The pride of Nibali at the Tour de France. The ‘Shark’ honors the third Alpine stage of the Tour and grow even more regrets for what might have been and will not be. Cycling, in the hardest stage of the Grand Boucle, found its champion, prim’attore today wholeheartedly a business that seems so much fable. The bearer dell’Astana after the dull days that they did accumulate more than 8 minutes late and signs of revival in Gap, can finally show the claws and ‘griffare”s 19th stage from Saint Jean de Maurienne La Toussuire from 138 km , the third consecutive alpine hamlet, another appetizer before the highly anticipated ascent of the Alpe d’Huez tomorrow. Especially the Sicilian proposes cycling that people like, by starting his lunge at 50 km to go, on the Col de la Croix de Fer, rising from ‘Hors Category’ of the history of cycling, especially after weeks of cycling troubled.
The return to its former glory of the ‘shark’ can put in a corner before Pierre Rolland, another star of the stage, with three short but tough climbs (one of 1 / a category) before mountain final, then the revived Nairo Quintana, the end 2 / or 44 “from the Sicilian, which can eventually gnawing 31″ to the Yellow Jersey (now between the two dance 2’38 “), third at the finish line in 2’25″ from the Sicilian, really another runner than what was seen in the first half of July: zippy, impetuous, with the ‘leg’ right, short on top form as a year ago when he brought home the Great Company. Victory in hand, the day of glory allows the Sicilian to climb important positions in the standings, also because of the severe crisis in the British Thomas, until this morning 4 / or leaving the bends more than 10 ‘that make him lose the Mount Olympus of ranking where it goes ‘shark’, tonight at the foot of the podium. Too bad they have found the only condition now but so, it was a satisfying to be back a number one, relegating the role of actor Chris Froome passed unscathed from another tough test, with the yellow jersey still glued on him and two dangerous opponents like Valverde (3 / or 5’25 “) and Contador (5 / or 7’56″), even further away in the standings. Quintana remains only between him and the Arc de Triomphe on Sunday, the climbs are not over some, just think of the Alpe d’Huez, but the opportunities decrease, as the number of kilometers from here to Paris.
Nibali: “great suffering, major victory -” It ‘been a great suffering, but this was an important step. I dedicate this victory to my family and to the many fans who were close to me after a black week before. I felt strong even the affection of the French. “So Vincenzo Nibali after victory at La Toussuire in the 19 / a stage of the Tour de France, the first in this year.” On the Croix de Fer we wanted to make the race hard – said Nibali – The team has made the pace and I have to thank everyone. The goal was to look for an escape but the pace was high and there was so much space. “” Tomorrow there ‘Alpe d’Huez, we hope to get out of it well – he concluded – for the ranking is harder “.
Arrival order and ranking of the 19 / a Tour stage from Saint Jean de Maurienne La Toussuire 138 km
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita / Astana) in 4h22’53 “
2. Nairo Quintana (Col / Movistar) to 44 “
3. Chris Froome (Gb / Sky) at 1’14″
4. Thibaut Pinot (Fra / FDJ) at 2’26 “
5. Romain Bardet (Fra / AG2R) st
6. Alejandro Valverde (Spa / Movistar) st
7. Bauke Mollema (Ola / TFR) st
8. Robert Gesink (Ola / Lot NL-Jumbo) st
9. Alberto Contador (Spa / Saxo-Tinkoff) st
10 Samuel Sanchez (Spa / BMC Racing) st
ranking:
1. Chris Froome (Gb / Sky) in 78h37’34 “
2. Nairo Quintana (Col / Movistar) to 2’38 “
3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa / Movistar) to 5’25″
4. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita / Astana) at 6’44 “
5. Alberto Contador (Spa / Saxo-Tinkoff) in 7’56″ 6
. Robert Gesink (Ola / Lot NL-Jumbo) at 8’55 “
7. Mathias Frank (Svi / IAM Cycling) in 12’39″
8. Bauke Mollema (Ola / TFR) in 13’22 “
9. Romain Bardet (Fra / AG2R) in 14’08″ 10
Pierre Rolland (Fra / Europcar) in 17’27 “
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