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Remco Evenepoel korsar mållinjen i dagens tempotävling. (Thibault Camus / AP)

Favoriten ”tar kontroll över tävlingen” i tempoetapp

Remco Evenepoel vinner det första av två individuella tempoetapper i årets upplaga av Tour de France.

Den belgiska tempospecialisten höll en snitthastighet på 54 kilometer i timmen under dagens 33 kliometer.

Tadej Pogacar, storfavorit till att vinna årets Tour de France, gjorde också bra ifrån sig. Slovenen utökade ledningen mot sin främste rival, dansken Jonas Vingegaard, med en dryg minut.

– Han tar kontroll över tävlingen, säger Max kommentator Sean Kelly.

Pogacar tar därmed också över den gula ledartröjan från Mathieu van der Poel.

I majoriteten av tourens 21 etapper cyklar deltagarna samtidigt, men i två individuella tempolopp är de ensamma på banan. De anses därför säga något om hur bra de tävlande presterar när de inte har sina lagkamrater till stöd. Totaltävlingen brukar dock anses avgöras i de etapper med kraftiga höjdskillnader.

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Tour de France
Wikipedia (en)
The Tour de France (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]) is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. The race was first organized in 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper L'Auto (which was an ancestor of L'Équipe) and has been held annually since, except when it was not held from 1915 to 1918 and 1940 to 1946 due to the two World Wars. As the Tour gained prominence and popularity, the race was lengthened and gained more international participation. The Tour is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams, with the exception of the teams that the organizers invite. Traditionally, the bulk of the race is held in July. While the route changes each year, the format of the race stays the same and includes time trials, passage through the mountain chains of the Pyrenees and the Alps, and, from 1975 to 2023, a finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The modern editions of the Tour de France consist of 21 day-long stages over a 23- or 24-day period and cover approximately 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) total. The race alternates between clockwise and counterclockwise circuits. Twenty to twenty-three teams of eight riders usually compete. All of the stages are timed to the finish, and the riders' times are compounded with their previous stage times. The rider with the lowest cumulative time is the leader of the race and wears the yellow jersey. While the general classification attracts the most attention, there are other contests held within the Tour: the points classification for the sprinters (green jersey), the mountains classification for the climbers (polka-dot jersey), young rider classification for riders under the age of 26 (white jersey), and the team classification, based on the first three finishers from each team on each stage. Achieving a stage win also provides prestige, often accomplished by a team's sprint specialist or a rider taking part in a breakaway. A similar race for women was held under various names between 1984 and 2009. Following criticism by campaigners and the professional women's peloton, a one/two-day race (La Course by Le Tour de France) was held between 2014 and 2021. The first Tour de France Femmes was held in 2022.

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