2023-06-05 14:53:32
Donavan Grondin, Jonas Gregaard, Andrew Small, Victor Campenaerts, Nans Peters, Kenny Elissonde et Pierre Latour gradually come off at the start of the stage. The seven men sail in the lead. The Cofidis track rider defends his best climber’s jersey before breaking down. He even had to stop for a few minutes because of the cramps.
The peloton keeps control. Kenny Elissonde and Victor Campenaerts, the last to resist, are caught up in the Côte des Guêtes climb about ten kilometers from the finish. In a tough finale, Tobias BayerThen Harry Sweeny try their luck in vain.
The last kilometers are tiring. Jumbo Visma and Tiesj Benoot print a hellish tempo to grill the legs of the sprinters. Groenewegen explodes, Bennett hangs on but runs out of gas. Richard Carapaz starts the sprint. Laporte is overwhelmed. Alaphilippe slips into the suction of the Olympic champion and rushes towards the line. He gets up and can savor the 41st success of his career. Maxime Van Gils ranks 5th.
The Soudal-Quick Step runner also returns to the General. He is now second at the same time as Laporte, only ahead of the accumulation of places.
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