The 109th Tour de France is entering the decisive phase. Today’s Wednesday is the fourth mountain finish on the program. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar wants to attack in Peyragudes. For mountain king Simon Geschke it is again about important points.
Showdown at 1580 meters altitude:
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar switches to attack. On the way to Foix, the Dane Jonas Vingegaard was able to parry the attacks and defend his yellow jersey. “I expected attacks. I’m still in the yellow jersey and have the same lead. Everything is fine,” said Vingegaard, who is 2:22 ahead of Pogacar. Today the fourth mountain finish is waiting in Peyragudes, so Pogacar should look for his chance again. The next mountain finish in Hautacam follows a day later.
Just not Corona again:
At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Simon Geschke tested positive a year ago. Instead of on the racing bike, he sat in the quarantine room for more than a week. Now the virus could thwart his plans again and shatter his dream of a mountain jersey in Paris. Because his roommate Maximilian Walscheid tested positive. “I’m not so worried about something like that because it’s not in my hands. We’ll test and hope. There’s a new rule that you can continue driving despite a positive test. But if it doesn’t work at all, that’s how it is,” said Geschke, who extended his lead in the mountains classification on the first Pyrenean stage. He has already picked up the white dress with the red dots eight times.
New hope at Bora-hansgrohe:
Russia captain Alexander Vlasov moved up to eighth in the standings after being in Tuesday’s breakaway. At least fourth place overall is within reach again. “Now I still have to get it to Paris. They will no longer let me into a breakaway group,” said Vlasov. The Bora team has been unsuccessful so far and is still waiting for a stage win.