Astana participates in Tour de France longest stage
«Today I pushed the lowest
average power ever in a Tour de France stage, it was a super easy day. Magnus
Cort did a great job in today’s final to keep me out of trouble until the final
3 kilometers of the stage. The goal was to get through this stage without any
damage, and we managed to do that. Mission accomplished. For sure, tomorrow
will be a more interesting race than today,» said Jakob Fuglsang.
The riders took off from Belfort to finish after 230
kilometers in Chalon-sur-Saone. With the day’s breakaway being caught with 10
kilometers to go, the sprinters decided who would take the stage win, with
Dylan Groenewegen being the strongest sprinter of the day. Giulio Ciccone is
still leading the overall, Jakob Fuglsang is still eleventh on 1’19» of the
yellow jersey.
With seven categorized climbs, tomorrow’s stage of 200
kilometers will be a tough one. The riders will start from Macon to finish in
Saint-Etienne.