Vingegaard and Pogacar play the Tour de France within the time trial – Muricas News

This Tuesday’s time trial may very well be essential within the Tour de France, within the first of the six phases of this final week, after the second day of relaxation, and with solely 10 seconds distinction between the present champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma ) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Group Emirates), whereas two mountain phases will be capable to add ‘pepper’ to that combat and the battle for third place.

After Pogacar misplaced a few minute within the fifth stage in Laruns, the Slovenian managed to make up nearly on a regular basis misplaced in comparison with Vingegaard, however regardless of the ‘epic’ battles between these two colossi, that are taking their toll on all the peloton, Nothing appears determined but and the time trial, of twenty-two.4 kilometers between Passy and Combloux, might carry a number of mild.

As well as, the combat for the third step of the ultimate podium in Paris continues to be very open, with the Spanish Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers) third after his spectacular victory within the fourteenth stage. He's 5:21 behind the chief and solely 19 seconds forward of the British Adam Yates (UAE Group Emirates), Pogacar’s squire.

These final six phases, after the remaining day on Monday, begin this Tuesday with that battle in opposition to the clock wherein the cyclists will ascend the Cote de Domincy, second class, with 2.5 kilometers of ascent at a mean unevenness of 9.4%, and that would flip the final classification the other way up, if Pogacar (winner in 2021 and 2020) wins, or reinforce the present champion.

The seventeenth stage, on Wednesday, will carry the mountains again, with 166 kilometers and two class 1 climbs, Col des Saisies (13.4 kilometers at 5.4% common gradient) and Cormet de Roselend (19.9 km at 6%), considered one of 2nd -Cote de Longefoy (6.6 km at 7.5%)– earlier than the ascent to the very best level of this version, the Col de la Loze (28.1 km at 6%, however with ramps better than 20%) that's topped at 2300 meters. The objective might be within the descent, in Courchevel.

Phases 18 and 19 might be new alternatives for the sprinters, first on Thursday with the 185 flat kilometers that they should cowl between Moûtiers and Bourg-en-Bresse and on Friday, the 173 between Moirans-en-Montagne and Poligny, which regardless of It could be a extra ‘damaged’ terrain, favorable for a breakaway, but when the sprinter groups work they need to management the day.

Within the occasion that the final classification arrives open to the penultimate stage, the 133 kilometers that separate Belfort and Le Markstein, with six ports, one within the third class, three within the 2nd and two within the 1st, the Petit Ballon (9.3 km at 8 1%) and the Col du Platzerwasel (7.1 to eight.4%), for a complete of three,600 meters of accrued unevenness that would be the final decide of the race.

Lastly, the ‘Grande Boucle’ will face a totally flat stage of 115 kilometers between the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome and the Champs Elysées in Paris, in a day that might be determined in an enormous dash, after a circuit by the French capital and that will probably be a celebration for the winner of this one hundred and tenth version of the Tour de France, in addition to for the remainder of the leaders and groups with issues to have a good time.