
Tour de France: Alaphilippe retains the yellow jersey

Julian Alaphilippe came home safely on the first day in the Vosges – which took the peloton over four classified climbs – and will get to sport the maillot jaune for the third consecutive day, on Thursday’s tough stage 6 from Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles.
Right from the gun, it poured with attacks, many riders being keen on making it into the break in the hope it would go all the way, but the bunch reacted to every single move in the first 20 kilometers, before finally allowing a four-man group to extricate themselves and establish a two-minute lead.
Deceuninck – Quick-Step were one of the teams controlling the gap with the likes of Yves Lampaert and Michael Mørkøv, who led the peloton at cruise speed over the undulating roads to Heiligenstein, where Max Richeze launched stage 4 winner Elia Viviani, who bagged in important points at the intermediate sprint and made inroads in the green jersey standings.
On Côte des Cinq Châteaux, Kasper Asgreen forced the pace and peeled back more than half a minute from the break’s advantage, before other squads chipped in and reabsorbed the last men up the road before summiting the climb. Resplendent in his yellow jersey, Alaphilippe led the way on the descent and remained at all times well-positioned in the pack, which negotiated the sinuous downhill at slow speed before nullifying with ease a late attack.
In Colmar, the charming Alsatian town which made its first appearance at the race in a decade, Julian took tenth place on the stage won by Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) and maintained the leadership at the 106th Tour de France, becoming the first home rider in nine years to sport the yellow jersey for three consecutive days.
“It wasn’t easy, but the guys rode for me and I tried to stay in the front, always in a good position. I’m glad that I could safely conclude this stage and get to pull on the maillot jaune for another day. Having it on my shoulders is something really special, it’s difficult to describe it, but what I can say is that it’s an amazing emotion that I will never forget. To hear so many people cheering for me and chanting my name is unbelievable, and regardless of what will happen on the next stage, this is something that I will forever carry in my mind and heart”, a visibly emotional Julian explained at the end of stage 5.
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Race details
1 |
Peter Sagan BORA - hansgrohe |
4:02:33 |
2 |
Wout van Aert Team Jumbo-Visma |
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3 |
Matteo Trentin Mitchelton-Scott |
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4 |
Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain Merida |
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5 |
Greg Van Avermaet CCC Team |
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6 |
Julien Simon Cofidis, Solutions Crédits |
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7 |
Michael Matthews Team Sunweb |
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8 |
Nils Politt Team Katusha Alpecin |
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9 |
Jasper Stuyven Trek - Segafredo |
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10 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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43 |
Dries Devenyns
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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53 |
Enric Mas Nicolau
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
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111 |
Yves Lampaert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
,, |
114 |
Kasper Asgreen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
,, |
161 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
,, |
173 |
Maximiliano Richeze Araquistain
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
,, |
174 |
Elia Viviani
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
,, |
1 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
18:44:12 |
2 |
Wout van Aert Team Jumbo-Visma |
0:14 |
3 |
Steven Kruijswijk Team Jumbo-Visma |
0:25 |
4 |
George Bennett Team Jumbo-Visma |
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5 |
Michael Matthews Team Sunweb |
0:40 |
6 |
Egan Bernal Gómez Team INEOS |
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7 |
Geraint Thomas Team INEOS |
0:45 |
8 |
Enric Mas Nicolau
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:46 |
9 |
Peter Sagan BORA - hansgrohe |
0:50 |
10 |
Greg Van Avermaet CCC Team |
0:51 |
83 |
Dries Devenyns
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
15:00 |
109 |
Yves Lampaert
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
24:28 |
125 |
Elia Viviani
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
29:03 |
160 |
Kasper Asgreen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
35:21 |
164 |
Maximiliano Richeze Araquistain
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
35:55 |
169 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
36:52 |
1 |
Peter Sagan BORA - hansgrohe |
144 pt |
2 |
Michael Matthews Team Sunweb |
97 pt |
3 |
Elia Viviani
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
92 pt |
4 |
Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain Merida |
88 pt |
5 |
Matteo Trentin Mitchelton-Scott |
75 pt |
6 |
Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo-Visma |
64 pt |
7 |
Greg Van Avermaet CCC Team |
62 pt |
8 |
Jasper Stuyven Trek - Segafredo |
48 pt |
9 |
Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal |
46 pt |
10 |
Giacomo Nizzolo Team Dimension Data |
40 pt |
11 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
37 pt |
27 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
12 pt |
34 |
Maximiliano Richeze Araquistain
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
8 pt |
61 |
Kasper Asgreen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1 pt |
1 |
Wout van Aert Team Jumbo-Visma |
18:44:26 |
2 |
Egan Bernal Gómez Team INEOS |
0:26 |
3 |
Enric Mas Nicolau
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
0:32 |
4 |
David Gaudu Groupama - FDJ |
0:43 |
5 |
Tiesj Benoot Lotto Soudal |
1:05 |
6 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
1:29 |
7 |
Gianni Moscon Team INEOS |
2:19 |
8 |
Gregor Mühlberger BORA - hansgrohe |
2:41 |
9 |
Maximilian Schachmann BORA - hansgrohe |
2:49 |
10 |
Nils Politt Team Katusha Alpecin |
3:57 |
27 |
Kasper Asgreen
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
35:07 |
1 |
Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal |
17 pt |
2 |
Toms Skujiņš Trek - Segafredo |
9 pt |
3 |
Xandro Meurisse Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team |
6 pt |
4 |
Simon Clarke EF Education First |
4 pt |
5 |
Greg Van Avermaet CCC Team |
2 pt |
6 |
Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb |
1 pt |
7 |
Michael Schär CCC Team |
1 pt |
8 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Deceuninck - Quick Step |
1 pt |
9 |
Nairo Quintana Rojas Movistar Team |
1 pt |
10 |
Lennard Kämna Team Sunweb |
1 pt |
1 | Team Jumbo-Visma | 56:42:43 |
2 | Team Sunweb | 1:44 |
3 | EF Education First | 1:57 |
4 | Team INEOS | 2:02 |
5 | Groupama - FDJ | 2:08 |
6 | Mitchelton-Scott | 2:44 |
7 | Astana Pro Team | 2:49 |
8 | BORA - hansgrohe | 3:04 |
9 | Bahrain Merida | 3:37 |
10 | Team Dimension Data | 4:14 |