The Rennes-Mur de Bretagne
Milan , July 11, 2015 – 20:32
Contador, Quintana and especially Froome there. Nibali not now. And ‘This is the verdict of the eighth stage of the Tour de France, which has submitted the final straight runners examination of tough Mur de Bretagne, two-kilometer climb to seven percent of average slope. Nibali, already back when the brawl began, finally came off 600 meters from the finish. Not so much the 10 “lost (but his gap in the overall standings from Froome is now of 1’48″) to worry about the Sicilian, but the fact that the tight group ahead of him was composed of thirty runners. And the arrival on the Mur de Bretagne before the team time trial lasts Plumelec, which provides an uphill finish: not the best for an athlete in physical difficulty.
First successful French
The Rennes-Mur de Bretagne has meanwhile led France to their first win of the year, thanks to a bold attack of 27 year old Alexis Vuillermoz who pulled off Daniel Martin and Alejandro Valverde. Vuillermoz is a former mountain biker talent (he was world champion in 2008) converted from a couple of seasons to the road. Peter Sagan, fourth arrival, won the green jersey of the points classification in addition to the white best young, who already owned. “Too bad – he said – I was aiming also to the yellow. Froome has only 11 seconds ahead of me and this was the last chance to be able to take. Sin “
July 11, 2015 | 20:32
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