Visma, they seem to go right. At least for now. Saturday’s foray into the Pyrenees saw a key Jumbo domestique, Sepp Kuss, drop off the back early, and the team’s GC plan B, Tom Dumoulin, slide down the overall. It saw Primoz Roglic chase repeated attacks, largely …
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Pinot’s Tour hopes dashed again: ‘Maybe a turning point in my career’
After he saw his yellow jersey hopes dashed on stage 8 of the Tour de France, Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) was frank about his disappointment in post-race comments on Saturday. “I just want to apologize to my teammates, because it’s a lot of failures for everyone: for the team, for me,” Pinot said, according to L’Equipe, …
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Peters wins from the break amid GC shakeup on stage 8 of the Tour
Nans Peters won stage 8 of the Tour de France out of the breakaway on a challenging day in the Pyrenees that saw more than one yellow jersey hopeful drop out of GC contention altogether, and several other significant changes to the overall standings. Thibaut Pinot, Julian Alaphilippe, and Tom Dumoulin were among the many …
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