2020 Preview Sample

STAGE RESULTS
POS NAME TEAM TIME
1. A. Kristoff UAD 3:46:23
2. M. Pedersen TFS s.t.
3. C. Bol SUN s.t.
4. S. Bennett DQT s.t.
5. P. Sagan BOH s.t.
6. E. Viviani COF s.t.
7. G. Nizzolo NTT s.t.
8. B. Coquard BVC s.t.
9. A. Turgis TDE s.t.
10. J. Stuyven TFS s.t.
11. O. Naesen ALM s.t.
12. M. Trentin CCC s.t.
13. C. Venturini ALM s.t.
14. L. Mezgec MTS s.t.
15. H. Houle AST s.t.
16. S. Higuita EF1 s.t.
17. T. Pogačar UAD s.t.
18. C. Swift ARK s.t.
19. C. Ewan LTS s.t.
20. C. Laporte COF s.t.
21. J. Koch CCC s.t.
22. M. Mørkøv DQT s.t.
23. M. Haller TBM s.t.
24. C. Gautier BVC s.t.
25. D. Formolo UAD s.t.
26. A. Amador IGD s.t.
27. V. S. Laengen UAD s.t.
28. S. Consonni COF s.t.
29. J. Polanc UAD s.t.
30. E. Theuns TFS s.t.
31. J. Bauer MTS s.t.
32. C. Pedersen SUN s.t.
33. J. Nieuwenhuis SUN s.t.
34. S. Kragh Andersen SUN s.t.
35. W. van Aert TJV s.t.
36. D. F. Martínez EF1 s.t.
37. C. Russo ARK s.t.
38. A. G. Jansen TJV s.t.
39. P. Roglič TJV s.t.
40. R. Gibbons NTT s.t.
41. S. Kuss TJV s.t.
42. M. Marcato UAD s.t.
43. T. Dumoulin TJV s.t.
44. R. Carapaz IGD s.t.
45. E. Bernal IGD s.t.
46. E. Chaves MTS s.t.
47. J. Debusschere BVC s.t.
48. D. Oss BOH s.t.
49. J. de Buyst LTS s.t.
50. R. Kluge LTS s.t.
51. C. Juul-Jensen MTS s.t.
52. T. Martin TJV s.t.
53. K. Asgreen DQT s.t.
54. C. Barthe BVC s.t.
55. F. Grellier TDE s.t.
56. K. Reza BVC s.t.
57. M. Cherel ALM s.t.
58. T. Van Asbroeck ISN s.t.
59. D. Quintana ARK s.t.
60. N. Quintana ARK s.t.
61. F. Aru UAD s.t.
62. M. Chevalier BVC s.t.
63. G. Mühlberger BOH s.t.
64. T. Benoot SUN s.t.
65. F. Großschartner BOH s.t.
66. E. Buchmann BOH s.t.
67. S. Geschke CCC s.t.
68. G. Van Avermaet CCC s.t.
69. R. Gesink TJV s.t.
70. H. Hofstetter ISN s.t.
71. T. van Garderen EF1 s.t.
72. J. Keukeleire EF1 s.t.
73. Q. Pacher BVC s.t.
74. P. L. Périchon COF s.t.
75. G. Martin COF s.t.
76. M. Kwiatkowski IGD s.t.
77. G. Soupe TDE s.t.
78. N. Oliveira MOV s.t.
79. D. de la Cruz UAD s.t.
80. E. Mas MOV s.t.
81. A. Vuillermoz ALM s.t.
82. P. Latour ALM s.t.
83. N. Peters ALM s.t.
84. R. Bardet ALM s.t.
85. N. Powless EF1 s.t.
86. H. Carthy EF1 s.t.
87. A. Bettiol EF1 s.t.
88. K. Neilands ISN s.t.
89. M. Walscheid NTT s.t.
90. M. Valgren NTT s.t.
91. E. Boasson Hagen NTT s.t.
92. G. Izaguirre AST s.t.
93. R. Urán EF1 s.t.
94. P. Rolland BVC s.t.
95. N. Edet COF s.t.
TRIVIA
POS NAME TEAM TIME
96. B. Mollema TFS s.t.
97. M. Gogl NTT s.t.
98. M. Nieve MTS s.t.
99. M. Schachmann BOH s.t.
100. D. van Baarle IGD s.t.
101. K. Elissonde TFS s.t.
102. N. Roche SUN s.t.
103. J. Hirt CCC s.t.
104. A. De Marchi CCC s.t.
105. D. Devenyns DQT s.t.
106. T. Declercq DQT s.t.
107. J. Alaphilippe DQT s.t.
108. B. Jungels DQT s.t.
109. A. Lutsenko AST s.t.
110. I. Zakarin CCC s.t.
111. I. Erviti MOV s.t.
112. J. Castroviejo IGD s.t.
113. L. L. Sanchez AST s.t.
114. B. Cosnefroy ALM s.t.
115. R. Porte TFS s.t.
116. A. Yates MTS s.t.
117. D. Impey MTS s.t.
118. D. Martin ISN s.t.
119. L. Kämna BOH s.t.
120. D. Pozzovivo NTT s.t.
121. T. Skujiņš TFS s.t.
122. A. Valverde MOV s.t.
123. D. Cataldo MOV s.t.
124. F. Frison LTS s.t.
125. Je. Herrada COF s.t.
126. R. Sicard TDE s.t.
127. R. Kreuziger NTT s.t.
128. M. Landa TBM s.t.
129. O. Fraile AST s.t.
130. M. A. López AST s.t.
131. I. Izaguirre AST s.t.
132. H. Tejada AST s.t.
133. L. Rowe IGD 3:53
134. L. Pöstlberger BOH 0:00
135. A. Perez COF s.t.
136. D. Rosa ARK s.t.
137. W. Barguil ARK s.t.
138. W. Anacona ARK s.t.
139. B. Hermans ISN 4:04
140. S. Bewley MTS 0:00
141. S. Küng GFC s.t.
142. M. Ladagnous GFC s.t.
143. R. Molard GFC s.t.
144. T. Pinot GFC s.t.
145. S. Reichenbach GFC 4:15
146. V. Madouas GFC 0:00
147. M. Hirschi SUN s.t.
148. M. Schär CCC s.t.
149. N. Eg TFS s.t.
150. M. Burgaudeau TDE 4:51
151. L. Calmejane TDE s.t.
152. W. Poels TBM 0:00
153. C. Verona MOV s.t.
154. G. Niv ISN 5:14
155. J. J. Rojas MOV 0:00
156. A. Greipel ISN s.t.
157. N. Politt ISN s.t.
158. M. Soler MOV s.t.
159. W. Bonnet GFC s.t.
160. R. Cavagna DQT s.t.
161. P. Bilbao TBM s.t.
162. D. Caruso TBM s.t.
163. S. Colbrelli TBM s.t.
164. M. Mohorič TBM s.t.
165. D. Gaudu GFC s.t.
166. G. Bennett TJV s.t.
167. T. De Gendt LTS 11:04
168. N. Bonifazio TDE s.t.
169. P. Gilbert LTS s.t.
170. J. Cousin TDE s.t.
171. N. Arndt SUN s.t.
172. P. Sivakov IGD 13:04
173. S. Cras LTS s.t.
174. K. Ledanois ARK s.t.
175. R. Valls TBM 0:00
» After racing 148 stages, Alexander Kristoff wore the yellow
jersey for the first time
AUGUST
JULY
AUGUST
WORLDTOUR MEN’S RACE
TOUR DE FRANCE
Stage 2
30 August 2020
Nice Haut Pays–Nice
186km
Day two, and on a medium-mountain stage with
two categorised climbs, the Col de la Colmiane
and the Col de la Turini (billed by the rally press
as ‘the most dangerous road in the world’),
cycling’s most dangerous attacker accelerated when
everyone knew he would, held off the chase as
everyone thought he might, and won the stage. The
swashbuckling Julian Alaphilippe started where he
left off in 2019, then, in tears, dedicated the win to
his father, who had passed away on 27 June. The
super slo-mo camera even contrived to mask out
the 2018 Under-23 World Road Race champion
Marc Hirschi, who had turned 22 five days before
the Tour and had lost the stage, as the photo finish
showed, by less than a wheel. As yet, the Swiss
prodigy, managed by Fabian Cancellara, did not
merit a word of praise, although, as Alaphilippe
recognised, without Hirschi and Adam Yates, riding
away into the headwind would have been mission
impossible. Fourth behind Alaphilippe, Hirschi
and Yates was Greg Van Avermaet, sprinting
shoulder to shoulder with Sergio Higuita, whose
EF Pro Cycling had gone into the stage with a
plan to deliver Higuita well positioned into the
sprint: Neilson Powless, of Amerindian heritage
like many of the Colombians, had attacked on
the Col d’Eze with 40km to go but, 10km further
on, the Dauphiné champion Dani Martínez was
preparing to follow up when he lost his front wheel
and slapped down hard on the road surface. His
status as an outsider to win the Tour dissolved in
a heartbeat. Speculation about Alaphilippe’s race
lead began soon after the stage: could he match,
or even beat, his 2019 tally of 14 days in yellow?
When the 2017 Under-23 World Road Race
champion Benoît Cosnefroy took the red polkadot
jersey, another fabulous French Tour seemed
guaranteed. Peter Sagan had been wearing the
green jersey, borrowed from race leader Kristoff, in
the 23rd breakaway of his Tour career. So far, the
Tour was on familiar territory. MR
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE
28°C
PROFILE
NICE
WIND
SW 30km/h
S 1
1
2
LAC DU BROC
BREAKAWAY
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
POS NAME TEAM TIME
1. ↑106 J. Alaphilippe DQT 8:41:35
2. ↑114 A. Yates MTS 0:04
3. ↑141 M. Hirschi SUN 0:07
4. ↑12 S. Higuita EF1 0:17
5. ↑12 T. Pogačar UAD s.t.
6. ↑40 E. Chaves MTS s.t.
7. ↑18 D. Formolo UAD s.t.
8. ↑37 E. Bernal IGD s.t.
9. ↑35 R. Carapaz IGD s.t.
10. ↑33 T. Dumoulin TJV s.t.
KING OF THE MOUNTAINS
POS NAME TEAM PTS
1. — B. Cosnefroy ALM 18
2. — A. Perez COF 18
3. — M. Gogl NTT 12
YOUNG RIDER
POS NAME TEAM TIME
1. ↑19 M. Hirschi SUN 8:41:42
2. ↑1 S. Higuita EF1 0:10
3. ↑1 T. Pogačar UAD s.t.
BONUSES
COL DE LA COLMIANE
P. Sagan (BOH), L. Pöstlberger (BOH) B. Cosnefroy
(ALM), K. Asgreen (DQT), T. Skujiņš (TFS), A. Perez
(COF) and M. Gogl (NTT)
TYPE NAME TEAM
Sprint 1 M. Trentin
CCC
KOM 1 B. Cosnefroy ALM
KOM 2 A. Perez COF
KOM 3 N. Roche SUN
COL DE TURINI
COL D’ÈZE
NICE
175
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