The 6th of the Tour de France, known as the circuit of the beautiful girls, was a cliff hanger contested by two Julius. It the first major climb of the Tour, the sprinters fell away.
Giuliano Ciccone and Dylan Teuns broke all behind them and chugged their up a 20 degree climb. Ciccone broke in the final seconds and Teuns won the stage. Ciccone took the Yellow Jersey by just six seconds over the charging Julian Alaphillipe. Ciccone has the advantage of age at just 22, he'll make a quicker recovery than his rivals. But Alaphillipe and Garent Thomas will contest every step of the way. Chris Froome got seriously injured on a practice race prior to the Tour and was in intensive care. He's out of danger now but his recovery will be long.
An encouraging trend is happening. Not longer are road racers specializing on one race like The Mighty Lance Armstrong once did. The majority of the riders also raced the Giro, Chris Froome won The Giro last year. Current Giro winner Richard Carapaz is also racing but hasn't been a factor in the Tour so far.
Giuliano Ciccone and Dylan Teuns broke all behind them and chugged their up a 20 degree climb. Ciccone broke in the final seconds and Teuns won the stage. Ciccone took the Yellow Jersey by just six seconds over the charging Julian Alaphillipe. Ciccone has the advantage of age at just 22, he'll make a quicker recovery than his rivals. But Alaphillipe and Garent Thomas will contest every step of the way. Chris Froome got seriously injured on a practice race prior to the Tour and was in intensive care. He's out of danger now but his recovery will be long.
An encouraging trend is happening. Not longer are road racers specializing on one race like The Mighty Lance Armstrong once did. The majority of the riders also raced the Giro, Chris Froome won The Giro last year. Current Giro winner Richard Carapaz is also racing but hasn't been a factor in the Tour so far.