• Van Aert takes stage win, Alaphilippe keeps yellow
Geraint Thomas seized the initiative as the Tour de France peloton was blown apart in the gusting crosswinds of the Tarn, on the eve of the first rest day in Albi, with Thomas, his Ineos teammate Egan Bernal and the consistently surprising Julian Alaphilippe, distancing their rivals.
A sedate 10th stage exploded into life in the closing 30km with the key challengers for final victory hunting each other on the rural roads leading to the cathedral city, and precocious Belgian talent, Wout van Aert, riding his first Tour, taking the Jumbo-Visma team’s fourth stage win of the race.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Albi
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/15/tour-de-france-stage-10-wout-van-aert-geraint-thomas under the title “Van Aert sprints to stage but Thomas the big winner on Tour day of chaos”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
