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Tour de France 2020, stage 21: Pogacar first in Paris | The Direct

122 km from Mantes la Jolie to the Champs-Elysées, final parade and probable sprint

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19.05 – compact group

Shooting the fugitives, Sunweb in the lead to favor the sprint of Cees Bol. There are 2 km to the finish. Group ready to sprint, skirmishes between sprinters in search of the best position.

19.02 – Kwiatkowski tries again

Slightly uphill section, Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) starts. His attempt, however, fails, and is immediately taken up by the group.

18.59 – Swift comes off

Connor Swift loses contact from the other three fugitives. Last lap of the Parisian circuit, there are 7 km to the finish.

18.58 – 8 km to the finish

12 “the advantage of the four on the run when there are 8 km to the finish line. The average of the race is 41.1 km / h.

18.50 – 16 seconds ahead

With 14 km from the finish, the advantage of the four on the run is 16 “. The attackers are Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team), Pierre-Luc Perichon (Cofidis), Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Connor Swift (Team Arkéa Samsic) .

6.45 pm – 20 km to the finish

When there are 20 km to the finish, the four attacking riders have a 13 “advantage over the yellow jersey group. The average race is 40.1 km / h.

Ore 18.36 – cade Theuns

Fall for the Belgian Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo). At 26 km from the finish the four fugitives have a 21 “advantage over the group of pursuers, pulled by Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) who is working for team mate Caleb Ewan, ready to fight for the victory in the sprint.

Ore 18.28 – Bennett in verde

Perichon is the first of the fugitives to cross the finish line of the intermediate sprint. The sprint of the group is won by the Irish Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step), who arrived in the green jersey in Paris. Now he has the mathematical certainty of wearing it also on the final podium.

18.20 – 40 km to the finish

With 40km from the finish, there are four riders attacking: Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team), Pierre-Luc Perichon (Cofidis), Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Connor Swift (Team Arkéa Samsic). 20 “their advantage over the group of pursuers.

18.15 – compact group

Reached Kwiatkowski, 45 km from the finish the group is compact. The average ride is 37.6 km / h.

18.10 – Kwiatkowski attacks

Powless resumed, with Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), winner of the eighteenth stage, 50 km from the finish. Daniele Bennati in 2007 was the last Italian to win in Paris in the last stage of the Tour, Elia Viviani (Cofidis) hopes to be next.

18.05 – Elysian Fields

The riders tackle the Champs-Elysées circuit for the first time, 53km to the finish. The first rider to attack is Neilson Powless (Ef Pro Cycling).

17.51 ​​- increase the pace

When there are 64 km to the finish the average pace of the group has risen, 35.5 km / h.

5.36 pm – youngest since 1904

Tadej Pogacar is the second youngest ever winner of the Grande Boucle, behind only Henry Cornet, who triumphed in 1904 at 19 years and 355 days. When there are 74 km to the finish line the average of the race is 29.6 km / h, compact group.

17.17 – Unprecedented Pogacar

For the first time in the history of the Grande Boucle a rider wins the yellow jersey, the polka dot jersey and the white jersey. Incredible milestone for Tadej Pogacar. There are 86 km to go until the Champs-Elysées finish, the average of the race is 27.7 km / h.

16.54 – 100 km to the finish

The average of the race is 21.8 km / h when there are 100 km to the finish. Drilling for Nils Politt (Israel Start-Up Nation) who returns immediately. The group increases the pace.

16.39 – only Gpm of the day

The runners climb the Cote de Beulle (fourth category, 2.3 km at 3.6%), the only GP of the day. The pace is still low, 16.4 km / h the average of the race when there are 109 km to the finish in Paris.

16.28 – low pace

Relaxing day for runners after three weeks of fatigue. The average ride is 14.5 km / h.

16.14 – official departure

The initial catwalk ends, the official start of the last stage of the Tour de France 2020, edition number 107.

16.03 – group photo for the UAE

Pogacar and the remaining UAE Emirates riders pose for the usual photo before the start.

3.58 pm – Slovenian catwalk

All Slovenian riders lead the pack to pay homage to 2020 Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar. Long hug between Roglic and Pogacar as they pedal before the official start. The other three Slovenians in the race are Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-McLaren), Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott) and Jan Polanc (UAE Emirates).

Pogacar’s enterprise

Tadej Pogacar ha dominated the time trial with arrival at La Planche des Belles Filles and achieved a masterpiece by winning the yellow jersey of the Tour de France number 107 at the age of 21. The Little Prince also took the yellow jersey and polka dot jersey, it remains to be determined who will wear the green jersey but Sam Bennett is clearly the favorite over Peter Sagan given the considerable advantage on the eve of the last stage. Pogacar’s comeback has rightfully entered the history of the Tour de France, the young Slovenian’s dream was to participate in the Grande Boucle and instead he will never forget his first yellow jersey, which he will wear on the podium in Paris. With him on the podium his friend-rival Primoz Roglic and Richie Porte, who after years of bad luck managed to conquer his first podium at the Grande Boucle.

Path

Final walkway in Paris, from Mantes La Jolie to the Champs Elysees: 122 km flat, only one Gpm in the initial part, the Cote de Beulle (fourth category, 2.3 km at 3.6%). An ideal stage for sprinters, Ewan aims to repeat last year’s trio and to win in Paris as in 2019.

The ranking

1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) 84h 26 ’33’ ‘2. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) +59 “3. Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) + 3’30” 4. Mikel Landa + 5’58 “5 . Enric Mas + 6’07 “6. Miguel Angel Lopez + 6’47” 7. Tom Dumoulin + 7’48 “8. Rigoberto Uran + 8’02” 9. Adam Yates + 9’25 “10. Damiano Caruso + 14’03 “.

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