Yellow after solo trip: Australian Hindley wins first Pyrenees stage

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Jai Hindley made his mark on the first of two Pyrenees stages. The captain of German team Bora-Hansgrohe, winner of last year’s Giro d’Italia, celebrated a solo victory from a bigger breakaway after 162.7km from Pau to Laruns. In addition, the 27-year-old Australian replaced Briton Adam Yates at the top of the general classification. The previous leader reached the finish, more than a minute and a half behind, only on the 15th of the day.

Jonas Vingegaard made a strong impression during the first endurance test in the high mountains. Last year’s winner from Denmark crossed the line in fifth, more than half a minute behind the day’s winner with the first group of chasers. Two-time Tour champion Tadej Pogacar, on the other hand, lost about a minute to Vingegaard and suffered a first setback in the fight for the Tour throne.

In the general classification, Hindley leads Vingegaard 47 seconds, followed by Italy’s Giulio Ciccone (1:03 back) and Germany’s Emanuel Buchmann (1:11), Wednesday’s second and fourth stages, as well as former leader Adam Yates (1st place ). :34). Sixth overall, Pogacar is nearly a minute behind Vingegaard.

The first mountain finish of this Tour de France will follow on Thursday. The 6th stage is relatively short at 145 km, but will demand a lot from the riders with almost 4000 altimeters. With the Col d’Aspin (12 km long / 6.5 percent steep) and the famous Col du Tourmalet (17.1 km / 7.3 percent), the peloton can expect two hard rocks before the day winner is determined to Cauterets-Cambasque . The last climb is 16 km long, but with an average gradient of 5.4 percent, it is much less difficult than the two classic climbs before it. (SDA)

Source : Blick