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15/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 10. Hard day for Astana riders due to echelons

A hard day for the Astana riders, as Jakob Fuglsang lost time today due to echelons, being in the second group when the peloton split. Fuglsang and Alexey Lutsenko finished 1’40” behind the first group with some of the GC contenders. Wout van Aert won the stage, Julian Alaphilippe is still the overall leader. Jakob Fuglsang dropped back to the sixteenth place overall.

Tour de France

14/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 9. Breakaway makes it to the finish in Brioude

Yet another day the breakaway made it all the way to the finish at the Tour de France. Daryl Impey won stage 9 after being part of the day’s breakaway of fifteen riders. The peloton finished 16 minutes behind today’s stage winner, including all GC contenders.

Tour de France

13/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 8. Jakob Fuglsang moves into top 10 overall

After hard teamwork on stage 8 of the Tour de France, Jakob Fuglsang moved into ninth place overall, finishing in a reduced group just behind the podium of the stage. Thomas De Gendt won the stage from the early breakaway, Julian Alaphilippe reclaimed the yellow jersey after an attack with Thibaut Pinot on the final climb of the day.

Tour de France

12/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 7. Another day for the sprinters on the longest stage

Covering 230 kilometers from the start in Belfort to the finish in Chalon-sur-Saone, stage 7 of the Tour de France was the longest stage of this year’s edition. It all came down to a bunch sprint, won by Dylan Groenewegen. Jakob Fuglsang and his Astana teammates got through the day without any difficulties.

Tour de France

11/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 6. Top 10 finish for Jakob Fuglsang on La Planche des Belles Filles

Finishing ninth on the summit finish of La Planche des Belles Filles, Jakob Fuglsang moved into the eleventh place overall after the first mountain stage at the Tour de France. The Dane was part of the group of GC favorites, finishing just behind the remaining riders of the early breakaway. Of this breakaway, Dylan Teuns took the stage win. Giulio Ciccone, who finished second, is the new overall leader.