Rigoberto Uran is one of Colombia’s most experienced rider in this year’s Tour de France. I just wish men who shouldn't be anywhere near a pair of skin tight cycling trousers would at least refrain from doing so in public.The Tour - a wonderful spectacle in a beautiful country, France's gift to the world.Froome destroyed the field+won Giro on his own last year on one stage.Until other GC contenders have either the balls or ability to try something similar then Ineos will continue to win any race they have set their sights on they have barely broken sweat this year, knowing Alap would be beatable on last 3 stages .They will win all 3 GTs next year with 3 different riders(Froome fitness permitting)Egan Bernal is poised to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France after finishing Saturday's penultimate stage in the yellow jersey.Tradition dictates that the race leader is not challenged on Sunday's largely processional final stage to Paris.Bernal, 22, will become the youngest Tour winner for 110 years, with Ineos team-mate Geraint Thomas in second. He is set to finish fifth overall.France's other big hope, Thibaut Pinot, had also looked strong in the Pyrenees, but a freak injury, caused when his thigh hit his handlebar on stage 17, saw him eventually abandon the race from fifth place during stage 19.Saturday's stage was reduced by 71km to just 59.5km, with one major climb - the 19.9km ascent of the Cormet de Roselend - chopped from the race because a landslide, caused by stormy weather in the Alps, had blocked the road.That left the riders facing an unusual race along a dual carriageway across the valley from Albertville to the bottom of the day's solitary 33km climb to the ski resort of Val Thorens.More than 20 broke clear and opened a lead of around two minutes, 30 seconds as they reached the ascent but with the race for the overall title happening in the peloton behind them, their lead was gradually eroded.The Jumbo-Visma team of Kruijswijk, who started the stage in fourth, 88 seconds adrift of Bernal, set a furious pace from the bottom of the ascent. 2 août
Malgré une étape interrompue en raison des conditions climatiques dantesques, le jeune prodige arrive au sommet du col de l'Iseran, lieu où sont pris les temps, avec une minute d'avance sur Thomas et deux minutes d'avance sur Alaphilippe. () L'Equipe Même la cadence effrénée de Jumbo-Visma le lendemain, dans une étape raccourcie de 70km (59,5 au lieu de 130) pour cause de coulées de boue dues aux intempéries de la veille, n'inquiétera pas le futur champion.Les années se suivent et se ressemblent pour la team Ineos et Le Tour de France connaît à présent son troisième plus jeune vainqueur. Egan Bernal, le premier Colombien à gagner le Tour.
Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) 1hrs 51mins 53secs 2 août
Sauf énorme surprise dimanche, Egan Bernal devrait remporter le Tour de France 2019.
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En terminant les trois semaines d'épreuve avec le maillot jaune, il devient ainsi le premier Colombien et latino-américain à s'imposer sur la Grande Boucle. 2 août Relive the best of the action from day 13 of London 2012, including Usain Bolt in the 200m final and success in the ring for Nicola Adams and Katie Taylor.Can they help four households compete for the grand prize?Road, track, BMX, mountain and many more - there are so many ways and reasons to start cycling.Got a big cycling race coming up? 10:35 The 28-year-old, nicknamed “Berty Boy” by his colleagues, won silver in the 2012 Summer Olympics and became his country’s first national to climb the podium of the Giro d’Italia in 2013 when ending second.
The youngest is France's Henri Cornet, who was 19 when he was controversially awarded victory in the second edition of the race in 1904, while Luxembourg's Francois Faber was a few days younger than Bernal when he took the 1909 title.3. 09:56 Van Aert s'impose en solo "There's one stage left but, normally, if everything goes well, I can say that I've won my first Tour. Au classement général, le natif de de Bogota devance son équipier Il aura fallu attendre la troisième semaine de course pour voir Egan Bernal mettre un coup de pédale salvateur.
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The 28-year-old, nicknamed “Berty Boy” by his colleagues, won silver in the 2012 Summer Olympics and became his country’s first national to climb the podium of the Giro d’Italia in 2013 when ending second. (Alain Landrain/L'Equipe) Quintana’s strong points are France’s mountains where he was able to outperform all other climbers in last year’s race, resulting in him taking home the both polkadot and the white jersey in 2013 for being respectively the tour’s best climber and best young rider.
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Le journal souligne également la portée de l'exploit du Colombien dans le pays, salué par de nombreuses personnalités. Steven Rooks (maillot à pois) et Pedro Delgado, vainqueur du Tour, sur le podium avec Parra. Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk moved up to third as Julian Alaphilippe faded on an Alpine stage won by Vincenzo Nibali.Italian Nibali, winner of the Tour de France in 2014, was in the day's break and attacked again on the climb to the finish at Val Thorens, winning by 10 seconds from Spain's Alejandro Valverde.Bernal and Thomas, who won last year's Tour, finished stage 20 a few seconds later, crossing the line arm-in-arm, with huge grins on their faces. Alaphilippe a crevé six fois !