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20km to go: Thomas De Gendt can barely stay upright, so steep is the climb he’s currently tackling. He’s almost at a standstill as he hits the wall and is caught and passed by Wellens, Teuns, Ciccone and Meurisse. Back in the yellow jersey group, which Movistar continue to tow along, Team Ineos rider Wout Poels has been dropped.
21km to go: De Gendt continues to lead, while the original breakaway has shed several members. Back in the yellow jersey group, Peter Sagan is talking to his team-mate Marcus Burghardt, who is wearing race number No13. As is customary, in the name of superstition, it is upside down to avoid incurring bad luck. Here’s Burghardt enduring some bad luck 12 years ago …
Written by Barry Glendenning
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jul/11/tour-de-france-2019-stage-six-live under the title “Tour de France 2019: stage six heads for summit finish – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
