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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.

Tour de France

10/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 5. Eyes on first mountain stage after another sprint

On stage 5 of the Tour de France, a reduced peloton sprinted for the win, with Peter Sagan taking the stage. Alexey Lutsenko and Omar Fraile both finished in the top 20. Jakob Fuglsang finished in the same group, the day before the first mountain stage of this year’s Tour de France.

Tour de France

09/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 4. Bunch sprint in Nancy, solid day for Jakob Fuglsang

The second bunch sprint of the Tour de France was won by Elia Viviani, while Jakob Fuglsang stayed out of trouble during the finale together with his teammates. Halfway today’s stage 4, Magnus Cort and Gorka Izagirre were involved in a crash. Izagirre had no serious injuries, but Cort has a small fracture in one of his fingers, x-rays showed after the finish. He will be able to continue the race.

Tour de France

08/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 3. Strong team performance resulting in finish among GC favorites for Jakob Fuglsang

Today’s hard final at the Tour de France stage 3 got animated by Omar Fraile and Alexey Lutsenko, but the Kazakh champion got caught and while Julian Alaphilippe won the stage and moved into the GC lead, Jakob Fuglsang was able to take the fourteenth place on the stage. Finishing in the group of GC favorites, Fuglsang didn’t lose time on the first stage in line after his crash on stage 1.