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Thanks for becoming a member of us right now! Not quite a bit occurred, however after we look again we cannot bear in mind the boring bits – we’ll bear in mind the bunch dash received by Jasper Philipsen. The sprints this Tour have been intriguingly unpredictable, however we cannot have one for at the very least a few days, as we enter the Massif Central, for a day within the hills – and probably some GC motion.
Delight for Jasper Philipsen on the end. You sensed he actually wanted that win, having endured a lot frustration throughout the first week.
And here is the GC rankings, which stay unchanged with everybody ending collectively within the peloton.
Listed below are the up to date ends in the factors classification. Philipsen did all he might right now, however stays a great distance adrift from Girmay. It actually appears like a two-horse race, although.
It is also an amazing outcome for runner-up Biniam Girmay. He may not have landed a 3rd stage win, however that is an enormous outcome within the factors classification, and a whole lot of factors for him to earn on a end that we did not assume (at the very least till the beginning of this Tour) uit him so properly.
In the present day is a triumph for Philipsen, who bounces again after a troublesome begin to the Tour, and proves he can dig deep and keep resilient when issues aren’t going his manner.
And in case anybody is questioning – no indication this time that Philipsen deviated from his sprinting line. This time, the outcome will certainly stand!
This is the highest ten in full:
Wout van Aert was additionally up there within the dash, ending fourth place. That is his highest end because the opening stage – is he starting to come back into some kind once more?
It was a vinatge lead-out from Alpecin-Deceuninck. Even earlier than Van der Poel began his lead out, that they had the bunch all strung out with two different riders setting the tempo. Van der Poel’s work then meant Philipsen might delay beginning his dash till he sensed Gaviria doing so behind him, and when he began his dash, he burst forward of him and everybody to win comfortably.
Biniam Girmay completed second, and Pascal Ackermann third.
A large win for the Belgian there. No person was near him.
Philispen wins!
Now Philipsen goes…
Van der Poel begins his lead out…
This appears good for Alpecin who’ve a line of riders.
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They swing over, and Alpecin take over from them.
Astana take to the entrance,however appear to have misplaced Cavendish.
Abrahamsen takes over on the entrance for Uno-X.
EF nonetheless lead as they go beneath the 3km to go banner.
There are many twists and turns on this technical finale, so positionning will likely be necessary.
EF take over on the entrance.
We’re beneath the 4km to go banner ,which implies the GC riders are secure. No time will likely be loss now if there’s an incident.
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Now the tempo is up! The rider are flying down this descent because the combat for positionning intensifies.
They’re executed climbing – that mini-hill barely appeared to register.
Numerous groups all massed on the entrance, together with EF, Ineos and Intermarche.
They’re about to go over a small unclassified hill. It is unlikely to be exhausting sufficient to have any impact, but it surely would possibly come as a little bit of a shock to the system because the hardest problem they’ve confronted all day.
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A mechanical for Goossens. He’s presumably the frontrunner for the day’s combativity award, regardless of the short-lived nature of his assault earlier within the day.
There’s nonetheless an uncommon lack of urgency, because the riders close to the 15km to go level. Usually at this level there can be an intense race for place within the peloton, however nonetheless the tempo stays informal.
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A sighting of Didi the Satan on the roadside. He stays as excitable and energetic as ever, doing his trademark knees-up bounce, regardless of the dearth of motion on the highway.
De Lie is again within the peloton, because of some help from a teammate.
De Lie has mounted the issue and is chasing again now. He is bought his group automobile beside him within the convoy.
Mechanical for De Lie. He’ll be grateful that the racing is not totally on simply but.
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Sandy Dujardin is again on the docs automobile. He is having his wrist checked out, which was injured throughout the race final week.
This is the peloton from earlier, simply earlier than a change in path, when UAE Group Emirates and Visma-Lease a Bike moved to the entrance. They and the remainder of the GC groups negotiated this doubtlessly dangerous a part of the stage with no issues.
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Philipsen can also be again at his Alpecin group automobile, taking a bidon.
Küng is within the convoy, and selecting up some bidons for his teammates.
Girmay is again within the peloton after his consolation break.
Stefan Küng stops for a mechanical. With no sprinter in his Groupama-FDJ group for him to lead-out, that is in off-day for him anyway.
It is gradual sufficient now for riders to take consolation breaks. Fernando Gaviria and it appears Biniam Girmay have each stopped for one.
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It is calmed down an enormous once more now. Actually no indicators of any splits.
Now Visma-Lease a Bike take over the entrance, with two of their riders forward of Vingegaard. Pogačar remains to be proper p there too, just a few wheels down.
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The peloton is strung out, however not in echelon formation. No signal of any particularly robust wind on the market.
And now UAE lead, with two riders forward of Pogačar.
Now Visma-Lease a Bike take over.
Ineos and Astana lead the peloton into the flip.
Large enhance in tempo now as groups jostle for place in entrance of a path change.
Positively some extra rigidity within the peloton now. The velocity is up, and expressions on the faces of the riders extra critical.
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This is the peloton being led by Astana, not way back. They’re one of many sprinter groups who’ve come to the fore.
And what of Mark Cavendish’s possibilities? His dash win on stage three confirmed that, if delivered in a superb place, he is nonetheless as fast as anybody in a bunch end. If he is nonetheless motivated now that he is damaged the Merckx file he got here to the Tour for, there’s no cause to consider he can’t add a thirty sixth profession win right now.
As for different contenders for the stage, Dylan Groenewegen is clearly sprinting quick following his stage win final week, and can take pleasure in how simple the stage has been to this point. Nevertheless, previously he hasn’t tended to observe up his first stage win with one other, and has slowed down because the Tour continues – none of his six Tour stage wins have come within the second week.
Girmay is in have to a rear wheel change. It has been sorted now and he is within the convoy, and will likely be again within the peloton quickly.
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Biniam Girmay has been essentially the most profitable sprinter of the Tour to this point, with two stage wins. However each of those victories got here in mitigating circumstances – the primary after a crash took out lots of his rivals, the second on an uphill end ill-suited to pure sprinters.
So, with a bunch dash in retailer right now, who’re the highest favourites for the stage win?
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Issues could be quiet right here on the Tour, however there’s been motion at right now’s stage of the ladies’s Giro d’Italia. You possibly can learn all about what occurred right here.
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The bushes you possibly can see right here within the background has been typical of the panorama all through right now’s stage to this point. Even when the wind was blowing, the riders have been sheltered sufficient for it to not have an effect on the race.
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With Girmay and Philipsen gaining extra factors on the intermediate dash, the race for the inexperienced jersey is wanting increasingly more like a two-horse race. To stop it from changing into a one-horse race, Philipsen will want a superb dash right now – ideally a stage win. The Eritrean may be anticipated to achieve extra factors on non-sprint levels (as he did on the gravel two days in the past), so Philipsen’s finest hope of closing the hole is taking most factors on pure dash levels like this.
Listed below are Kobe Goossens and Hurt Vanhoucke, on their short-lived breakaway.
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And here is the up to date factors classification rankings:
Bike change for Jonas Vingegaard. Now’s the time to have an issue – if and when the wind does certainly blow later, such an incident can be a catastrophe, however passes with out stress now.
This is the intermediate dash ends in full:
Vanhoucke has sat up, his job presumably to take factors within the inexperienced jersey classification on behalf of teammate Arnaud De Lie. That leaves Goossens because the lone chief.
Arkéa – B&B Lodges led the intermediate dash out for Arnaud Démare, however he was handed by Philipsen, Girmay and Gaviria within the dash.
A heart-in-mouth second for Girmay when he needed to examine his dash when the highway between himself and the boundaries narrowed. He stayed upright, and managed to retain sufficient momentum to complete simply behind Philipsen, neck and neck with Fernando Gaviria.
Philipsen wins the dash for third-place.
The peloton has certainly caught the trio in between, and can now dash for the remaining factors.
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They may get caught within the time by the peloton as we strategy the intermediate dash, which might imply extra factors accessible for the inexperienced jersey candidates.
Van Gils, Madouas and Geniets make for a really robust group, so we are able to solely assume the rationale they don’t seem to be making any inroads is for not making an attempt.
In between, there have been really two Groupama-FDJ riders who attacked: Valentin Madouas and Kevin Geniets. They’ve joined as much as the opposite Lotto-Dstny rider from the unique break, Max Van Gils, and are 45 seconds behind the leaders and 25 seconds forward of the peloton.
Alpecin-Deceuninck and Jayco-AlUla are main the chase within the peloton. They’re over a minute adrift from Goossens and Vanhoucke, so are unlikely to catch them in time for the interemediate dash.
Although the preliminary assault solely appeared half honest, with the riders smiling as they had been making it, it appears they’re extra dedicated now.
Now we have now a Groupama-FDJ rider setting off after them.
One of many Lotto riders have sat up, leaving his teammate Hurt Vanhoucke and Intermarché – Wanty’s Kobe Goossens up the highway.
On condition that these are the groups of inexperienced jersey Biniam Girmay and his rival Arnaud De Lie, we are able to solely assume that is early manoeuvrings forward of the intermediate dash.
Maintain on, we apepar to have an assault! 2 Lotto riders and an Intermarché – Wanty have escaped out the peloton.
UAE Group Emirates are on the entrance of the peloton, however are removed from taking management of it. In reality, Pogačar in his yellow jersey is not even current amongst them.
Fortunately for the riders, it is not raining in the intervening time, regardless of the gray clouds.
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The tempo is up a bit of within the peloton, with EF Schooling-EasyPost and Alpecin-Deceuninck main. There are much less chats occurring now.
The one factor that may liven this race up is the climate, with crosswinds affecting levels on this space previously. There are not any winds for now, and the riders are sheltered by forests for now – however rain is beginning to fall.
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Bahrain-Victorious and Jayco-AlUla have additionally taken a couple of turns on the entrance, however are utilizing solely a fraction extra power by having their nostril within the wind.
Astana riders have moved to the entrance, with Mark Cavendish amongst them, however they’re ambling with out a rise in tempo.
A kind of chats occurring is between Jonas Vingegaard and Tim Declercq. That is the sort of day that Tim ‘The Tractor’ Declercq has many occasions previously been relied upon to pull the bunch to the end.
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A simple, relaxed day within the peloton to this point.
So why the reluctance from anybody to assault? Properly, that is the flattest race of the Tour to this point, and a break’s probabilities of survival is even decrease than throughout the first week sprints.
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The TV digital camera is focussing on Jonas Abrahamsen, as if urging him to make a transfer. However even the Tour’s most aggressive rider doesn’t fancy it right now.
May this be one other flat stage the place no one varieties a break? The tempo may be very gradual within the peloton, so there’s an opportunity for anyone to go clear, however no takers for now.
…and there are not any assaults. This may very well be a protracted day at this price.
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Simply 500 metres away from the flag.
Regardless of Vlasov’s withdrawal, one pleasing pattern of this Tour de France has been the dearth of significant crashes. In reality, Vlasov was solely the fourth rider to desert the race within the first week. Remembering simply what number of terrible crashes characterised the primary half of the season, that comes as a merciful reduction.
One rider not beginning right now is Aleksandr Vlasov. The Crimson Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider is affected by an ankle harm sustained after his crash throughout stage 9. That is dangerous information for Primož Roglič, for whom he was the principle super-domestique.
This is Tadej Pogačar speaking to the press in the beginning. He appeared relaxed as ever.
We’ll discover out quickly – the riders have simply left the départ fictif.
As we start to second week, 14 of the 22 groups on the race stay with no stage win. A lot of these will really feel their finest wager of doing so right now will likely be via a bunch dash, however, from those that don’t, will we see extra want to get into the break right now?
Listed below are the EF Schooling-EasyPost riders lining up in the beginning. They have been animated all through the race, however nonetheless have not managed to win a stage. Will they’ve one thing deliberate for right now?
Simply twenty minutes to go now earlier than they begin making their manner via the neutralised zone.
Present forecasts counsel the wind will not play a lot of an element on right now’s stage however it’s going to actually be nervous all through the 187.3km. Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) is certainly hoping for some splits, which is unsurprising as a Belgian:
Learn Geraint Thomas’ evaluation of how the favourites for GC are shaping up going into the second week, because the Welshman tells Cyclingnews who he believes will likely be in yellow by the point the race arrives in Good:
This is World Champion Mathieu van der Poel prepared for one more day of sprinting. He’ll be on lead-out duties once more on stage 10 as he hopes to deliver Jasper Philipsen his first win of the 2024 version after dominating the flat finishes in 2023.
Riders are finishing sign-on and the group presentation in Orléans with racing set to get underway in precisely an hour with the départ fictif sheduled for 13:05 (CEST).
Primož Roglič suffered an premature blow as he misplaced Aleksandr Vlasov, his key climbing domestique, to an ankle harm:
However he remained quietly assured along with his kind on the primary relaxation day, having escaped the gravel stage, being dropped on the Galibier and San Luca, to solely be 1:36 from the lead of the Tour de France. This is how he assessed it to the press on Monday together with CN’s Alasdair Fotheringham:
There was plenty of preventing speak and thoughts video games from the GC favourites on the remaining day. They are going to be making an attempt to remain secure all through right now’s stage and if there are any splits, they may have to be on full alert. Meet up with how Pogačar and Vingegaard assessed the primary week right here:
‘I believe Vingegaard is a bit of bit afraid of me’ – Tadej Pogačar warns Visma towards thoughts video games at Tour de France
In the present day’s end location Saint-Amand-Montrond has welcomed the Tour de France on a number of events previously, with Carlos Sastre confirming his 2008 Tour victory there in 2008. Extra not too long ago, it performed host to the arrival of gorgeous crosswind day on stage 13 of the 2013 Tour, the place a bunch containing Mark Cavendish, Peter Sagan and Alberto Contador went up the highway. The route that 12 months was majorly heading southeast from Excursions the place the echelons developed, whereas right now heads largely south from Orléans so we could not see splits.
To make amends for what was an exhilarating first week of racing, learn evaluation from our skilled Philippa York. She examines the state of play for the ‘large 4’ Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel and Roglič and appears again at how issues stand heading into right now’s stage:
Racing is again on the Tour for the second week and the riders are departing from Orléans in simply over an hour and a half. It is a flat day on the menu with the sprinters all hopeful of one other bunch dash with recent legs from their day of restoration. Learn the preview for the day and take a look at the profile beneath:
Bonjour and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ reside protection of stage 10 of the 2024 Tour de France!