Kristoff not strong enough: – Can not complain about the team – Aftenposten

Got it tough in the demanding ending.

LE HAVRE / STAVANGER: The sixth stage of the Tour de France was another great opportunity for Edvald Boasson Hagen and Alexander Kristoff.

In the tough finish with an uphill battle in the last half kilometer showed Zdenek Styb most strongly. He moved toward the end of a long climb and kept away.

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Behind him worked Katjusjas riders hard to bring Czechs, but it did not. Kristoff had asked open early and stiffened toward the end. He finished in seventh place.

– It hurt up the hill there. We were all on the limit, I had nothing more to run, says Kristoff to the Norwegian press, and continues:

– I tried a desperate attempt and started to sprint with 200 meters to go, but by ground I had no legs to it.

Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted into seventh place.

– It was a hard fight and not unexpected that an attack succeeded. When he attacks, it was about no one had helpers left to run, said Boasson Hagen to TV 2.

Behind Styb was Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) who sprinted best and finished second. Bryan Coquard (Europcar) followed accordingly.

Relive the drama here!

In advance it was a leg that was difficult to predict the outcome of due ground within the last one and a half kilometer. In 850 meters, the average rise 7 percent, but the heaviest portion increased by 14 percent.

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position battle on the last mile set Boasson Hagen while superbly positioned near the front, while Kristoff struggled to find help riders. before they did a brilliant job for the Norwegian in the last two kilometers.

Over the hilltop came Katjusjas overall rider Joaquim Rodríguez and took a proper stomach puffs for the Norwegian but Styb was so strong that it was impossible to get him.

– What do you think about the help you received from the team today?

– Today, I can not complain. They got me up in position, I just was not strong enough even says Kristoff to Aftenbladet.

For which team was absent for a rollover on Wednesday leg, where Kristoff himself was only luck away to lose yourself , dominated Katjusja the last kilometer. Nevertheless held there. It ensured the buff Czech for.

Violation Trio

Perrig Quéméneur (Europcar), Kenneth Vanbilsen (Cofidis) and Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN QHUBEKA) attack after five kilometers and were allowed to establish the leg fracture. They quickly got around ten minutes management.

After 32 kilometers was set provisionally Tour de France record in this release. Not until this year’s race has had breakthrough 11’30 down to the main field, so the trio had for just over three mil. The increased distance with one more minute on the next mile, before the peloton sped to verify trio.

It was especially Lotto Soudal and Giant-Alpecin who helped pick seconds breach.

The first climb spurt came with 119 kilometers to go, and Boasson Hagen’s teammate Teklehaimanot took one point. He depended on winning all climb sprints on stage to take the dotted jersey from Joaquim Rodríguez and five kilometers later he also won the sprint for the leg second climb points. The distance down to the main field, however, was only five minutes.

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It went very leisurely in the first ten twenty miles. With 90 kilometers left was the average speed scant 37 km / h.

In the main field was the Giant-Alpecin who ruled with an iron fist. Their plan was to bring Degenkolb in a position to fight for victory.

Main Field hurried slowly, but it seemed the whole time as if they controlled the trio. With 50 kilometers left they were only two minutes behind, and it was obvious that teams with overall riders began to be aware when they placed their captains near the front.

Behind the defense was Degenkolb best of between sprint with 46 kilometers left and he cut distance to Greipel in the battle for the green points jersey. Just after the sprint tried Thomas Voeckler an attack to come up to the break, but the French veteran did not succeed.

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Thus did the trio ride in peace also to the last climb sprint. Teklehaimanot also won it and took over climbing jersey with the three points he collected along the stage.

The hunting the main field seemed to have complete control and with 26 kilometers left was tettrioen only 1’10 ahead of the field, where several layers placed their Kaptenia in front.

Vanbilsen tried to deceive both the field and his violation comrades when he attacks with twelve kilometers to go, but it was no use when the field turned up the pace further ten kilometers to go.

Hectic closing

Boasson Hagen put a good near the front of the field, while Kristoff was not watching close help riders Luca Paolini and Marco Haller, who both sat in the front.

With 3100 meters left was Vanbilsen fetched. Etixx-Quickstep and Giant-Alpecin were teams that were organized in front of the field at the start of the ground that would have a decisive role.

With 1500 meters again started down Etixx-Quick Step in front, but Kristoffer teammates with Paolini spearheaded brought Kristoff near the front of the peloton.

Katjusja seemed to control it, but the hilltop attack Zdenek Styb (Etixx-QuickStep). Czechs kept away and triumphed.

Kristoff had left open the sprint in the peloton from the front. District of Rogaland stiffened toward the end and finished in eleventh place. Edvald Boasson Hagen was fifth.

Sagan was the best in the sprint, but that was not to win because none of them picked Styb. Etixx-Quick Step rider crossed the finish line two seconds ahead of Sagan.