



As the Irishman faded in the final metres Laporte took the surprise win. The Irishman veered to the right and this switch didn’t just box in Dylan Groenewegen, he was left gift-wrapped, all while opening the door for Laporte. The last of these was Sam Bennett launching his sprint after his leadout ran out a touch too early. He had the good luck of seeming boxed in several times only for riders to move out of the way just at the right time. The action came in the finish where Christophe Laporte won the sprint. Not long after a big crash floored many and Andrei Zeits quit the race. The first action saw Christophe Laporte outsprint Julian Alaphilippe in an intermediate sprint to extend his overall lead. A protest briefly saw the race blocked in the middle of the stage. The day’s only breakaway saw two riders go clear, then one of them sat up to leave Mathieu Burgaudeau out by himself and he folded soon after, later saying there was no point being out alone and with it, slaying the idea that any publicity is good publicity.
TOWEL ORIGAMI ELEPHANT TRIAL
The time trial stage to reshape the overall classification ahead the mountains to come.ĭoors Open For Laporte: little sport to report.
