Tour de France, Bardet wins in Rimini and takes the yellow jersey
Escape at the right time for the French runner, who at thirty-three years old manages to hold the single record for the first time. For Bardet it is the fourth career victory at the Tour de France. A stage of great depth with many emotions right from the start in Florence
Florence, 29 June 2024 – Romain Bardet wins the first stage of the Tour de France from Florence to Rimini. After a long escape of eight men, Bardet places the decisive escape about forty km from the end helped by his teammate Van den broek, truly decisive in bringing the Frenchman to the finish line. Relive the live broadcast.
Bardet manages to win in a thrilling finale. In the final the group manages to nibble away almost the entire lead but in the end the two from DSM manage to secure a sensational victory. Bardet crosses the finish line first but has his whole life to thank Van den broek, who gave decisive help to his teammate. Romain Bardet, French runner, wore the yellow jersey for the first time at the age of thirty-three. A great team success and everyone celebrates this great achievement together.
The advantage of the two leading DSM teams, including the Frenchman, is dwindling Bardet who dreams of the yellow jersey. Now the group is 35 seconds away with four km and three hundred meters to go. We are now at the gates of Rimini. Great pathos for a truly top-notch ending.
We are 15 km from the end of the first stage of the Tour. The couple made up of Bardet e Van Den Broek, DSM teammates, is still in the lead and has an advantage of one minute to 16 seconds on the group who meanwhile continue to pedal to try to catch up with the two. The terrible day continues Cavendish, who is currently half an hour behind the two leaders and around twenty-nine minutes behind the group. Bardet now dreams of the yellow jersey. The last Frenchman to wear it was Alaphilippe in 2021. But it's tough for the two in front, because the group is going at a fast pace and at 1 km they're only one minute behind.
On the San Marino GP they pass first Van Den Broek and Bardet, whose attack, perfectly architected, seems highly effective. You see the situation Ben Healy taken up by the group. So, while the pair in front continues to pedal well, the group is 1 minute and 38 minutes behind. And it could, the conditional is a must, even catch up with the two breakaways. Bettiol is well and is in the top positions of the group.
Healy and Bardet are the men of the moment. The first ran away from the group to reach the remaining pursuers. The second had already escaped and took the lead together with teammate Van Den Broek. So you see the situation Bardet e Van Den Broek in the lead, with Healy trailing at 58 seconds. In the meantime, the others who had been part of the initial escape that started from Pontassieve have given up, such as Mohoric and Madouas, the last to give up a short while ago. The group is 1 minute and 44 minutes away Bardet. The situation does not change thirty km from the end. There are 3 km left to the top of the hill from the last climb of the day, then descent and plain towards Rimini. Meanwhile, Visma Lease a Bike was in the group with Wilco Kelderman, who also fell during the stage, taking the lead.
Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) wins the GPM Colle San Leo when there are less than 50 km to go. Romain Bardet meanwhile he launched an attack that brought him close to the fugitives. Van Den Broek, his teammate, breaks away from the fugitives to help Bardet himself, who is now aiming for the remaining kilometers hoping to land a winning blow.
Cross the finish line first Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) on the Barbotto climb, while Izagirre, who had won two so far, collapsed on the climb itself and remained behind. The heat remains the worst opponent. Several riders, although not high ranking, "jumped" onto the ramps of the various climbs. Mark Cavendish he resists but is sixteen minutes away from the escapees. Meanwhile, the group's gap also collapses: the UAE Emirates has started working and now the delay from the leaders is two minutes and thirty-three seconds. The gap then collapsed to under two minutes with 60 km to go and with three more climbs to face. Evenepoel: "I'm aiming for the maximum, without forgetting the Olympics"
Not a good day forAstana: Michele Gazzoli, very excited for his Tour to which he was called up two weeks ago, has to abandon due to a physical problem. I therefore retreat, with the Italian ranks thinning. Now there are seven of them. Also considering the critical day of Mark Cavendish, not really a good moment for the blue-celeste team. In the meantime it becomes important again the advantage of fugitives, which reaches up to five minutes. The Ef men, after the action, got up and therefore the fugitives managed to close a significant distance from the group.
The Gpm of the Carnaio Pass, when there are approximately 106 km left until the end of the stage, with the arrival of Rimini. Izagirre passes first on the mountain grand prix, with the Spaniard therefore taking the second peak of the day and consolidating his position in the standings. It is still losing ground Mark Cavendish, who however is now in good company with other sprinters who are suffering from the slopes.
Thanks to the action of the Ef of Bettiol the lead of the eight fugitives drops. Now the group is three minutes and thirty minutes away. On the second mountain grand prix of the day, the Forche climb, he wins Jonas Abrahamsen. While in the meantime Mark Cavendish he remains about four minutes from the group and almost eight minutes from the escapees. The Astana sprinter continues with difficulty but for now he holds on, helped by his teammates. Cavendish he tries to resist and then play his cards in the flat stages, where he could overtake Eddy Merckx for victories in the Tour de France.
The situation between the group and the pursuers remains the same, with the group traveling approximately four minutes behind to the eight treads. But in the meantime there is some good action from Bettiol's Ef in the group. The team starts shooting to keep the pace high, with the Italian champion of castelfiorentino at the bottom of the pink train. Meanwhile, problems continue for Mark Cavendish, who travels about three minutes behind the group. He also had some stomach problems. His team, Astana, is all around him to help him.
The race arrives at the first GPM of the day, the Tre Faggi pass: izaguirre he crosses the finish line first, among the eight escapees, at the top of the climb and wins the first five points in the polka dot jersey classification Grand Boucle 2024. The group travels a full seven minutes from the fugitives. Meanwhile the crisis continues Mark Cavendish, which has all of Astana around it, which helps it climb. But the athlete is in difficulty. Tour de France, all stages 2024
163 km to go. The race is now close to Romagna. The breakaway took shape: at the front they had now acquired a four-minute advantage over the group. Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) e Ryan Gibbons (Lidl-Trek) joined the seven on the run, managing to catch up with them after leaving the group. In total the group is therefore made up of nine athletes. The other fugitives are in fact Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), Ion Izaguirre (Cofidis), Clement Champoussin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Frank Van den Broek (dsm-company PostNL), Sandy Dujardin e Matteo Vercher (TotalEnergies). As the kilometers pass, the advantage increases even more, reaching over 5 minutes. Meanwhile, Mark Cavendish is suffering: for a sprinter this first day of so many climbs can turn into a nightmare. Here in the meantime the times and passages of the Tour in Romagna.
The climb begins which will lead to the Tre Faggi Pass, from which the group will then go to Romagna. The breakaway group has reached a minute and thirty advantage over the group that continues to go at a regular speed. The first refueling has already taken place. It is not always easy to recognize runners in the race. At this link all the race numbers of the competing athletes.
The first escape of the day went. A small group that sees among the others Mohoric, Madouas, Izaguirre he gained about a minute and ten on the group, which in the meantime is traveling compactly and at a regular speed. The escape was successful immediately afterwards Pontassieve. We are a few km from the first climb, which will lead to the Tre Faggi pass. From where the runners will then enter Romagna. Tour de France: where to see it on TV this year
After about fifteen km, the compact group passes by Pontassieve. It's a very hot day and this could also influence the outcome of the stage in some way. There were some shots but for the moment the escape has not started.
[Missing Caption][Missing Credit] Jan Hirt of Soudal Quickstep he fell after passing by the signature sheet and broke three teeth. A bad fall. The runner has set off but is already in difficulty, in pain, in the first kilometres. The team's general manager announced the fall, Patrick Lefebvre.
The race officially started, with the passage from kilometer zero in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli. First shots and counter shots, there are several secondary runners who want it right away shine. After a long stretch which will basically be a slight uphill stretch, we start with the actual climbs.
Alberto Bettiol is the home rider: native of castelfiorentino, arrives at this Tour with the Italian champion jersey won a few days ago. For him special emotions and the dream of the yellow jersey in this first stage.
The Tour de France 2024 has started. Now the walkway of a few kilometers through Florence, passing through Ponte Vecchio. Then the official start, with kilometer zero from Bagno a Ripoli, a municipality adjacent to the Tuscan capital.
It's a really interesting Tour de France that starts from Florence. Evenepoel, Roglic, Pogacar and Vingegaard: the four big names in world cycling will all compete together in three weeks that will be very exciting. Even today the stage is tough, with almost four thousand meters of altitude difference.
The first stage develops between Tuscany and Emilia Romagna, arriving on the Romagna beaches of Rimini. Here is the entire route of the first fraction
Very hot day at Florence, where the sun is shining but with the climate already scorching in the early hours of the morning. At the starting village everything is ready. There was a parade of teams at the signature sheet and now the runners head towards the start. For a historic departure of Grand Boucle 2024: it's the first time from Italy.
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