Slovenian Mohoric wins the fastest stage of the Tour in a sprint

Slovenian Matej Mohorić (Bahrain Victorious) he celebrated in tears, after observing the arrival photo, his millimeter victory in the nineteenth stage of the Tour de Francedisputed between Moirans-En-Montagne and Poligny, of 172.8 kilometers and in which he kept Danish Jonas Vingegaard wearing a yellow shirt.

In a busy day from start to finish, with a speed record of 49.1 km/h, Matej Mohorić (Kranj, 28 years old) was the fastest among the three drivers who fought for victory in Poligny, winning in a pulse with a time of 3 hours 31 seconds and 2 hundredths from the Dane. Kasper Asgreen (Soudal)winner the day before at Bourg en Bresse, and Australian Ben O’Connor (Ag2r). This trio on the run for the last 32 kilometers disrupted the plans of the sprinters who joined the day’s expedition. The group consisting of Philipsen, Pedersen, Laporte and Trentin reached 39 seconds, and the peloton of yellow shirts 13.43 behind the winner. Vingegaard has turned another page towards Paris, where glory awaits him on Sunday. The Dane maintained a difference of 7.35 minutes with the Slovenian Tadej Pogačar and 10.45 with the British Adam Yates, the occupants of the podium. Fourth is the Spaniard Carlos Rodríguez in 12:01, and sixth is his compatriot Pello Bilbao in 12:50.

The penultimate stage of the Tour, with a transition mark and the flavor of a classic leg-breaker, passed entirely through the Department of Jura, in which many had to justify their presence in the race. As many as 11 teams have not yet celebrated a single victory. The team shot from Moirans, a town of barely 2,000 inhabitants, the capital of wooden toys, which gathers 16,000 pieces from all over the world in the museum. A crazy start broke the group into several sectors, but no one managed to open the final track until 50 km from the finish, when 36 riders gathered in front of them. An expedition with all those interested in the sprint competition. they were rolling there Philipsen, Pedersen, Groenewegen, Trentin … invincible runners for the others in case they all reach the last leg together. That’s why they tried “joints in a joint”, with Campenaerts and Simon Clarke first and Asgreen, Mohoric and O’Connor opening a gap on the climb to Cota D’Ivory (3a, 3.4 km to 5.9). The trio finished the flight 20 seconds ahead of the pursuers, incl Ion Izagirre, and 8 minutes compared to the peloton that decided to take a break on a volcanic day. The key was in the descent. The three of them took risks in advance, making reunification impossible. Three against nine, including Philipsen, Pedersen, Trentino and Van der Poel. It was impossible to match Mohorica, Asgreen and O’Connor, who entered the last 8 kilometers straight, without turns, the longest at this edition of the Tour de France, with 20 seconds. At 500 meters, O’Connor took off, too early, and soon collapsed. Then Asgreen jumped, for a double, but Mohorić got stuck on the wheel. Both reached their destination at the same time. Only the arrival photo could mark the Slovenian as the winner. Tears at the finish line for Pogačar’s compatriot, a rider with 19 victories to his credit, including three at the Tour, one at the Vuelta and one at the Giro.