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[Jason_Mercier]

Jungels look a bit tired now... An agonistic stage for him... Last five kilometres... He has a good gap but not the stage win yet.
¡¡PETER SAGAN IS CATCHING TERPSTRA AND BRESCHEL!!!!
¡¡¡AND IS PASSING THEM LIKE AN AIRPLANE!!!
ATTENTION because the gap between Jungels and Sagan is of.... ¡¡¡ 30 SECONDS!!!
In Van Garderen's group Phinney and Boom are trying to put more time into the yellow jersey group... This could be a gret day for Tejay and Kelderman.
In the yellow jersey pack Geraint Thomas is pacing, now with the support of Boasson Hagen, Joe Dombrowski at his wheel, then Durbridge and Dennis, Talansky... And the Astana leaders.

 

[Cyivel]

Would be gutted for Jungels if he was out in front for this long only to lose it in the last few kilometers.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Last two kilometres... SAGAN IS ONLY 18" AFTER JUNGELS THIS IS ALSO THE BATTLE FOR THE YELLOW JERSEY.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡the radioshack rider is suffering a bonk!! Last 1000 metres. Jungels is die..... Sagan can see him.... 8" .....
800 metres, ¡¡¡this is eternal. This is epic.!!!
Goooo jungels gooo!
Sagan is suffering too... Three wheels of difference between them...
Jungels sprints ..........



¡¡¡¡¡stage victory for bob jungels!!!:d:d

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Peter Sagan passes the finish line at ONLY 1". ¡¡AND IS NOW THE NEW YELLOW JERSEY.!!

 

[Cyivel]

So happy for Jungels, fully deserved win, congrats to Sagan also for taking the yellow jersey.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

 

[Jason_Mercier]

The Van Garderen's group cross the finishline at.... 2' NICE DAY FOR BMC AND BLANCO WITH THEIR LEADERS PUTTING TIME ON THEIR MAIN OPPONENTS.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

HERE IS THE PACK OF THE YELLOW JERSEY... HAGEN IS PREPARING THE SPRINT.... AND THEY CROSS THE FINISH LINE AT .... ¡3'40"! Big loss for the GC riders Dombrowski, Talansky, Dennis, Aru and Nibali.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

AND THIS IS THIBAUT PINOT WITH PIERRE ROLLAND AND EUROPCAR.... 5'20"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Quintana and chaves dont have appeared yet...

Now yes..... 6'30".. this is a huge loss. What a first week for nairo...

 

[Jason_Mercier]

The podium:

"Its the most beautiful win of my career"

" I tried it but Bob has done an epic demonstration. The yellow jersey is a good present."

 

[Afrank]

Bob Jungels pacing in the break.

Jungels is so good he can spend all day in the break, go solo, change jersey's somewhere along the course, and still win.

I'm thinking the climbers (Quintana, Dombro, Pinot) after today's loss will band together in the mountains and go off on multiple epic 100 k solo attacks.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Jungels is so good he can spend all day in the break, go solo, change jersey's somewhere along the course, and still win.

I'm thinking the climbers (Quintana, Dombro, Pinot) after today's loss will band together in the mountains and go off on multiple epic 100 k solo attacks.

Haha the images are the most difficult thing. Not too much images of guys of 19 years or in their new teams... But i did what i could.
Of course the high mountain stages will be a different scenary. But that's still for come They will have to band together against BMC and Garmin.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Hope you liked the stage.

S.Classification:

1) Bob Jungels (Radioshack)
2) Peter Sagan (Cannondale) a 00:1"
3) Matti Breschel (TSB) a 01'02"
4) Niki Terpstra (OPQS) ST
5) Taylor Phinney (BMC) a 02'00"
6) Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) ST
7) Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) ST
8) Lars Boom (Blanco) ST
9) Moreno Moser (Cannondale) ST
10) Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY) a 03'40"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

G.Classification:

1) Peter Sagan (Cannondale) 12h15'20"
2) Bob Jungels (Radioshack) a 00:13"
3) Lars Boom (Blanco) a 01'56"
4) Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) 01'59"
5) Niki Terpstra (OPQS) a 02'10"
6) Matti Breschel (TSB) a 02'40"
7) Luke Durbridge (Orica Green Edge) a 03'34"
8) Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp) a 03'38"
9) Rohan Dennis (Orica Green Edge) a 03'44"
10) Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) a 04'24"
..............................................
¿? Joseph Dombrowski (SKY) a 04'27"
¿? Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) a 05'05"
¿? Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) a 06'10"
¿? Nairo Quintana (Movistar) a 10'04"
¿? Johan Chaves (Colombia) a 10'42"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

All times are correct.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Yesterday interview after finish the stage with big french hope for this TDF. Thibaut Pinot.

Serious aspect on your face...

TP: "Yes, the start of this TDF, the first week is not being good for us."

You are lost in the GC at 6'10" from the leader and at 4'11" from Tejay Van Garderen. What are your conclussions?

TP: "We have had bad days and lost time but this is only the beginning of the race. The Tour De France is win in the mountains"

Which are your goals?

TP: "My only goal in this moment is retrieve the time lost on the Alps and Pyrenées and win the Tour de France. I am more strong than the rider of the past edition and i have a great team with superclimbers like Elissonde or Jeannesson."

Do you have any stage flagged in red?

TP: "I like the Puy de Dome one. Is an historic climb. Also the queen of the Pyrenées with final in the Col D'Aubisque.

Today's not a bad stage for your characteristics. The same route of the Liège Bastogne Liège.

TB: "Yes. This is a goal for Arthur Vichot and i'll try to help him for achieve the win. Will be a GC fight too. I really hope put time on Tejay Van Garderen and Andrew Talansky today"

Ok Thibaut that's all. Good luck for today's stage. Thanks for your time.

TP: "It's a pleasure"

 

[Cyivel]

Yesterday interview after finish the stage with big french hope for this TDF. Thibaut Pinot.

Serious aspect on your face...

TP: "Yes, the start of this TDF, the first week is not being good for us."

You are lost in the GC at 6'10" from the leader and at 4'11" from Tejay Van Garderen. What are your conclussions?

TP: "We have had bad days and lost time but this is only the beginning of the race. The Tour De France is win in the mountains"

Which are your goals?

TP: "My only goal in this moment is retrieve the time lost on the Alps and Pyrenées and win the Tour de France. I am more strong than the rider of the past edition and i have a great team with superclimbers like Elissonde or Jeannesson."

Do you have any stage flagged in red?

TP: "I like the Puy de Dome one. Is an historic climb. Also the queen of the Pyrenées with final in the Col D'Aubisque.

Today's not a bad stage for your characteristics. The same route of the Liège Bastogne Liège.

TB: " Yes. This is a goal for Arthur Vichot and i'll try to help him for achieve the win. Will be a GC fight too. I really hope put time on Tejay Van Garderen and Andrew Talansky today"

Ok Thibaut that's all. Good luck for today's stage. Thanks for your time.

TP: "It's a pleasure"

What a nice chap.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

lol all this text in capital is disturbing to read!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Today's the 4th stage between Liege and Ans. 261 kilometres with a similar route of the classic Liège Bastogne Liège. A hilly terrain which suit classic riders and agile and explosive climbers.

The Cote de la Redoute will be decisive for the next kilometres.

If the race is dont decided yet, the riders will have another opportunity in the Cote de Roche aux Facons. Then in the final kilometres the Cote de Saint Nicolas, with an average percent of the 8%.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

These are the favourites for L'Equipe:

***** Peter Sagan, Moreno Moser.

**** Tony Gallopin, Alexey Lutsenko, Arthur Vichot, Romain Bardet, T. Jelte Slagter.

*** J. Tiernan Locke, Carlos Betancur, Vincenzo Nibali, Diego Ulissi, Michael Matthews.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Welcome to the 4th stage of the Tour de France. The last in belgian territory before arrive in France. We are in Liege, in the Northeast of the country. Today the riders are going to face up a tough route with many hills and a rough terrain. 261 kms to the glory.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Here are the crowds waiting the riders in La Redoute.
This is a big day of cycling.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Race signal... A massive breakway hard fought in the first kilometres. Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) Peter Velits (OPQS) Ángel Madrazo (Movistar) Georg Preidler (Argos Shimano) Romain Hardy (Cofidis) Daniel Martin (Garmin Sharp) Ciryl Gautier (Europcar) and ¡¡¡Pierre Rolland!!! . Thre french climber, at more than 9' in the GC, has begun the recovery.