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Stage 19 and Stage 20 Question
If after stage 19 the time gap between the Tour leader and the second
place rider of the GC is only 60 seconds, will they fight for the final placing during the final stage (stage 20) - I thought normally stage 20 are for the sprinters? Has there ever been such a close time difference between the leader and the second place rider in the Tour, and that the winner determined by the final stage? |
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Stage 19 and Stage 20 Question
"Ian" a écrit dans le message de news: ... If after stage 19 the time gap between the Tour leader and the second place rider of the GC is only 60 seconds, will they fight for the final placing during the final stage (stage 20) - I thought normally stage 20 are for the sprinters? Has there ever been such a close time difference between the leader and the second place rider in the Tour, and that the winner determined by the final stage? In 1979 Zootemelk was 2nd to Hinault before the last stage. He tried to escape at the Champ-Elysees stage to gain time over Hinault. Hinault came back to catch him and won the stage and the tour. -- Ron |
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"Ron D." wrote in message ...
"Ian" a écrit dans le message de news: ... If after stage 19 the time gap between the Tour leader and the second place rider of the GC is only 60 seconds, will they fight for the final placing during the final stage (stage 20) - I thought normally stage 20 are for the sprinters? In 1979 Zootemelk was 2nd to Hinault before the last stage. He tried to escape at the Champ-Elysees stage to gain time over Hinault. Hinault came back to catch him and won the stage and the tour. But the fight in 1979 wasn't about winning the tour. It was about the stage alone. Hinault won that tour by more than 13 minutes. |
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"Ron D." a écrit dans le message de news: ... "Martin Recker" a écrit dans le message de news: ... "Ron D." wrote in message ... "Ian" a écrit dans le message de news: ... If after stage 19 the time gap between the Tour leader and the second place rider of the GC is only 60 seconds, will they fight for the final placing during the final stage (stage 20) - I thought normally stage 20 are for the sprinters? In 1979 Zootemelk was 2nd to Hinault before the last stage. He tried to escape at the Champ-Elysees stage to gain time over Hinault. Hinault came back to catch him and won the stage and the tour. But the fight in 1979 wasn't about winning the tour. It was about the stage alone. Hinault won that tour by more than 13 minutes. Not exactly. Zootemelk was only 3 min behind Hinault. Once the race was over he was awarded a 10 min penalti for a reason I don't remember exactly, it may be something close to a positive test or something (not too sure there). -- Ron More about it on this link (in French) http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/e...tdf1979_24.php -- Ron |
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"Ron D." wrote in message ...
"Ron D." a écrit dans le message de news: ... More about it on this link (in French) http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/e...tdf1979_24.php Thank you. |
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