• Thomas was expected to gain time back on Alaphilippe
Geraint Thomas’s hopes of taking the yellow jersey at the foot of the Pyrenees wilted in the heat of the afternoon after his path to a second Tour victory became much more complicated following another extraordinary performance from the overall race leader, Julian Alaphilippe.
On the centenary of the introduction of the yellow jersey Alaphilippe’s stage win in the only individual time trial in this year’s race left his rivals slack-jawed with astonishment as he surpassed any prior time-trial showings with an emphatic win that increased his overall lead on the defending champion.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Pau
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/19/julian-alaphilippe-extends-lead-geraint-thomas-stage-13-time-trial-tour-de-france under the title “Alaphilippe extends Tour lead over Thomas with stunning time-trial win”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
