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156 km distance: Earlier on ITV, Geraint Thomas talked about the powerful Ineos team before the race (together with Thomas, Carapaz and Geoghegan Hart, they have a Tour de France champion and two Giro champions, and a traditional GC contender) .Rich Porter Won the princess Earlier this month). Thomas said: “As long as we keep communicating and be honest with each other, everything will be fine.”

157 km distance: Defending champion Slovenian Tadej Pogacar was photographed riding on a bunch of people. He looked ridiculously relaxed, smiling at the camera, riding a horse happily, as if he was riding in a Sunday club.

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162 km distance: Of course, Van der Pol is one of the popular candidates to win today’s stage and win the championship. However, Julian Alaphilippe of Deceuninck-Quickstep is an outstanding darling in the eyes of many people. The final climb is 3 kilometers long, and we are guaranteed to see a huge sprint (in bicycle terms) there. It should be spectacular.

163 kilometers remaining: UCI Sent out Press release Earlier, it was said that Alpecin-Fenix ​​had been approved to wear a special jersey in the first phase of TdF in honor of Raymond Poulidor:

“The International Cycling Union (UCI) is pleased to announce that it specifically allows UCI ProTeam Alpecin-Fenix ​​to wear a special jersey commemorating Raymond Poulidor at today’s opening ceremony. Tour de France.

“At the team show held in Brest, Brittany (France) on Thursday, Alpecin-Fenix ​​riders wore the’Poupou’ team jersey to commemorate the grandfather of team member Mathieu Van der Poel, Raymond Poulidor. Although the team, UCI and the organizer Amaury Sports Organization (ASO) have reached an agreement that the jersey will only be worn during the team’s display, but UCI now allows drivers to wear the jersey during the first phase between Brest and Brest on Saturday. Landnor.”

There are still 165 kilometers: this is a crazy story——

“The maverick Australian adventure racer Lachlan Morton signed with the EF Nippo team will participate in every stage of this year’s race. Tour de France – Including all transfers between stages – not between his peers, but behind the racing team, aiming to reach the Champs Elysées in Paris on July 18th before the tour team.

“I think my actual moving time is about 12 hours a day, Morton said, “…but I will stay outside longer because you inevitably have to stop to buy water and food. Therefore, I think that in the next three weeks, I will have more than half of my horse riding time. “

170 km distance: The rest time is the second ascent of the day, Côte de Rosnoën. It is 3 kilometers long and has an average slope of 4%.

171 km: One of the breakthrough drivers, Danny van Poppel (Danny van Poppel) is a sprinter-he has never been in the top echelon of fast hands, but he does have very fast kicks. In another reality in which this breakthrough was completed in Landnor, he will appreciate his opportunity.

174 km distance: We can all settle down a little bit. The rest time is now three minutes. Tao Geoghegan Hart of the Ineos team was at the forefront of the team and had a friendly conversation with Rui Costa (UAE-UAE team). Back in the group, everything was calm. They may add five minutes to this break. Ned Boulting just mentioned that this is Geoghegan Hart’s Tour de France Debut-this is a surprising fact for a driver who has been around for a few years and won the Grand Tour.

175 km distance: British driver Connor Swift (Arkéa Samsic Team) bravely fought hard and joined the breakout. “He burned a lot of matches to get to this point,” David Miller commented on ITV.

At the same time, this is an introduction to today’s stage:

179 km distance: Five rest: Danny Van Popper (Intermarché), Christian Rodriguez (TotalEnergies), Anthony Perez (Cofidis), Ed Schelling (Bola) and Frank · Bonamour (B&B Hotel p/b KTM) is present. The large group sat up. This is the game of the day, and the distance of the game is less than 180 kilometers.

180 km distance: Demi Vollering completed SD Worx’s excellent team effort earlier today and won La Course. The following is the event report:

Distance of 182 kilometers: Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM) is a Breton rider who has already rushed out of the front line. Danny Van Poppel (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) is with him, and others… There are some lovely helicopter shots of the rolling hills of Brittany.

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185 km distance: Campanaerts wins first classified climb in 2021 Tour de France -Côte de Trébéolin, level four. Not bad for riders who are traditionally time trial experts! It is still on the front line, very much like a one-day classic, not the beginning of a grand tour…

190 km distance: The big army, if you can call it that, has already been chained. Trying to enter the break time is a huge melee, which is not surprising considering the situation on the stage today: it seems to be tailored for breaks, and if they have a good gap they can stay away. Once it settles down-if it settles down-I will give you some names! Campanates has another heavy blow in front, he looks full of beans, ready to accept this.

Distance of 192 kilometers: A rider from Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux stood on it and waved his elbow to let one of his companions come over and do some work. This is the full start of this year’s tour.

195 km distance: Ouch-when the driver tried to negotiate some road furniture, there was a collision on the right corner. I think it might be Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo). Anyway, fortunately, there was no serious injury. A large number of smaller French teams stood out in front and tried to bounce the elastic from the chasing home team. In groups of five, there is not much difference.

197.8 km remaining: Christian Prudhomme waved his flag from the political commissar’s car, and of course there was an immediate attack… Victor Campanaerts (Qhubeka Assos) was the most important one, as were several drivers from B&B Hotels p/b KTM.

Not long ago, if Chris Frum and Mark Cavendish were on the starting line Tour de France, Yellow and green jerseys are considered more or less sewn for summer. But cycling has continued to advance, and it is difficult to determine what factors Froom and Cavendish will succeed in the next three weeks. A few years ago, after Froome had a terrible crash, it might be a victory just to reach Paris, but for Max Sprinter Cavendish, he won one out of 30 races he currently has. A single game win will be a good return. Cavendish is here only because his teammate Sam Bennett injured his knee, so everything is extra.

Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE team UAE) are widely considered to be in the finals again, and perhaps 2018 champion Geraint Thomas (Ineos) will fight them all the way to Paris. However, all of this can be achieved in a million ways-Ineos alone has three tour champions, including Thomas, Richard Carapaz and Tao Geoghegan Hart. Movistar has many stars (and arrogances) such as Miguel Ángel López, Alejandro Valverde and Enric Mas.

The GC competitors did not have an easy flat start: today’s 197.8 km trip in Brittany, the first stage between Brest and Landnor, was shocking to say the least: all day long. Ups and downs, no less than six classified climbs and an intermediate sprint, and finally reached the Côte de la Fosse aux Loups-also known as the wolf pit. As usual, this will be an exciting three weeks. let’s continue.