The 35th day victory on the tour is not yet very fanciful. Cavendish has actually been chosen as a successor and also might still move up for a colleague, that was ill summarily. Because the last raising corona infections in the motorist area, a minimum of not an entirely unrealistic scenario.

As anticipated, Cavendish (37) was preferred by the Dutch Fabio Jakobsen (25 ). The four-time globe champion from Fantastic Britain does not obtain the chance to leave the legendary Belgian Eddy Merckx behind. Both go to the top of the eternal excursion champion list with 34 phase success.

Alaphilippe just returned at the weekend break

The Frenchman Alaphilippe just went back to competing at the nationwide champions at the national championships 9 weeks after his severe loss in the traditional Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The 30-year-old had endured a shoulder blade, two busted ribs and also a lung injury at the end of April.

Alaphilippe won the mountain jacket on the trip of the France in 2018, and in 2019 the all-rounder ended up being 5th. In the previous 4 years, he has won at the very least one phase on the trip that starts in Copenhagen this period.

The decision to leave Julian in the house was extremely tough, said sports director Tom Steels: Julian strove to come back right into form. Yet it is always crucial for a vehicle driver like him to be able To be able to eliminate with the ideal. It was determined to give him more time to unwind.