Paris (AFP)
Luxembourgish cyclist Bob Jungels won the ninth stage of the Tour de France at Chatelet, a distance of 192.2 km, returning the competition to France after passing through Switzerland, while Slovenian champion Tadi Pogacar kept the yellow jersey. Fifth place on the eve of the day off.
Jungle led the final 60km and withstood a turnaround from Frenchman Thibaut Pinot, who climbed up the final climb and closed 20 seconds behind him before dropping to fourth.
The Luxembourger was ahead of Spaniards Jonathan Casterviejo and Carlos Verona by 22 and 26 seconds respectively.
This is Gengels’ first victory in “29 years” at the Tour de France, but he is one of the most outstanding winners of the Tour de Liège-Bastogany-Liège, where he has achieved 25 victories.
Vincent Lavigne’s team has signed a contract with the Luxembourg club until 2021, but the latter had to undergo surgery on his femoral artery last year.
Despite his domestic victories, his last international win came in 2019 on the Korn-Brussels-Corn Tour.
Luxembourg has not won the Tour de France since Andy Schleck in 2011.
Bogachar, crowned for the past two years, accelerated in the final meters, crossing the finish line 49 seconds behind Jongle but ahead of his best pursuers in the overall standings.
The yellow jersey holder, like many riders affected by the corona virus, will be tested for Covid-19 after Guillaume Martin became the third rider to leave the cruiser. infecting it with a virus.
Source: Al Ittihad
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