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Hi and welcome to degree 4 of Paris-Great.
2025-03-12T11:09:17.673Z
That is the primary day of mountain climbing on the 2025 Paris-Great, with 5 smaller climbs main as much as the large class one summit end at L. a. Loge des Gardes.
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The day prior to this’s staff time trials noticed plenty of gaps open up between the GC favourites, however their mountain climbing legs nonetheless haven’t been examined. We’ll get an actual sense of who’s in competition to win this Paris-Great as of late.
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The new favorite stays Jonas Vingegaard. He’s the most productive climber on paper, and is in shape having gained Volta ao Algarve. Or even prior to a mountain has been climbed, he unearths himself forward of all of his GC competitors following his Visma-Rent a Motorbike staff’s good fortune within the time trial the previous day.
2025-03-12T11:19:45.997Z
Vingegaard’s primary rival for the yellow jersey will also come from inside of his personal staff. Matteo Jorgenson lately leads the GC forward of him due to the six bonus seconds picked up on levels one and two, and Visma has no longer mentioned that they’re backing one rider over the opposite. It’s going to be intriguing to peer how the 2 race in combination as of late.
2025-03-12T11:21:18.035Z
We will be racing quickly – the riders are making their manner in the course of the neutralised zone.
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There’s one rider absent from the beginning as of late – Julien Bernard of Lidl-Trek, leaving their GC chief Matthias Skjelmose down a domestique.
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Make that two riders who’ve dropped out of the race. Uno-X Mobility’s Amund Grondahl Jansen could also be out.
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164KM TO GO
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The peloton stays in combination for now, with out a smash forming.
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2025-03-12T11:40:08.657Z
Assaults are being made however for now none had been a success.
2025-03-12T11:43:16.824Z
A gaggle of 5 has controlled to realize a small hole of a couple of seconds.
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Extra riders have attacked out the peloton in an try to sign up for that quintet.
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8 have succeeded in becoming a member of them, which means the main team is now made up of 13 riders.
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150KM TO GO
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The ones riders have all been introduced again, and the assaults proceed.
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Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers), Marco Haller (Tudor Professional Biking), Rémi Cavagna (Groupama-FDJ) and Thomas Gachignard (TotalEnergies) are one of the vital newest riders seeking to rise up the street.
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Samuel Leroux (General Energies) is suffering with this intense get started. The Frenchman is obviously nonetheless in ache from the crash suffered two days in the past, and has been dropped out of the peloton already.
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A brand new lead team of 4 has shaped, and has a small hole.
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They have been joined via 4 extra riders, however the peloton is not permitting them to move.
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Sylvain Moniquet (Cofidis), Dion Smith (Intermarché-Wanty), Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility), Thibault Guernalec (Arkéa – B&B Accommodations), Vincenzo Albanese (EF Schooling – EasyPost), Ben Swift (Ineos Grenadiers), Edward Planckaert (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Thomas Gachignard (TotalEnergies) are the 8 riders within the lead.
2025-03-12T11:59:45.173Z
This could be the smash of the day. They have been allowed an opening via the peloton.
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140KM TO GO
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CÔTE DE LAVOINE
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Visma-Rent a Motorbike take duty for main the bunch as additionally they take at the climb, however are satisfied to let the distance develop to 2-30.
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2025-03-12T12:14:08.635Z
Stipulations in the market are chilly once more, however no signal of rain or any sturdy winds.
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The breakaway riders are nearing the highest. Who will opt for the KOM issues on be offering?
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130KM TO GO
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Gachignard takes the 3 issues on be offering on the most sensible of the climb, with Leknessund beind claiming two and Moniquet the general one.
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Right here’s the up to date KOM classification:
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With Delettre absent from the smash as of late, and 4 extra classified climbs to come back prior to the summit end at L. a. Loge de Gardes, there’s a possibility for the riders within the breakaway to take the polka-dot jersey as of late.
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120KM TO GO
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There’s a protracted flat phase now till the day’s 2d climb, Côte de l. a. Bruyère, which is over 30km away. After that the climbs begin to come thick and rapid, however the riders can take it simple within the period in-between.
2025-03-12T12:40:19.939Z
Over in Italy, Tirreno-Adriatico is constant as of late. You’ll apply the entire motion right here for what’s a terrible wet day.
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110KM TO GO
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As issues stand, Andreas Leknessund is the race’s digital chief, having began the day 1-26 down on Jorgenson. He’s Uno-X Mobility’s most sensible GC hopeful, and Visma-Rent a Motorbike and the remainder of the peloton must watch out to include him.
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100KM TO GO
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2025-03-12T13:07:51.625Z
Now not lengthy till the smash can be mountain climbing once more, as they way the foot of the Côte de l. a. Bruyère. This one’s rated class 3, lasts 3.9 km and averages 4.7%.
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90KM TO GO
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CÔTE DE LA BRUYÈRE
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On the most sensible of the climb, Gachignard as soon as once more took most issues, adopted via Leknessund and Moniquet.
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80KM TO GO
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This is the up to date KOM classification:
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70KM TO GO
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There are 4 climbs within the ultimate 60km, beginning with the class 3 Côte de l. a. Croix Bruyère which is ready 10km away.
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A few punctures within the peloton, as each Josh Tarling and Robin Froidevaux are held up.
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60KM TO GO
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CRASH
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The Colombian used to be returning to the peloton having dropped again with a mechanical.
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Buitrago has deserted the race. That’s an actual disgrace as he would had been some of the favourites for the degree win as of late, in addition to a top position on GC.
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CÔTE DE LA CROIX BRUYÈRE
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Gachignard once more leads the smash excessive of the climb to take the issues uncontested. Albanese used to be 2d this time, and Guernalec third.
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Gachignard is nearing sufficient issues to take the polka-dot jersey from his TotalEnergies teammate Alexandre Delettre. He will overtake him if he is first over the following cimb.
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This is the brand new KOM standings:
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The peloton succeed in the highest of the climb now, 2-45 after the leaders.
2025-03-12T14:00:00.127Z
No respite for the breakaway riders, who’re mountain climbing once more already. The Côte du Canon could also be the toughest they’ve confronted as of late, its slopes of 6.5% over 3.5km sufficient to provide it a class two classification.
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Sean Flynn has a mechanical, simply because the peloton start this climb.
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CÔTE DU CANON
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The tempo is not particularly top within the peloton regardless that, with out a staff upping the tempo.
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Up forward, Smith has been dropped out of the smash.
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Assault within the peloton! 2 Ineos riders are going up the street.
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It is Tarling and Foss.
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That is higher the tempo within the peloton as Visma attempt to stay it beneath keep watch over. Extra riders are being dropped, together with Tim Merlier.
2025-03-12T14:06:36.952Z
Foss is shut on GC, in eleventh at 39 seconds, and is a superb climber, so can be thought to be a risk.
2025-03-12T14:08:18.977Z
For the fourth time as of late, Gachignard is going over the climb first. He’s now the digital King of the Mountains.
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The ratings on the most sensible of the class 2 Côte du Canon:
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And the brand new KOM ratings:
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50M TO GO
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The elements is taking a flip for the more serious. The rain is falling, and riders are losing again to staff vehicles to take jackets.
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Foss and Tarling have stuck as much as Swift, who used to be dropped out the smash at the earlier climb.
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It is not simply raining, it is raining closely. A whole lot of uncomfortable having a look riders at the highway.
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RACE NEUTRALISED
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It appears the street is thought of as too bad, with ice forming on it.
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Sleet has been falling.
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There’s a race moto on the entrance of the peloton, with which a Visma rider, Lidl rider and Movistar is speaking with. The talks glance fairly heated.
2025-03-12T14:22:23.720Z
The riders seem to wish additional information as to what’s going down. In abstract, it kind of feels the race used to be neutralised after the race jury deemed the roads dangerously slippy, however it is going to restart.
2025-03-12T14:23:50.024Z
The riders within the peloton have all stopped now, however are scattered all around the highway as they move to their staff vehicles to get rainy climate equipment and the like.
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Jonas Vingegaard is sat in his staff automotive, protecting as heat as conceivable prior to we begin once more.
2025-03-12T14:29:09.465Z
Although the peloton are nonetheless desk bound, the breakaway riders are again up and using, albeit no longer racing. That is going to be onerous for the organisers to resolve when and the place everybody will resume racing.
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As for Tarling, Foss and Smith, who had been in between the peloton and the breakaway, they are using and feature joined the smash.
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The race continues to be neutralised regardless that. The breakaway riders are following the race automotive.
2025-03-12T14:32:31.478Z
Whilst hailstones and sleet are now not falling, it’s nonetheless freezing in the market. Actually, it appears to be like find it irresistible is snowing on the end.
“What a day to be a bike rider” says Alpecin’s Tibor Del Grosso to the TV moto digital camera, with a wry smile.
2025-03-12T14:37:47.888Z
Each the smash and the peloton are transferring, however the race stays neutralised as we look forward to for a choice to be made as to how, or if, the race will proceed.
2025-03-12T14:38:53.915Z
We will see obviously why the organisers had been fearful sufficient to neutralise the race. One of the crucial roads the riders are passing over now do glance very slippery.
2025-03-12T14:40:36.566Z
You’ll additionally inform how chilly it’s via the collection of riders making an attempt desperately to heat up via shaking their hands and our bodies.
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An issue these days is that lots of the terrain for the reason that neutralisation has been gently downhill. The organisers should be reluctant for them to race on downhill roads given the protection issues, however could be hoping issues can be more secure as soon as the street is going uphill once more.
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Encouragingly, the elements does appear to be getting higher. It’s nonetheless very chilly (about 2 levels it seems that), nevertheless it’s no longer raining, and the solar is poking out from in the back of the clouds.
2025-03-12T14:51:58.442Z
It seems like we’re going to have a race – the breakaway riders have simply been instructed that they are going to race once more quickly.
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The peloton has additionally been stopped. It kind of feels the organisers are figuring out the place every team will prompt from.
2025-03-12T14:55:41.368Z
The riders within the peloton are establishing themselves forward of what appears to be a restart. Sme stragglers from the again are returning to it, whilst others move to and from staff vehicles.
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The riders are being instructed that the can be racing once more in two mins.
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It kind of feels to had been made up our minds that the dimensions of the gaps when the race used to be neutralised will resolve how they restart. So the main 7 will prompt first, then Tarling Foss and Smith 1-35 later, then the peloton 45 seconds after them.
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RACE RESUMES
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Handiest the breakaway are using these days. The others are nonetheless being held up till the distance is because it used to be.
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28KM TO GO
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Foss, Tarling and Smith also are using in between the 2 teams.
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The riders have an unclassified climb to trip up as they been racing once more This may a minimum of lend a hand them heat up once more.
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On the most sensible of this uncategorised climb are bonus seconds, which Leknessund takes. That will increase his lead as digital GC chief.
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Some riders will in finding it onerous to get again on top of things after that extend, what with the debilitating results of the chilly. A kind of riders seems to be Albanese, who has been dropped out of the smash.
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The smash is breaking apart. Leknessund is out on his personal, Guernalec additionally on my own in the back of him at about 5 seconds.
2025-03-12T15:08:08.805Z
There’s a lot more depth within the peloton now than prior to the neutralisation. Lidl-Trek are main it with Mads Pedersen.
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Leknessund turns out to have sensed a chance right here. He’s long gone transparent from the remainder of the smash, and nonetheless has 2 mins at the peloton. May he cling on for the degree win? Those are such bizarre instances its tough to know the way riders’ legs will reply.
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20KM TO GO
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The peloton is being thinned out because the tempo is up. It is strung out in unmarried report.
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Foss, Tarling and Smith are 1 minute in the back of the leaders, and 1 minute forward of the peloton.
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Steff Cras has left the race. No signal of him being involed in a crash regardless that.
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4 of the unique breakaway riders have rejoined Leknessund.
Ben Swift isn’t some of the readers to rejoin Leknessund. He is dropped again to lend a hand tempo his Ineos teammates Foss and Tarling.
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Pavel Sivakov’s having a coarse time. He is been dropped out of the peloton.
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As are many different riders one-by-one, because the Lidl set a fierce tempo.
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CÔTE DE LA CHABANNE
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UAE also are serving to Lidl set the tempo. No signal of Visma but.
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The gaps between the teams are all coming down. 15 seconds between the main quitet and the chasing Ineos team, and 25 seconds between the latter and the peloton.
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The smash has reached the highest, and as soon as once more Gachignard takes the issues, extending his lead within the KOM ratings.
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The up to date ratings:
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Mads Pedersen is environment a fierce tempo within the peloton for Lidl-Trek. Their chief Matthias Skjelmose should fancy his possibilities as of late, and are taking the race to Visma-Rent a Motorbike.
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Tarling, Foss and Swift have stuck as much as the leaders, forming a brand new entrance team of 8.
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10KM TO GO
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We’re coming near the general climb. Two years in the past, Jonas Vingegaard used to be defeated via each Tadej Pogačar and David Gaudu, having burnt too many fits with an early assault. Will he redeem himself as of late?
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The addition to the Ineos trio has given the smash some new impetus. They’ve grown the distance as much as 30 seconds.
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Moniquet used to be dropped from the crowd, and is again within the peloton.
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LA LOGE DES GARDES
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40 seconds in the back of, UAE Staff Emirates convey the peloton to the foot of the climb.
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Tarling’s tempo has noticed himself and Foss move transparent from the remaining.
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Now Tarling has completed, leaving Foss because the lone chief.
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Riders being dropped from the peloton – together with Powless. That is a wonder, as he is targetting GC.
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The peloton is all the way down to about 20 riders.
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It is Mads Pedersen who is inflicting the entire injury. Some effort via a non-climber.
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5KM TO GO
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The opposite closing final riders from the smash, Leknessund and Gachignard, are being introduced again.
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Assault from Lipowitz.
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Jorgenson is on his wheel, bringing with him the remainder of the peloton.
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Pedersen is eventually finished. He is been dropped out the again.
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Lenny Martinez assaults, adopted via Vingegaard.
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They have got an opening of a couple of seconds.
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Martinez is obviously feeling higher, having regarded on the point of being dropped previous.
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They have been introduced again.
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Almeida hurries up on the entrance.
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Nonetheless on this decreased peloton is Vingegaard, Jorgenson, McNulty, Lipowitz, Martinez, Arensman, Storer, Castrillo, Skjelmose, Van Wilder, plus just a few others.
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Foss is just a few seconds forward now, as they arrive to inside of 2.5km of the end.
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Martinez assaults once more.
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VINGEGAARD ATTACKS
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Vingegaard hurries up once more in an try to drop Martinez.
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The 2 have stuck and handed Foss.
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And now Vingegaard has dropped Martinez.
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2KM TO GO
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Martinez is ready to be caght via a chasing team led via Almeida.
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10 seconds for Vingegaard, with 1500m to head.
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Almeida leads the chase in the back of, with Jorgenson glued to his wheel.
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1KM TO GO
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Almeida hurries up
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Jorgenson,Martinez, Skjelmose and Lipowitz are with him.
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They have got Vingegaard of their points of interest. Can he cling on?
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Almeida is catching him!
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JOAO ALMEIDA WINS
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Vingegaard is 2d, Skjelmose third, Martinez 4th
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Simply as he did two years in the past in this climb, Vingegaard is stuck and defeated via a UAE Staff Emirates rider having led on its decrease slopes.
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The leaders got here in dribs and drabs however best seconds separated them.
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Different GC riders have had a lot worse days. We are best now seeing Ben O’Connor succeed in the end, mins down.
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Vingegaard may no longer have gained the degree, however he does take the yellow jersey from his Visma teammate Jorgenson.
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That ultimate climb became out to be very selective, with best 13 riders completing inside of a minute of Almeida.
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Some GC applicants to have misplaced a heap of time as of late:
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It additionally turns out as regardless that Aleksandr Vlasov has but to make it to the end.
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In spite of his nice trip as of late, Almeida continues to be best fifth on GC, after the time he misplaced in the previous day’s TTT. He’s nonetheless in the back of Vingegaard, Jorgenson, Skjelmose and Lipowitz.
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