Dumoulin shares thump out – Telegraaf.nl

Tom Dumoulin Friday in spectacular fashion his lead in the overall standings of the Vuelta a España strengthened. The Dutch red jersey rode on cobblestones in the last two kilometers of the 19th stage away from his rival Fabio Aru and shared the Italian and in that way a mental blow from

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Tom Dumoulin (in red) runs during the neutralization in the front row of the pack Photo:. AFP

The profile of the 19th stage of the Tour of Spain Photo:. La Vuelta

Dumoulin doubled sense ahead of the Astana rider with his attack. The Maastricht native now has six seconds on the Astana rider, who had just hoped to get back at the time.

Gougeard

The stage was won by breakaway Alexis Gougeard (AG2R-La Mondiale ), which was the strongest came from a leading group and solo over the finish line.

Crash

Halfway through the race drove a communication from the organization very cycling-loving Netherlands on terror. The jury of the Vuelta reported that Dumoulin and Aru had fallen down, but that message appeared to be wrong.

Dumoulin was only delayed by the crash. His Italian opponent did come into contact with the asphalt, but the damage was limited and the 25-year-old number two of the Giro could connect just a little later in the peloton. The leader of Astana did have some medical assistance necessary to the doctor’s car.

Ranges

The second category climb 20 kilometers from the strep resulted in the closing stages for little problems, but in the flat After the race, the riders had all sails set for the hard wind.

The threat of fans ensured that the peloton was pulled into a long ribbon. Alejandro Valverde placed several attacks and both Dumoulin as Aru lost several teammates, but to time differences it created not.

Last chance

Saturday is the last chance for Astana and Aru to Dumoulin from the red sweater cycling. The formation of Kazakhstan accumulated during the difficult penultimate stage in the hunt for the lead in the standings on the support of some other teams. Sunday Vuelta ends with a flat sprinter stage.

CYCLING

Check out the rituitslag and intermediate positions in the standings of the Vuelta a España.

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