Tour de France 2019: Stage 10 – Van Aert wins as winds blow apart GC battle

A long, largely downhill, though lumpy stage into the beautiful city of Albi saw Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) take the first of what will assuredly be many grand tour stages. His brilliant long-range sprint obliterated the other sprinters, though runner-up Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-Quick Step) was on his wheel and came close with Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) back in third place. The sprint finish came from the leading group of around 30 riders after echelon action had rent the peloton asunder some 25km from the finish, wrong-footing a number of GC contenders. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) remains in pole position but he now has the INEOS duo of defending champion Geraint Thomas and best young rider Egan Bernal sharing the podium.

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VeloVoices Podcast 141: It’s the Tour Jim, but not as we know it

Kathi, Midge and Euan sit down and chew over the first week of 2019’s Tour de France. They discuss the heroes and those that haven’t quite made the grade. Questions asked include

  • Why do people want Julian Alaphilippe to change?
  • Polka dot bike… why?
  • Can Thibaut Pinot go on and win the whole thing?
  • Which stage could Midge not bear to watch?

Plus Chris Froome‘s sniffles, Thomas de Gendt‘s piercing and a the man who added a little extra gravel.

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