Turin was the first stage marked with dark red, but for Alpecin-Deceuninck it became a final to quickly forget. Just about everything that could go wrong eventually went wrong. Mathieu van der Poel dropped out due to a double puncture, Jasper Philipsen crashed.
Alpecin-Deceuninck’s misery began with just over 6 kilometres to go. Mathieu van der Poel was supposed to take up his role as pilot, but was eliminated by bad luck.
“Mathieu hasn’t had a flat tire all year, but now he had a flat tire at the front and the back,” sighed team manager Christoph Roodhooft.
Van der Poel was unable to return, but the next bad moment happened just over 3 kilometers from the finish. Jasper Philipsen could not avoid a fall.
“Given the circumstances, the damage is not too bad,” he said after a shower. “I hit the ground at 60 km/h, but luckily it was a good road.”
“What happened? Some men got into each other’s way and I had no place. It’s a shame, because I miss the sprint and the points for green. Too bad.”
“It’s not a positive day, but luckily there are still chances. I’m already happy that I can keep riding.”
“I would have liked to participate and I do cook a bit, but it is part of this sport. It was long and boring. Then it is a wasted day.”
“We were in a perfect position to do something,” Jonas Rickaert analyzed the chaotic final. “We always had the overview and place to get out, but two riders collided on the left.”
“The bike flew into my shin and unfortunately Jasper was behind it. I looked back and I didn’t see anyone anymore.”
“It’s a shame. This is a missed opportunity, but we have to rely on the fact that we were there. It may well be on our side.”
Roodhooft nodded: “Apparently there are no problems after the fall and we can all continue. Then we work on new opportunities.”
“Hopefully we’ve had our share of bad luck for a few days now. Then we’ll see. You can’t do much else than stay calm. We have to. On to the next one.”
The crucial phase:
Tour de France classification
Related:
Tour de France
date start – finish type ridetotalwinnerleader
1
29/06 Florence – Rimini
206 km
Romain Bardet
2
30/06 Cesenatico – Bologna
199,2 km
Tadej Pogacar
3
01/07 Piacenza – Tour
230,8 km
Richard Carapaz
4
02/07 Pinerolo – Valloire
139,6 km
5
03/07 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas
177,4 km
6
04/07 Macon – Dijon
163,5 km
7
05/07 Nuits-Saint-Georges – Gevrey-Chambertin
25,3 km
8
06/07 Semur-en-Auxois – Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
183,4 km
9
07/07 Troyes – Troyes
199 km
rest day 08/07
10
09/07 Orléans – Saint-Amand-Montrond
187,3 km
11
10/07 Evaux-les-Bains – Le Lioran
211 km
12
11/07 Aurillac – Villeneuve-sur-Lot
203,6 km
13
12/07 Agent – Pau
165,3 km
14
13/07 Pau – Pla d’Adet
151,9 km
15
14/07 Loudenvielle – Plateau de Beille
197,7 km
rest day 15/07
16
07/16 Gruissan – Nîmes
188,6 km
17
17/07 Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – Superdévoluy
177,8 km
18
18/07 Gap – Barcelonnette
179,5 km
19
19/07 Embrun – Isola 2000
144,6 km
20
20/07 Nice – Col de la Couillole
132,8 km
21
21/07 Monaco – Nice
33,7 km
2024-07-01 16:13:42
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